From Enhancement to Classroom

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From Enhancement to Classroom

• A quality experience

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Enhancement

• Shortage subjects
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Mathematics

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What is Enhancement?

• Intensive full time
• 6 months (January July)
• Subject specific
• Enables trainees to teach up to A-level
• Fulfils subject content requirements
• Runs prior to joining PGCE/GTP

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Why Enhancement?

• Downward spiral
• Lack of recruitment into shortage subjects
• Lack of subject teachers
• 90 of physics being taught in state schools is
  by non-specialist teachers
• Many pupils choose A-level subjects because of
  teachers influence, enthusiasm
• Declining uptake Physics, Chemistry Maths

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So What?

• Our profession our vocation
• Our responsibility
• We are the gatekeepers
• Quality of teachers
• Balance the needs
• We can do something about it
• Break into the downward spiral
• OK not a degree qualification
• But subject specialist

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Who is it for?

• Students who have the potential to
  become good teachers, but do not have the
  required 50 subject content
• Some elements of a science background
• A science based degree
• A-level Sciences, Mathematics
• Working experience in the field

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For example

• Alison Oceanography (2.2) good A-level
  Maths
• Pardeep Psychology (2.1) excellent
  A-level Chemistry, Physics Maths
• Marcia Qualification in ICT, worked in industry
  for 20 years, good Maths
• John Electronics Engineer (2.2), worked in
  industry for 10 years, good Science Maths
  (felt he was rusty)

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And others ..

• Sports Science
• Psychology
• Environmental Sci.
• Equine Sci.
• Geography
• Geology
• Geo-sciences
• Bio-sciences
• Archaeology
• Pharmaceuticals

• Engineering
• Human Biology
• Life Sciences
• Medical Biology
• Aeronautical Studies
• Forestry
• Fisheries
• Agricultural
• Oceanography
• Accountancy

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The Course

• Key elements of the subject to A-level
  the occasional incursion into University
• Maths ICT
• Practical laboratory work
• Awareness of application
• Modelling
• Visits to industrial and academic institutions
• Delivered by qualified teachers
• Assessed by test continuous assessment

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Issues

• Wide spread of experience and ability
• Need for differentiated approach
• Close mentoring/tutorials
• Intensity
• Volume of material
• Personal circumstances
• Time to absorb the learning

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Achievements (for Physics)

• Started with 16 finished with 16
• 8 from London Providers
• St Marys, ARU, IOE, Bath Spa
• Feedback is positive
• High degree of confidence
• Keele experience

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Trainees Perspective

• what did the enhancement course do to
  prepare me for subject teaching?
• James

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Mathematics

• Mark Patmore - Nottingham

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What are we asking?

• Send us one student
• (two would be OK too!!)
• You'll get them back with a whole lot of
  value added
• Look into your rejects box?
• This is a fine opportunity to give someone a
  chance to be a real asset to the profession