Keeping up with change at a national level

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Keeping up with change at a national level

• DFE now has three executive agencies, which have
  replaced a range of arms length bodies, such
  as QCDA, TDA, GTC.
• Each executive agency
• Is directly accountable within the DFE
• Has its own chief executive
• Has its own budget

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DFE Executive Agencies

• Standards and Testing Agency (STA)
• Development and delivery of statutory assessment
  from early years to the end of KS3
• The Education Funding Agency (EFA)
• National College for Teaching and Leadership
  (NCTL)
• Leadership development
• Workforce supply, retention and quality
• The regulation of teacher conduct

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The changing education landscape

• Wider range of work-based routes into teaching
• School Direct, Teach First, SCITT (graduate)
• Troops to Teachers (non-graduate)
• National curriculum revision (only applies to
  mainstream maintained schools) and changes to
  assessment (levels to be removed schools to
  decide how they assess pupil progress)
• http//www.education.gov.uk/schools/teachingandlea
  rning/
• curriculum/nationalcurriculum2014/
• Information also in your pack

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Changes to SEND

• SEND changes and new Code of Practice due from
  September 2014 All schools subject to these
  information in your pack
• Draft SEND CoP emphasises the importance of
  Quality First Teaching and the responsibilities
  of teachers to meet SENDs
• Statements of SEN to be replaced by Education,
  Health and Care Plans (EHC)
• EHC will cover the age range 0 to 25 years
• School Action and School Action to be replaced
  by a single graduated approach called SEN Support

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Changes to SEND

• New funding arrangements schools responsible
  for funding SEND support up to first 6,000
• Personal budgets for pupils with EHC plans
• Increased focus on outcomes
• Strong emphasis on joint working across
  Education, Health and Social Care agencies
• Expectation of greater partnership working with
  parents across all agencies
• Local authorities to produce a local offer of
  what is support available for pupils with SENDs
  and their parents and keep under review

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Changes to SEND

• Term BESD/SEBD dropped
• Now Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs
• All other areas of need retained
• DfE guidance Mental health and behaviour in
  schools Departmental advice for school staff
  (June )
• https//www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploa
  ds/attachment_data/file/326551/Mental_Health_and_B
  ehaviour_-_Information_and_ Tools_for_Schools_fina
  l_website__2__25-06-14.pdf

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Keeping up with change Websites

• DfE www.dfe.gov.uk
• Ofsted www.ofsted.gov.uk
• National Union of Teachers
• www.teachers.org.uk
• TES http//www.tes.co.uk
• New Teachers Website (TES and NUT)
• http//newteachers.tes.co.uk/

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Guidance for supply teachers

• NUT guidance for supply teachers (in pack)
• NUT guidance for supply teachers on Agency Worker
  Regulations
• http//www.teachers.org.uk/node/14764
• Teacher Support
• http//www.teachersupport.info/get-support/practic
  al-guides/supply-teaching
• Supply Bag
• http//www.supplybag.co.uk/
• Supply bag also has a six-module certificated CPD
  self study course for supply teachers (45)

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Supply Publications

• Rogers, B. 2003. Effective Supply Teaching

• Segell, G. 2003. Supply teachers Survival Guide

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Supply Publications

• French, L. (2012) Brilliant Supply Teacher What
  You Need to Know to be a Truly Outstanding
  Teacher 

• Gleeves, P (2009) Practical Tips and Expert
  Guidance for Primary Supply Teachers

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Behaviour Publications

• Rogers, B. 2011. Classroom Behaviour

Hook, P Vass, A. 2004. Behaviour
Management Pocket Book.
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The rest of this session .

• Is for you (in phase groups) to list the key
  information that you will aim to aim to get from
  schools when you arrive .
• And develop a personal toolkit to make you life
  easier
• But before you begin, a little inspiration .

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