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CPD at Bradford College Partnership Bradford College Teacher Education Newsletter Summer 2012-13 ‘The wheels (of change) are still in spin’ Dr. Clive Opie Reflects on continuing changes in ITE OFSTED Inspection Success Teaching of Phonics (February 2013) Partnership Awards-Flipped Teaching-Mentor Training Contents 04 ITE – ‘The wheels (of 08 CPD Training 12 Flipped Teaching - Is it a change) are still in spin’ Opportunities new pedagogy? Is it Dr. Clive Opie’s Editorial Details of forthcoming courses sustainable? at Bradford College The technique of moving the 06 Alumni Visiting theoretical content out of the Students from 1965 09 BOOKER at St. Bart’s classroom and replacing it An ex-student of The The ongoing project to ensure with active learning Margaret McMillan Memorial kids enjoy reading Training College reflects on a 14 Stephen Fairbrass recent visit to their 10 Vive l’échange! Reflections on his time spent Alma Mater Two PGCE Primary French teaching PGCE Secondary students lament on their time Citizenship at Bradford College 07 OFSTED Inspection spent on placement in France Success 15 Mentor Training 2013-14 Bradford College Primary 11 Howard Lisle Dates of delivery for the Language Team provide Reflections on his career forthcoming academic year an account of the recent teaching geography inspection New Appointments and Departures Jill Todd will be joining the Maths Team from September 2013. Andy Thorpe will be joining the Secondary Team from September 2013 and will replace Stephen Fairbrass following his retirement. Peter Sellers - Employment-based Routes tutor will be retiring this year . Howard Lisle is retiring this Summer and leaves the Primary Humanities Team. Lynne Clegg - BEd (Hons) Primary Course Leader and EPS Tutor is leaving McMillan this Summer to work in school. Partnership •• Created by Ben Tillett •• Edited by Dave Howard The aim of this publication is to keep partnership institutions informed of events and changes within Teacher Education and Continuing Professional. Page 02 Rob Senior n March 28th this year daylights out of people and put to experience an encounter with we sadly lost a dear them first both at the same time! ‘Webster’ the tarantula, corn snakes, tortoises, all sorts of stick colleague and friend. Rob There are two things that Rob will O insects and many other creatures. Senior, a retired Primary Science be best remembered for … his He loved this aspect of his role and tutor, passed away after being undeniable support of students. it is a great shame that he did not poorly with cancer. During his He gave time and support get longer to continue with this in illness I visited Rob on a number unconditionally and aimed for the early years of his retirement. of occasions and always came every student doing the best they away amazed at just how ‘typical could in science and teaching more It is difficult to find the words to do Rob’ he was throughout it. For generally. justice to someone who had such anyone who knew him they might a positive influence on so many A reflection of this is the number recognise the characteristics … people but maybe one of Rob’s of students he maintained a story that could be told in 2 idols can help… minutes was not a Rob story unless contact with long after they had it took at least three times as long; graduated and their presence at “The love of all creatures is the meticulous detail with everything the service which celebrated his most notable attribute of man” he did especially his writing with a life. The second thing is his alter- (Charles Darwin). ego of ‘Spiderman’ where, without fountain pen and blotting paper; (Leigh Hoath, colleague and friend) a generous and caring man who exaggeration, thousands of pupils managed to frustrate the living in schools had the opportunity Partnership Awards 2012/13 Nine Schools Gain Recognition n May and June of this year, we recognised The following schools were awarded some of our outstanding schools for their Primary Partnership Awards: I contribution to partnership. Having received •• John Jamieson East Leeds SILC a huge number of recommendations from students and college staff, we were faced with the •• Low Ash Primary School difficult task of deciding who to award – there were •• Marshfield Primary School many, many wonderful comments made. We were •• Elland CE Primary especially impressed with comments made by our trainees. •• Hebden Royd CE Primary These are just an example: The following schools were awarded “Enthusiastic, passionate mentors who care deeply for their students” Secondary Partnership Awards: •• Carlton Bolling College “I never want to work anywhere else ... Really sad to leave. Then they gave me a job!!” •• Grange Technology College •• Bingley Grammar School “Made me realise that I have the potential be an outstanding teacher” •• Cathedral Academy, Wakefield “A nurturing and supportive school. Just brilliant” Page 03 ITE – ‘The wheels (of change) are still in spin’ existing alliances and requesting ITE Dave Howard, this alliance has places, this has increased to 125. completely revisioned ITE. Consisting For those of you who read our last We are also proud to announce that of an alliance of 32 schools, with the newsletter (Winter 2012-13) you will through the sheer hard work of all number of schools growing steadily understand the misquote of the above those involved in these partnerships, through 12-13, School Direct students line from Bob Dylan’s iconic song. and against anecdotal evidence to offered a place for 13-14 will not only Then we wrote to you expressing, on suggest that generally across the UK have their school placement based the one hand, our concern over the recruitment to School Direct ‘requires within at least two schools in the radical changes facing ITE with the improvement’ we have offered places alliance but will also work across a introduction of School Direct whilst, to around 80% of this allocation range of schools within it to enhance on the other, our decision to embrace and we expect to fill them all for their educational experience during School Direct seeing it as a means of September 2013. their ITE year. Students will have all augmenting our already successful their subject and academic teaching Enhanced Partnership work in order What follows is firstly a précis of within the alliance schools provided to accrue continued benefits for all the three School Direct ‘alliance’ by a combination of College and/ concerned with the professionalism of partnerships and then a reminder or school staff as befits the content, teaching and the education of future of the other ‘Enhanced Partnership’ taught in a range of school settings. generations of pupils. work in we have always been involved. As the accredited provider QA is These activities reflect the College’s With regards to our concerns around being assured by the College, through commitment to exploit the key mentor training as required and School Direct, six months on and much benefits of School Direct whilst at of what the last newsletter noted two members of College staff Hazel the same time not losing sight of Niemczyk (Primary) and Joanne about the potential negative impact of the vital importance of collaborative this implementation has not changed Courtney (Secondary) will be working working in ensuring strong and robust in close partnership with the alliance and indeed the concerns continue to ‘partnerships’. Our view is only the grow. But, rather than dwell on these, to help ensure its success. QA is also latter will ensure the longer term assured through the auspices of the the intention for this newsletter is to stability of any alliance. We did not reflect on all the positive aspects we lead school, John Jamieson, working set out to increase our School Direct very closely with the College. How it have been able to advance from the numbers by over 50% preferring to changes brought about by School works will be the feature of a future limit numbers so as to ensure we newsletter but already other schools Direct and our close ‘partnership’ had the capacity to support and collaborations. have expressed an interest to join the sustain our alliance ‘partnerships’. alliance for 14-15. The term ‘partnership’ continues to Increasing numbers, as we have, was a be re-defined by the government measured decision arrived at through ‘As one of the first Teaching Schools who, it seems almost on a weekly close negotiation and agreement in the country we are proud to basis, introduce yet another change with all concerned that they could be working in partnership with to further the locus of control of ITE be effectively managed and impact Bradford College to deliver innovative with schools and delimit the role of positively on pupils. approaches to Teacher Training. Our HEI. However, in close collaboration Alliance with John Jamieson relationship is based on trust and a with a number of school alliances the Special and Inclusive Learning clear understanding that each of us College has developed three distinct Centre (SILC) has a fundamental role to play in the School Direct ‘partnerships’ to address future development of ITE’ our allocation of 125 ITE places. The partnership with John Jamieson These ‘partnerships’ have arisen (SILC) has been heralded by the Damian Chubb from existing strong relationships Teaching Agency, now the National (Head of Yorkshire Inclusive Teaching and evolved through an open and College for Teaching and Leadership, School Alliance (John Jamieson)) honest appraisal of each other’s as just what the Minister ordered. strengths and weaknesses identifying It developed after the College Separate ‘group’ alliances with what would work best to maximise was selected for interview by John several schools the educational advantages for all Jamieson (apparently the only school in each of them.
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