Developing an HEI Centre of Excellence for Teacher

National Challenges for Teacher Education Policy – June 2016 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

How might an HEI address some of the challenges? 1. A new approach to

1. Recruitment From this • • • To this • All students Final year

2. Strategic Leadership of Centre of Excellence for Teacher Education Partnership strategic leadership group

3. Programme Structure: the Master Teacher Route (continuum from ITE to MA) Year 1

4. Continuing Professional Development and Research • NQT programmes; • Network of subject groups;

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Developing an HEI Centre of Excellence for Teacher Education in a School-Led System Frances Child The University of Birmingham School f. child@bham. ac. uk

National Challenges for Teacher Education Policy – June 2016 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Growing teacher shortage Weaknesses in Teacher Supply Model (TSM) Short-term approach to allocations Focus on recruitment not retention Plethora of routes into teaching ‘Challenges of efficiency’ in a fragmented system Is teaching an all-master’s qualified profession? ‘Cold spots’

How might an HEI address some of the challenges? 1. A new approach to teacher recruitment across the HEI; 2. Engagement of school partners in high-level, strategic leadership of our Centre of Excellence for Teacher Education; 3. Development of strongly-branded ‘Master Teacher’ three year route for all beginning teachers in partner schools; 4. Significant new programmes of CPD and research drawing on expertise of departments of the School of Ed and of subject departments across the University; 5. HEI support for SCITT development in ‘cold spots’.

1. Recruitment From this • • • To this • All students Final year students • Opportunity to change Recruitment events lives Advertising • Teachers and pupils as Benefits of programme sales team Academics as sales team • UTS School of Education

2. Strategic Leadership of Centre of Excellence for Teacher Education Partnership strategic leadership group to include: 1. Headteachers (inc UTS), MATs, TSAs 2. HEI Department of Teacher Education 3. Other depts of the School of Education 4. HEI Careers dept 5. Academic departments of the HEI 6. Regional Ofsted and Schools Commissioner etc.

3. Programme Structure: the Master Teacher Route (continuum from ITE to MA) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 ITE NQT++ PGCE (60 credits) or PGDip. Ed (120 QTS(? ) award credits) PGDip (+60 credits) MA (+60 credits) Engaged with research Research generating Supported research linked to school improvement

4. Continuing Professional Development and Research • NQT programmes; • Network of subject groups; • Sharing of research from within and beyond School of Education; • Generation/creation of new knowledge; • Translation of research into action; • UTS as regional centre.