With all good wishes, Dr Helen O’Keeffe Head of Primary Education Section 1: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Leadership of the Programme and Key Contacts Programme Leader Level 4 Leader Polly Thorpe 01695 650823 Level 6 Leader Louise Hawxwell 01695 584715 Subject Leaders English Subject Leader Mary Weston 01695 584401 Mathematics Subject Leaders Debbie Hooton David Boorman 01695 657334 01695 850864 Science Subject Leader Frith Murphy 01695 584135 Computing Subject Leader Carol Darbyshire 01695 584647 Foundation Subjects Subject Leader Sarah Wright Academic Professional Development (APD) Subject Leader Nichola Callander 01695 650819 Professional Support Team 01695 650804 01695 650834
Primary Area Management Team Assistant Head of Primary Education – Quality of Centre Based Training Nichola Callander 01695 650819 Assistant Head of Primary Education – Quality of School Based Training Eleanor Davidson 01695 584434 Assistant Head of Primary Education - Programmes Sian Onions 01695 650828 Head of Primary Education Dr Helen O’Keeffe The Role of the Personal Tutor What is a Personal Tutor? The Personal Tutor sits at the centre of the student ‘goal setting process’, linking together all aspects of a programme to ensure that each trainee is supported and challenged rigorously throughout their training within the Edge Hill University Partnership, in order to achieve their full potential.
Student Voice Overview 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 Day Survey Partnership Programmes Board SSCF Student Consultative Meeting 1 HoA Focus Group ITT Board Faculty Board SSCF Student Consultative Meeting 1 SERIM Mid-year ‘Big Evaluation’ NSS Survey SSCF Student Consultative Meeting 2 Partnership Programmes Board ISS Survey ITT Board Faculty Board End of year ‘Big Evaluation’ Partnership Programmes Board ITT Board Faculty Board Focus Group 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 Focus Group RQTs/ Past Trainees Partnership Programmes Board ITT Board Faculty Board Partnership Programmes Board ITT Board Faculty Board Employability Survey ITT Board Faculty Board Focus Group Feedback to Trainees after: SSCF Meetings, Focus Groups, Mid-year ‘Big Evaluation’ and End of year ‘Big Evaluation’ Information (meeting records and feedback) shared on the VLE, in module handbooks and in teaching sessions with all trainees.
Staff Student Consultation (SSCF) The process of Staff-Student Consultation is set out below: Year Group Aim – To gather feedback at individual course and/or year level within the programme in order to celebrate achievements and successes, and to identify any issues; and provide prompt, on-going feedback. Programme Aim – To gather feedback on the programme as a whole in order to celebrate achievements and successes, and to identify any issues; and provide feedback via the production of the Staff-Student Consultative Forum (SSCF) Meeting Summary, within an agreed timescale. Area Aim – To gather feedback across the Area in order to celebrate achievements and successes, and to identify any issues; and provide prompt feedback to students via the production of the Staff-Student Consultative Forum Meeting Summary, within an agreed timescale. 1 / 2 consultative representatives per group to be elected and trained in role Programme Leader and SU to train all consultative representatives, and to confirm processes/expectations at the start of the year On-going feedback mechanisms to be established via e-mail/Blackboard, as appropriate, and Year Leader/Course Leader to receive on-going feedback Year Leader/Course Leader to produce an overview of actions on a termly basis for management team review Programme Leader to provide summary report to Programmes Partnership Board, within Programme Leader report A minimum of two SSCFs per year to be planned For undergraduate programmes 1-3 trainees to attend from each year (undergraduate). For PGCE programmes, a representative from each group to attend Chaired by Programme Leader Year Leaders to attend and appropriate partners Programme Leader to provide summary report to Programmes Partnership Board, within Programme Leader report Number of focus groups per year to be planned by the Head of Area or Assistant Head of Area Timing to be planned by the Head of Area or Assistant Head of Area Chaired by Head of Area or Assistant Head of Area Minutes of meetings discussed, and actions confirmed, with Area Management Team Focus to be confirmed but linked to Area priorities and issues raised at previous stages of the process across all programmes