[ARCHIVED CONTENT] Q6 Have a commitment to collaboration and co-operative working

Preparing Teachers for Management and Leadership of Multi-agency Assessment of Vulnerability: building capacity in ITT

This is a report of a Research and Development project to develop practice based learning materials to support multi-agency working. A third round of Research and Development projects was supported by TDA funding to develop the knowledge base in ITT & CPD and focused on Special Educational Needs (SEN). The projects featured innovative, exploratory and developmental research.

24.06.10

Article published to TTRB Special Educational Needs

Making the Most of 1-2-1 Tuition

This video is part of a Teachers TV series on 1-2-1 tuition which considers possible ways of implementing this scheme in primary and secondary schools. Within this programme, pupils who have taken part in the 1-2-1 scheme report that their self esteem is raised through participation in the tutoring. They explain that the individual tutoring better suits their needs and that they are more...

17.06.10

Why Fathers Matter to Their Children's Literacy

This paper summarises, and draws together, findings from a range of sources about fathers’ involvement with their children, with a particular emphasis on their involvement with literacy practices and the potential impact on outcomes for children in literacy.

08.06.10

Sci-tutors: Sustainable Development and Citizenship

Sustainable development and citizenship are two educational dimensions to which science has much to contribute. This article from the Sci-tutors website provides guidance in both statutory and non-statutory aspects for provision in primary and secondary schools.

05.06.10

What is mentoring?

This chapter by Sue Callan from "Mentoring in the Early Years" (Robins (ed), 2006), published by Sage, outlines the role of the mentor in the specific context of early years settings. The chapter aims to identify a framework for mentoring in the context of current early years practice and policy, and to enable mentors in this context to reflect on the nature of their role.

03.06.10

Literature review: analysis of current research, theory and practice in partnership working to identify constituent components of effective ITT partnerships

This literature review was commissioned by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). It presents a summary and analysis of existing research into ITT partnership published between 2004 and 2009.

01.06.10

Music-ITE: Teaching Music in Cross-Curricular Contexts

This resource on the Music-ITE website is an attempt to begin the process of clarification as to what cross-curricular learning might look like in the context of primary music, post-Rose review.

30.05.10

Engaging public support for eradicating UK poverty

This publication is one of a series of review articles (or ‘Round-ups’) for public consumption for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). Written in September 2009, it examines various aspects of attitudes to poverty in the UK, drawing upon a range of findings from the JRF ‘Public Interest in Poverty Issues’ Programme, for which the author is Programme Advisor. This review examines public...

12.05.10

Without the Golden Handcuffs: Identity and belonging in challenging schools

This paper was first presented at the British Educational Research Association Annual Conference in 2009. The paper is part of the doctoral research conducted by Jo McIntyre at the University of Nottingham. The research was based in three schools in the Midlands which are within socially deprived areas, exploring the reasons why twenty teachers within challenging areas and schools have chosen to...

23.04.10

“If You Could Wave a Magic Wand…” - Special Educational Needs in London: Diversity, Complexity and Context

This source is a paper given at the British Educational research Association Conference in 2009, written up as a chapter as part of a larger study. The chapter focuses on the difficulties encountered by SENCOs, TAs and teachers in their work with children with SEN in London. In particular, the paper gives a clear voice to these professionals about the issues of paperwork, time, parents, behaviour...

15.04.10

Article published to TTRB Special Educational Needs

CPD for the Wider Workforce - Heywood Community High School

This Teachers TV resource, available online and on television, is a video of how a secondary school in Rochdale has encouraged its entire workforce to participate in ongoing staff training and development, and shows how the policy appears to have benefited both staff and students.

06.04.10

Managing Change in Small Primary Schools

This is the summary of a fuller research report on change management in small primary schools throughout Scotland. The research was funded by the Scottish Office Education and Industry Department (SOEID) and conducted in 1996/97 for the Scottish Council for Research in Education (SCRE). Evidence is drawn from two phases: a postal survey sent to all headteachers of small Scottish primary schools...

30.03.10

The Team Around the Child (TAC) and the lead professional: A guide for practitioners

This resource is a practitioner guide for anyone adopting the role of a lead professional for a child or young person, or anyone working in a team around a child or family. The guide sets out to describe the role, its functions, the skills and knowledge required, line management responsibilities, and gives examples of practice throughout.

25.03.10

Sci-tutors: Working with Adults

This is a unit from the Sci-tutors website that considers the role of adults other than teachers in the science classroom from the perspective of teacher education.

13.03.10

What are extended schools and why are they needed?

This is the first chapter in a book which explores the leadership and management of extended schools. It seems apposite, therefore, that it describes and contextualises this educational development, examining its background, nature, and where it sits within the present educational landscape. Indeed, Middlewood argues that extended schools are the logical consequence of a belief that the purpose...

10.03.10

Teachers TV Stress Relief Week

Teachers TV has week of programmes (w/c 22 February) offering advice and insights about coping with some of the major factors contributing to staff stress, including excessive workload, difficult pupil behaviour and workplace bullying.

22.02.10

KS3 New Visions - Waingels College

This Teachers TV programme explores an approach to learning and teaching at one school which encourages pupils and staff to work together, with a view to developing their school’s transformation away from a ‘one size fits all’ curriculum. An important component of this is the introduction of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) Opening Minds curriculum with Year 7.

18.02.10

Transforming the young people's workforce: 3rd annual conference

"Aiming High for Young People", the Government's ten-year strategy for young people, emphasises the need for a young people's workforce of skilled, knowledgable and trusted adults. This conference focused on how this workforce is developing as a result of initiatives to strengthen leadership and management, developing a common platform of skills and building capacity in the third (charity and...

02.02.10

Music-ITE: Cross curricular teaching and learning at KS3

This resource on the Music-ITE website provides an example of a whole day session for Music and History students on an 11-18 PGCE programme which was devised to promote effective cross-curricular, collaborative teaching and learning.

31.01.10

The Common Assessment Framework for children and young people: A guide for practitioners

This resource is a guide to the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) which has been designed to be used by all practitioners who work with children and young people. The CAF itself seeks to give a common approach for use by all children’s services and in all local areas to support with the identification of children’s needs. This resource offers guidance to indicate when a common assessment should...

29.01.10