Subject Director for ITE Partnerships. The Subject Director for ITE Partnerships is responsible for growing and nurturing the partnership, developing new opportunities and networks, representing the University in external meetings and bodies and overseeing the work of University Leads for Link Tutors and Mentors, School Experiences and NQTs. 3.1.5 3.1.6 Link Tutors Link tutors support schools and mentors across all programmes as a named tutor for a student teacher. They are responsible for the quality assurance of the student teachers’ experience and ensure consistency of judgement by mentors in those schools. Their main responsibilities before the School Experience (SE) are to: Familiarise themselves with the appropriate SE section of the course documentation folder (autumn term or spring/summer term). Where possible, attend the subject mentor meeting held before the SE where they will meet both the subject mentor and student teacher. Liaise with the student teacher to ensure they have a copy of the initial/development needs audit and also to ensure they are familiar with the student teacher’s targets. Where a student teacher was identified as a cause for concern in a previous placement the link tutor should have a copy of the documentation in order to familiarise themselves with the interventions that have taken place, including strategies in place to support the student teacher and targets identified for the next SE. . There is an action plan proforma to use for students who are causing concern, if necessary and intervention log. To ensure they have a copy of the student teachers timetable for the SE and check that this is appropriate for the stage in their training. Student teachers will normally upload this onto their PDP which link tutors should be given access to. In the first two weeks of school experience the link tutor should: Make initial contact with the professional mentor and subject mentor to introduce themselves as the link tutor (if they haven’t done so already at the subject mentor briefing meeting) Enquire about how the student teacher is settling in/progressing Arrange the date of the first visit Check the mentors have a copy of the Record of School Experience folder and reinforce the point that all documentation and pro formas are accessible via the university website. Mentors/link tutors have been sent details of how to access this. Ask if the mentors have any other queries regarding the expectations of the placement Ascertain the best method of contact with the mentors fo...
Subject Director for ITE Partnerships. The Subject Director for ITE Partnerships is responsible for growing and nurturing the partnership, developing new opportunities and networks, representing the University in external meetings and bodies and overseeing the work of University Leads for Link Tutors and Mentors, School Experiences and NQTs. 3.1.5 Link Tutors Link tutors support schools and mentors across all programmes as a named tutor for a group of schools in an area. They are responsible for the quality assurance of the student teachers’ experience and ensure consistency of judgement by mentors in those schools. Their main responsibilities before the School Experience are to: make an initial contact with each link school by email/letter, reminding them of, or giving them new contact details; contact schools at least once during the serial days and before the main block to check that the student teacher is prepared and to establish a mutually agreed method of contact (see below); contact the student teacher before the main block and to familiarise themselves with the student teacher’s targets from the previous school experience; attend briefing meetings for each school experience if possible and to receive briefing presentation materials from the School Experience Director; visit the school to discuss documentation, expectations etc. in the case of a new partnership school or when the school has not been able to attend an school experience briefing meeting. During the school experience to: make a minimum of one visit to the school during any school experience (for undergraduate school experience 1 this should be a minimum of 4 visits). Contact with schools: To agree a method of contact with the mentor(s)/class teacher(s) and the frequency of these, based on individual needs. The minimum contact should be at least once during the preparation days and then at the start, in the middle and near the end of the main block, but the emphasis should be on a regular, two-way contact; Undergraduate school experience 1 schools should be contacted regularly during preparation days and on a weekly basis during the block school experience; In the case of a student teacher who is causing concern, the contact should be at least weekly, possibly daily, until the problems are resolved. All concerns, actions and outcomes should be logged and retained as written evidence. To keep the School Experience Director informed about student teachers causing concern or significant issues. Shared Appraisals: To carry out ...
