Schools engaged in the partnership Sample Clauses

Schools engaged in the partnership. The following questions should be considered by a partnership in relation to schools wishing to be engaged in School Direct. Does the school: • have a record of successful involvement in ITT; • have in place school policies or development plans that support ITT (including having, a specific School Direct policy for the school/alliance); • have staff who support whole school involvement in ITT; • make available experienced and/or skilled teachers to work with trainee teachers; • provide trained mentors to support trainee teachers; • provide time for appropriate teachers to undergo mentor training; • enable teachers to attend relevant briefing meetings; • provide a regular time-tabled and protected time for the mentor to meet with the trainee teacher once per week and with the link tutor as necessary; • have external evidence of successful practice, e.g. in most recent OFSTED reports, exam/test results etc.; • agree to adhere to Partnership policies including Health and Safety and Equal opportunities? In a few cases the partnership may have to consider de-selection of a school. This would normally only occur in cases where it was evident that the trainee teacher entitlement was in jeopardy and where the school or specific department was unable or unwilling to improve the situation. For example, the following situations would normally lead to de-selection: • where the school is under “Special Measures”; • where the school has “serious weaknesses” (although de-selection in these instances could / might be made on a departmental basis following consultation between the Alliance lead/Programme co-ordinator and the headteacher if stringent quality assurance measures to safeguard trainee entitlement are agreed on, put in place by the school and regularly monitored by the partnership); • where the school is unable to support trainees with a suitably experienced and trained mentor; • where the trainee is provided with insufficient access to a suitable class, teacher and support; • where a school uses trainee teachers inappropriately for supply cover (see School Commitment Charter); • where a pattern of poor trainee and University tutor evaluations indicate a cause for concern Where a School Direct trainee is placed in a school that is subsequently, during the course of their placement, put into ‘Special Measures’ or identified as having ‘serious weaknesses, then the partnership should agree upon the most appropriate course of action in the interests of the trainee a...