Becoming a Master TeacherSimon Humphreys
June 2013
Phase 1 £200k seed finding Sept 2012 Over 600 schools 70 universities 120+ Lead Schools 28 CAS Master Teachers 250+ teachers CPD courses 700+ hours of CPD delivered
Phase 2 £2 million (2 years – but 5 year project) 600 Master Teachers Primary and secondary Each MT supporting 40 schools Universities support with SKE courses Stability of GCSE numbers Development of classroom ready
resources Towards a self-sustaining model
The Grant To release the MT from the equivalent of
one afternoon a week Seed funding to:
Receive training Build community links Run initial events
The Master Teacher Find, recruit and train existing
experienced teachers to work with other teachers in their local community.
Expert point of contact for advice, guidance and support
Run regular CPD Partnership with employers, universities
and professional bodies. Modest ‘set-up’ grant Aim to be self-sustaining.
Issues Teachers' confidence and experience: Many teachers are scared or overwhelmed. Some lack skills in relevant technologies Large demand for CPD Where do they go for guidance? The CAS MT provides local support and training to
raise the confidence and experience level of teachers.
Subject knowledge is important but the focus is using the expertise and experience of the MT to answer the question ‘How do I teach this in my classroom?’
Three stages
Stage ID Description DfE Grant Duration1 MT1 Teacher without
sufficient computer science knowledge
£2800 2 years
2 MT2 Teacher with sufficient computer science knowledge
£2000 1 year
3 MT3 Full Master Teacher N/A N/A
Appointment Schedule (Projected) September 1 2013
30 secondary (MT2) 15 primary (MT2)
January 1 2014 30 secondary (MT1) 15 primary (MT2)
April 1 2014 30 primary (MT1)
July 1 2014 50 primary (MT2) 50 primary (MT1)
October 1 2014 20 secondary (MT2) 20 secondary (MT1) 50 primary (MT2) 50 primary (MT1)
What do you need? Passionate, proactive
Desire to support others Take opportunities
Experience, expertise Teaching Computer science Effective classroom teachers CPD training
See opportunities Career progression
Regional Coordinator
Network of Excellence Schools
Being in the network
Open to allSchool
commitmentCS at KS3 and
GCSECAS Membership
Lead Schools Take a lead! 250 (?) in Y1 Geographically
spread ~10% with CAS
master teachers Existing track
record with CS Centres of
Excellence
Important reference material Teaching Agency
All CPD to be mapped to this and the Programme of Study (when published)
Becoming self-sustaining Information Pack
Any Questions