GTC Magazine issue 20 Spring 2010

[phoenix]

Never quite understood what this body did. However, glanced at the inbox today and on cover of Spring edition it said ' CDP & Supply Teachers'. Have pasted some info below.Why did it take 20 editions to highlight these inequalities and the tentative solutions seem all waffle to me... discuss!! Luckily I had good CPD in my full time teaching career, now as a part-time supplier I can see how quickly one becomes 'out of the loop'. Article is on pp14-15.

‘ the GTC wanted to understand the barriers to professional development for supply teachers, and
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t the discussion about possible solutions.’ (
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about time too)
‘The report suggests several solutions for discussion, most of which would require
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wor
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by supply agencies, schools and local authorities and possibly some kind of overall framework.’(
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• advertising development opportunities and ma
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them available to a wider range of teachers;
• mentoring for supply teachers. This could work in schools which regularly use the same supply staff. The scheme could include lesson observations for and by supply teachers;
• base schools for supply teachers. On offer might be performance management and mentoring, collaborative learning and lesson observation; (Oh yeah
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• training schools could help supply teachers to access professional development;
• performance management;
• updating online resources, using Teachers TV, and the grids for learning; and
• a record of professional development for all teachers.
Lets hope SOMETHING happens soon!

[NuttySupplier]

I haven't opened my magazine yet (cancelled the registration ages ago?!) but saw this and kept it out of the firebasket to read later...

I'm thin
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of writing to them as
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if they want to use this forum as a bit of a portal?
Doubt things will happen though, hope they do, but ho-hum, red tape takes forever!

[Wendy]

My LEA are very good with training, when I first
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ted out one of my regular school said that I could use their name when boo
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courses and I
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e it clear that I was paying any fees. This has since changed and you can now be unconnected to any school (I don't know if being paid by the county is a requirement. Now most of the course I find helpful are free. I also attended in school training and was observed as part of my professional development. A record of professional development seems a good
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, could it replace the dreaded induction?

[phoenix]

Really good
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to use the forum in this way would be interested to know if they take it up.

[phoenix]

Its good to hear about a helpful LEA, I'm an avid reader of the whiteboards in staffrooms to see what's current, and whats going on in the staff meetings etc. My agencies only seem to offer behaviour management for supply teachers.

[Hectare]

Originally Posted by phoenix
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My agencies only seem to offer behaviour management for supply teachers.

. . . and my agency expects me to pay for courses on so-called 'behaviour management' in my own time. They do not offer advice on how their courses fit with performance management.