Tutor briefing: PGCE programmes

Summer 2015

Early Years PGCE Caroline Lundy

Primary PGCE Charlotte Garbutt

The university placement tutor’s roleo keep in touch with the trainee (trainee to contact you initially);o three lesson observations;o two of these to be with the school mentor;o QA checklist with the mentor;o arrange for additional visits to those causing concern;o agree Review Point and final grades with the mentor;o attend the Partnership Meeting;o complete the relevant TDP sections at the end of the placement.

Documentation

The documents you will need to complete are

o Lesson observation formso Mentor checklist o TDP Part 2c

Trainees’ teaching commitmentTypically:•Weeks 1 & 2: 70 – 75% teaching load•Weeks 3 onwards: 70 – 75%Further guidance in the handbooks.

Observations

o one per week (mostly by school);o three by placement tutors; o two of these are joint with mentors;o mentors should take the lead; o first joint observation – around Review Point A (agree Review Point

grades & complete the QA checklist);o middle observation around Review Point B;o second joint observation – in the final week (agree final grades;

discuss outcomes with trainee).

Trainee files

o University file (blue)o Teaching fileo Monitoring & assessment file

Further information in the handbooks.May be minor differences between programmes.

Weekly meeting and review

• Mentor & trainee agree when and where at start.• Should be private, uninterrupted & an appropriate length of time.• Trainee to fill in before the meeting.• Basis for discussion with the mentor so targets & ways forward can be

agreed.• Trainee should draft a copy of the TDP and bring to the meeting to be

discussed with and confirmed by the mentor.

Brief review of spring placement oThink about one thing that went well in relation to the spring

placement.oThink about one thing that didn’t work as well / go as well as it could

have.

What best practice in mentoring have you seen that you could pass on to other mentors?

What best practice from trainees have you seen that you could share iwth other trainees?

Problems

o Guidance in the handbooks.o If in doubt, alert us.o Cause for concern.

c.lundy@hull.ac.ukc.garbutt@hull.ac.uk

Information

Further information on the PGCE summer placements can be found in

o the placement handbooks (see website);o the placement overview / briefing document (see website);o the Teaching Development Profile (TDP) (see website);o the Hull Primary Partnership website (google ‘Hull Primary

Partnership’);