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Ashok TailorTeacher Recruitment and Workforce
Development Manager Jacky Richardson
Teacher Recruitment and Workforce Development Assistant
A Big and Very Warm Welcome to Luton
NQT INDUCTION
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Luton Borough Council• The school structure:
6 nursery 9 Infants +10 Juniors 26 primary 6 high (for the moment) 3 special Academies
2 Infants 1 Primary 1 High 1 Federation - Denbigh High and Challney Boys Barnfield – 3 Academies
Luton Sixth Form College Teaching Schools
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• Opportunities to work across school clusters• Strong Induction and CPD programme• Chance to meet and network with other NQTs• Relatively Small Authority• Wide range of schools• Good Facilities
Why be an NQT in Luton?
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Facilities Luton Learning Resource Centre (LLRC) E-learning Luton Culture Putteridge Bury Conference Centre Music Service Advisory Service Active Luton Dell Farm Residential Educational Centre
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• Statutory induction period (3 terms / 195 days)• Termly assessment against the teachers’
standards, informed by half termly formal observations and progress meetings
• At end of period, school recommends outcome• LA decides• NCTL ratifies
What does being an‘NQT’ mean?
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What’s in it for me?
• You are entitled to: Regular (i.e. at least fortnightly) meetings with a mentor /
induction tutor in school 10% release time (‘NQT time’) on top of PPA etc A programme of support Regular contact with the same class(es) and experience of
teaching across the whole curriculum Professional development opportunities (e.g. observation
of experienced colleagues, training) ‘No unreasonable demands’ ‘No surprises!’
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• Demonstrate that you have gained QTS and passed the skills test
• Accumulate evidence towards meeting the teachers’ standards
• Have met the teachers’ standards by the end of the induction period
• Make a comment on your termly assessment form
• Keep a portfolio of the CPD Received
So what do I have to do?
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• Register you with Ashok at the start of the year• Support, challenge, assess• Formal observations at regular intervals• Arrange regular mentor meetings• Hold half-termly progress review meetings• Keep records and submit termly assessment
forms to Ashok on deadline
What does the school do?
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• Register you with the NCTL and keep records of your assessment• Identify a named contact with whom to raise concerns. If your school
Ashok Tailor, Teacher Recruitment and Workforce Development Manager [email protected] , 01582 548078
• QA the induction support programme provided by the school• Intervene where there are issues• Decide in the light of the Head teacher’s recommendations whether you
have satisfactorily completed the induction period and inform all concerned of the decision
• Carry out observations of a random sample of NQTs• Provide guidance, support and assistance to schools on induction
The Role of the Appropriate Body
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What if things aren’t going to plan?
• Don’t suffer in silence– Talk to your mentor– Talk to your head– Talk to Ashok– Seek Union advice
• Procedure– School action plan– Monitoring visit(s) from Ashok– LA observation
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For more information:• The National College for Teaching and Leadership
www.nationalcollege.org.uk• DfE, www.education.gov.uk for:– Statutory Guidance on Induction for Newly Qualified
Teachers in England– Moved to www.gov.uk
• Professional Association (NUT, NASUWT, ATL etc)
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Professional Development Portfolio for Newly Qualified Teachers
www.schoolsupport.luton.gov.uk
• Click on Resources Section
• Search for NQT
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ContactsAshok TailorTeacher Recruitment and Workforce Development [email protected] 548078
Jacky RichardsonTeacher Recruitment and Workforce Development [email protected] 548013
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