Becoming a Master Teacher Simon Humphreys June 2013

Phase 1 o o o o £ 200 k seed finding Sept 2012 Over 600 schools 70 universities 120+ Lead Schools 28 CAS Master Teachers 250+ teachers CPD courses 700+ hours of CPD delivered

Phase 2 £ 2 million (2 years – but 5 year project) 600 Master Teachers Primary and secondary Each MT supporting 40 schools Universities support with SKE courses Stability of GCSE numbers Development of classroom ready resources o Towards a self-sustaining model o o o o

The Grant o To release the MT from the equivalent of one afternoon a week o Seed funding to: n Receive training n Build community links n Run initial events

The Master Teacher o Find, recruit and train existing experienced teachers to work with other teachers in their local community. o Expert point of contact for advice, guidance and support o Run regular CPD o Partnership with employers, universities and professional bodies. o Modest ‘set-up’ grant o Aim to be self-sustaining.

Issues Teachers' confidence and experience: Many teachers are scared or overwhelmed. Some lack skills in relevant technologies Large demand for CPD Where do they go for guidance? The CAS MT provides local support and training to raise the confidence and experience level of teachers. o Subject knowledge is important but the focus is using the expertise and experience of the MT to answer the question ‘How do I teach this in my classroom? ’ o o o

Three stages Stage ID Description Df. E Grant Duration 1 MT 1 Teacher without sufficient computer science knowledge £ 2800 2 years 2 MT 2 Teacher with sufficient computer science knowledge £ 2000 1 year 3 MT 3 Full Master Teacher N/A

Appointment Schedule (Projected) o September 1 2013 n n 30 secondary (MT 2) 15 primary (MT 2) o January 1 2014 n n o April 1 2014 n o 30 secondary (MT 1) 15 primary (MT 2) 30 primary (MT 1) July 1 2014 n n 50 primary (MT 2) 50 primary (MT 1) o October 1 2014 n n 20 20 50 50 secondary (MT 2) secondary (MT 1) primary (MT 2) primary (MT 1)

What do you need? o Passionate, proactive n Desire to support others n Take opportunities o Experience, expertise n n Teaching Computer science Effective classroom teachers CPD training o See opportunities n Career progression

Regional Coordinator

Network of Excellence Schools

Being in the network o Open to all o School commitment o CS at KS 3 and GCSE o CAS Membership

Lead Schools o Take a lead! o 250 (? ) in Y 1 o Geographically spread o ~10% with CAS master teachers o Existing track record with CS o Centres of Excellence

Important reference material o Teaching Agency n All CPD to be mapped to this and the Programme of Study (when published) o Becoming self-sustaining o Information Pack

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