Glasgow Caledonia University TEAN 2010 Conference Delivering Wider
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Glasgow Caledonia University TEAN 2010 Conference
Delivering Wider Access to students in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland Ian Minty Lindsay Nicol UHI Millennium Institute
The context (1) • Responding to changing patterns of provision • Fitting into a 1 yr ft PGDE structure • Partnership with the University of Strathclyde • Gaining local authority support • Using locally-based staff to deliver • Gaining institutional and national approval
The Context (2) • Scottish Executive’s Stage 2 Review of Initial Teacher Education, (2005) “…. . accessing initial teacher training is problematic for potential students living in remote areas……” • Currently 20 ITE students studying in 3 separate UHI locations (5% of the total enrolment on the 09 -10 cohort of 427 Strathclyde PGDE Primary students)
• Lews Castle College • Inverness College • Moray College • Argyll College
PGDE Structure • 2 semesters of 18 weeks each • 18 weeks taught • 18 weeks school practice (9 wks P 4 -7, 2 wks nursery and 7 wks P 1 -3 • Semester 1 Primary 5 -7 (8 -11 yrs), including modules on language, maths and educational studies • Semester 2 Early Years (3 – 8 yrs), including Expressive Arts and RME. • Planning Effective Teaching and Learning (PETL) runs throughout the course • PETL delivered simultaneously in Gaelic to UHI and Glasgow for Gaelic pathway students
The Laptop Initiative • Laptops for every PGDE student • Use of 1 st Class virtual learning environment (VLE) • Blended learning delivery • Students gaining computer skills • Lectures video-streamed • Intensive use of video-conferencing
Gaelic and English Pathways 2003 -04 2008 -09 2009 -10 Just 2 Gaelic students 34 (2 Gaelic and 32 English) in 4 locations 20 (3 Gaelic and 18 English) in 3 locations Total so far of 125 students 32 Gaelic pathway 93 English pathway
Local Authority benefits • Use of experienced teachers to carry out teaching practice supervision • Involvement in interviews • Learning new technology skills • Building their own CPD profiles
The Challenges (1) • Failure of graduates to land permanent jobs • Lack of movement amongst older teachers • Scottish Govt commitment to a guaranteed probationary year • Reduction by Sc Govt of ITE numbers in 09 -10. Drop from 521 to 427 • 75% reduction for 10 -11
Challenges (2) • Small schools and student teachers • Rollout of the widening access model to other remote locations, eg Dumfries and Galloway • Equity of experience between the Glasgow Jordanhill students and the UHI students • Is this a sustainable model, and if so what’s the future for TEIs ?
UHI and Strathclyde staff research activity • Mary Welsh, Strathclyde, Impact of the Laptop Initiative • Donald Gillies, Strathclyde, Widening Access • Ian Minty, UHI, and Lynda Keith, Strathclyde, The Student Experience
Flora’s Story
If you want to contact us: ian. minty@lews. uhi. ac. uk lindsay. nicol@moray. uhi. ac. uk
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