Research and Progression: Roles and Responsibilities Leadership of your Programme Margaret Postance Head of Area 01695 650902 Jane Wood Assistant Head of Area 01695 650949 Heather Mather Programme Leader 01695 657357 Lindsey Lythgoe Course Leader 01695 657 289 Module Leaders Mike Stoddart The Developing Teacher 01695 587991 John Dickinson The Professional Teacher 01695 650830
The Personal Tutor will undertake two joint observations of your teaching, alongside your Mentor to standardise the assessment judgements and will also attend and contribute to the progress meetings at which interim and summative grades are agreed. The Mentor Your Mentor is an experienced teacher who is qualified in your subject area and who will help you to settle into your Professional Practice and then work closely with you throughout the period of the practice. They will assist with the practical day to day issues such as timetabling and will respond to any pastoral and professional issues. They will meet with you on a regular basis and provide support and guidance in your subject specialism and may be able to support your Breadth of Experience. After the first joint observation with your Personal Tutor they will complete their own subject specific session observations of your teaching. They will also be part of the interim and summative meetings that will identify your grades for professional practice and establish relevant targets, which will further structure your development. All Mentors undergo mentor training either at the University, at a Further Education and Training Partnership Centre or in-situ. The Professional Practice Handbook provides detailed guidance for mentors on their role. You can gain important information about your role in the mentoring relationship by attending the Expert Practitioner Series of lectures. The Group Tutor The Group Tutor plays an important role within the programme and facilitates discussion of experiences that you and other trainees may have whilst on Professional Practice and can help allay worries you may have about modules or assignments, although you should always ask your module tutor if you have a specific question about a module or assessment. The Group Tutors may pass concerns on to the Course Leader or Programme Leader if any serious concerns are raised during Group Tutorial sessions. Trainee feedback on the Group Tutorial sessions has included: “I now feel more prepared for any challenges I may face from hearing about the challenges that other trainees in the group have faced and overcome” “(Group Tutorials) were a great way to be able to exchange views and opinions with other trainees who are able to relate and offer solutions to any challenges we may be facing.” The Module Tutor This is the tutor who will deliver the module(s) and guide trainees through its content and assessment requirements. In most circumstances the Module Tutor will also be the first marker of trainee assignment(s). Module Tutors do not provide definitive
Trainee Voice Overview – Further Education and Training September October November December January February March April May June July Aug. Potential Trainees Feedback questionnaire after each open event/recruitment event Feedback questionnaire after each interview, including questions about the rigour of the selection process Trainees First Week/ Induction Evaluation Partnership Programmes Board SSCF Student Consultative Meeting 1 ITT Board Faculty Board SERIM Mid-year Evaluation Internal Student Survey Focus Group Partnership Programmes Board ITT Board Faculty Board SSCF Student Consultative Meeting 2 End of year Evaluation and Exit Survey Partnership Programmes Board ITT Board Faculty Board SERIM NQTs/ Former Trainees Partnership Programmes Board ITT Board Faculty Board NQT Survey Partnership Programmes Board NQT/CPD Conference Feedback ITT Board Faculty Board Employability Survey ITT Board Faculty Board RQTs/ Past Trainees Partnership Programmes Board ITT Board Faculty Board Partnership Programmes Board ITT Board Faculty Board Employability Survey ITT Board Faculty Board Feedback to Trainees after: Induction Evaluation, SSCF Meetings, Focus Groups, Mid-year Evaluation and End of year Evaluation