Partnership Bradford College Teacher Education Newsletter Spring/Summer 2011-12 Meeting Individual Needs Event July 2nd - July 6th Bradford College & Partner Organisations Contents 01 It’s a Wraparound 03 Staff 08 CPD Training Opportunities Created by Ben Tillett Departures and New Arrivals Details of forthcoming & Yvonne Harrison Masters Courses 03 Partnership Award Winners Edited by Dave Howard 2012 09 “ITT-What should we be doing as a school?” 04 “You teach best what you The aim of this publication is most need to learn” 10 Enhanced Partnerships to keep partnership institutions Progress report informed of events and changes 05 EDeBAM Introducing the within Teacher Education and new European Diploma 11 Mentor Training Update Continuing Professional in (educational) Business 12 CPD Courses Summary Development at Bradford College Administration & University Centre. Management 06 Meeting Individual Needs Conference 2nd-6th July It’s a wrap around! Enhanced partnerships are an essential element of strategic developments within teacher education. Who benefits? We all do The college has been trialling different ways of working with schools and other educational settings. One of our aims is to harness the skills and talents that are out there in schools but also to see if some of the knowledge and interests of staff can be shared with children and teachers. Maggie Power has been working with staff at Marshfield Primary School in Bradford, using her skills as a story teller to work with the children in year 5. She has linked up with her old student, Michael Spalton, who is now deputy head at the school, to plan a small project that will involve sharing stories. They have then worked at developing skills in the children that will enable them to tell tales to other groups in the school. Page 02 Staff Departures ince the last issue of the Partnership magazine several members of staff have announced they will be leaving the College at the end of this year. We thank them for their significant Scontributions to Teacher Education and partnership work. We wish them the very best for the future. They are: Mick Dunne Susan Morgan Head of ITE Employment-based Routes tutor Anne Reay Maria Mychaliw Maths Subject Leader Employment-based Routes tutor Amrik Varkalis Kate Cleary Creative Arts Subject Leader PGCE Primary Course Leader David Mayers Sally Fisher Creative Arts tutor PE Tutor New appointments y name is Paul Clarke and I am very pleased aving worked at Bradford College for seven to have recently joined Bradford College months it would seem about time I introduced M as a full-time lecturer in Science Education H myself to those I have not yet had the chance based at McMillan. My experience is as a teacher in to meet. I am Matthew Pearson, the latest addition Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools as well as to the secondary PGCE team. After training in County advisory work for a number of LAs. During the last Durham I have worked the last few years in North ten years I have been employed by both the Teacher Halifax as a science teacher. I am a physicist by degree Training Agency and the Training and Development but have spent most of my time teaching Chemistry Agency in a number of roles, all of which have involved since I joined the college. A keen interest in electronics working with universities, schools, LAs, SCITTs, regional is being well used to contribute to a STEM project and national agencies and charities involved in Initial with one of our partner schools and I presented at the Teacher Education. Most recently I was Yorkshire and science festival earlier in the year. It’s a pleasure to the Humber Regional Lead for the TDA which, amongst be a part of teacher education in Bradford and I look other responsibilities, included working alongside forward to working with more of you in the future. National College to support the development of Teaching Schools. Partnership Award Winners Primary and Secondary Well done to these schools and all those nominated for awards. We genuinely appreciate your work with us and the student. Primary Secondary Scout Road Academy Belle Vue Girls Copthorn Primary School Laisterdyke Business & Enterprise College Roberttown (CE) Junior & Infant School Allerton Grange School Horton Grange Primary School University Academy Keighley Byron Primary School Page 03 “You teach best what you most need to learn.” Richard David Bach have been directly involved with more specifically by Ofsted. Are really teacher education for over twenty good teachers subversive? Professor I years and have over ten years’ Debra Myhill, from Exeter University, experience of working in schools. Like has advocated that a good teacher you this has meant facing, managing should go in for “creative subversion” and coming to terms with almost year- but adds the really crucial ingredient on-year change. The high standards is a teacher’s ability to reflect on his of professionalism observed in schools, or her own performance and then to nurseries and in such institutions as change it. Others believe that such my own has been have been one of a teacher was someone who was the few constants as has been the “left to get on with what they think pleasure of working with children and their students need”. All unanimously adults alike. agree that teachers with the highest qualifications are not automatically “Sharing in the the “best” teachers in the classroom. teaching/learning Why do I enjoy teaching so much? process is something I think it stems from the fact that I that has endlessly still see myself very much as a learner and that sharing in the teaching/ fascinated me.” Dr. Mick Dunne Head of ITE learning process is something that has How can it be that in spite of endlessly fascinated me. Sharing my ceaseless government interventions learners; where does this energy come passion for science not just as a body and false promises our profession from? of knowledge but as a knowledge seeking endeavour is particularly remains characterised by very high Undoubtedly some teachers were rewarding whether this is with the levels of genuine commitment to ‘born’ to teach. We have such a young people, immense graft and colleague here who is the archetypical Brownies or those studying at Masters considerable optimism; teachers tend ‘tap dancer on the desk’ individual, level and beyond. Although no-one to have glasses that are half full not someone a tad eccentric with an explicitly reports that a “good teacher” half empty? obvious passion for his subject and needs to like children, Professor Myhill Teaching, whether in school or here a contagious enthusiasm for sharing did say that “a teacher who hates in the College, is something that I this with anyone that will listen. Not children may be very good at class have relished; indeed, colleagues are every teacher was born to teach. management but they are unlikely to sometimes amused by the range of We all know individuals who have be very good at encouraging learning”. means employed (some of a slightly worked hard to become exceptionally I think I must be a learner-centred devious nature) to enable me to good practitioners yet they are not teacher which is just as well. work with our students. But what is it ‘desk top tap dancers’ and neither about teaching that draws us? Why should they be. What is interesting do we despite the ever-increasing when one researches ‘outstanding bureaucratic burden, the growth in teachers’ is some of the surprising Dr. Mick Dunne the number of hoops we have to jump features that are identified yet not Head of Initial Teacher Education through, continue to give 110% to our necessarily recognised generally or [email protected] Page 04 European Diploma in (educational) Business Administration & Management (EDeBAM) radford College is one of six international Facilities Management: professional centres working with Manchester Management for Educational Excellence: Metropolitan University(MMU) to deliver B Creative Business Management: the European Diploma in (educational) Business Administration & Management (EDeBam). The diploma Business and Enterprise Development: has been developed to provide a clear career path for Human Resource Management: school-based professional non-teaching staff; school business managers, executives and administrators. It can Unfortunately, full descriptions for some units are help them increase their skills and knowledge base to not yet available. enable schools to deal with the increasing complexities of the delivery of education. The Diploma is endorsed by the Bradford College will begin delivery of this Diploma in European Forum on Educational Administration (EFEA). July 2012 commencing with the Safer Cultures unit. The Diploma consists of 3 units selected from the 9 For further information please contact listed below. However, each unit is also a stand alone Yvonne Harrison or Michelle Megson at: qualification and brings with it one year’s membership of [email protected] the specific international professional organisation. This means having access to professional support and advice throughout that year as well as being recognised as part of that professional community. The study programme for each unit consists of a one day training session held locally and continues with online learning. As a student of Bradford College you will have the support of a tutor during your study and access to all College facilities including learning resources. The 9 units are: Safer Cultures: ‘Statutory Recruitment’ Framework which is accredited by the Institute of Administrative Management (IAM). The Programme aims to provide participants with a framework for developing a safer culture and improving their own professional knowledge. Marketing Strategies: Marketing Strategies is designed to help existing and aspiring School Business Managers and school support services staff to understand the principles of marketing as they apply in a school context.