School of Education Dr Gary N Chambers g

School of Education Dr Gary N Chambers g. n. chambers@leeds. ac. uk

School of Education Our ITE provision: -Primary -Secondary

School of Education

School of Education 2012 -13 The Cluster Pilot

School of Education 2012 -14 Transition to School Direct Clusters

School of Education The challenges faced to date: • Converting Primary Schools to School Direct – the expectation of employment ü However – cluster model is growing – most Primary Clusters are applying for School Direct 2014 -15

School of Education The challenges faced to date: • The free market – the money issue ü However - Growing emphasis on ‘the moral imperative’ - Developing relationships with Teaching Schools

School of Education The challenges faced to date: • Breakdown of – Sense of collaborative work with other HEIs ØHowever – good work with APTE continues – Sense of collaborative work with the TA (as was)

School of Education The challenges faced to date: • Sense that NCTL is working against HEIs • Possible loss of schools long established in the Partnership Ø However – attempts to minimise this with strategic use of core numbers

School of Education The challenges faced to date: • Embedding agreed systems re: recruitment Ø However - success of review meetings • Running two different models in parallel

School of Education The challenges faced to date: • Increasing the number of School Direct schools in the Partnership. How? ØPartnership Development Co-ordinators ØHuge investment of resource ØIncrease in subjects on offer

School of Education Our intention: • to remain a major ITE provider in the region • a continue to offer a distinctive , high quality product

School of Education Thank you for listening Dr Gary N Chambers g. n. chambers@leeds. ac. uk