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Dear colleague,
Welcome back to the start of a new academic year and our 4th year as your local Teaching School Hub!
We hope you have had a restful and enjoyable break and are excited about the year ahead.
As you return to your busy jobs and roles, this month's newsletter will provide you with some key reminders such as ECF/AB enrolment and our Autumn NPQ application deadline for our Autumn cohort.
We are also delighted to be sharing information about our ITT Primary programme which commenced September 2nd, alongside the usual spotlight section.
Finally, there is an opportunity for your school to win a £50 Amazon gift voucher. To be in with a chance of winning, please take 5 minutes to complete our annual School Leader Satisfaction Survey. Once you have done so, you will be entered into the free prize draw. The deadline for entry into this draw is October 23rd.
Kind regards,
Alan and the Potentia Team
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Initial Teacher Training (ITT) plans for 24/25
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School involvement in ITT benefits teachers, trainees and pupils. It enables leaders to spot and nurture talent and creates opportunities for the whole school team to engage in professional dialogue about evidence-informed practice.
This first newsletter of the year is an opportunity to outline how Derbyshire schools can work collaboratively with Potentia TSH in 2024-25 in ITT.
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Primary PGCE Term 2 Placement Request
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We are exceptionally proud to be Delivery Partners for the school-based, provider-led primary route with University of Derby. Our ‘Team Potentia’ trainees are now settled into their placement schools for this term.
Would you be interested in offering a term 2 placement to a ‘Team Potentia’ primary trainee in spring 2025? Mentors in all schools who host trainees will benefit from up to 20 hours mentor training to enable them to fulfil the role, in line with expectations outlined in the ITT reforms, and supported by DfE funding. There is also an expectation that mentors spend 1.5 hours with their trainee each week.
To express an interest in hosting a term 2 ITT placement and to request more details about funding and mentor training, please contact itt@potentiatsh.co.uk.
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‘Keen to Teach?’ School Experience Days
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This year, several Derbyshire schools have hosted school experience days for graduates who are keen to teach. These opportunities provide an insight into school life and they have been very well-received.
We are currently seeking to expand our list of available schools across the region. To add your school to our list, please contact itt@potentiatsh.co.uk.
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Postgraduate Teacher Apprenticeships
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This year, a number of schools have contacted us to take advantage of the Apprenticeship Levy to upskill a current member of staff or to recruit a new member of staff.
Postgraduate Teacher Apprenticeships are available at both primary and secondary. We are working in collaboration? with Best Practice Network (BPN) to support schools to access these routes in Derbyshire. More information is available on our website. Please click on Postgraduate Teacher Apprenticeships for further details.
If you are considering this route for a colleague in your school in 2024-25, and would like to speak to a headteacher or apprentice about their experiences, we may be able to connect you. Please contact itt@potentiatsh.co.uk.
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The University of Derby supports schools to access the Assessment Only route to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). As a Teaching School Hub, we signpost to this pathway. This flexible, convenient route may be appropriate for a member of staff who has considerable experience of working in education. They would like to be a qualified teacher but need to achieve QTS. This allows schools to support a member of staff to obtain QTS whilst in their current role.
Do you have a colleague in your school for whom Assessment Only may be appropriate? Click on Assessment Only Route to QTS for further information and contact details.
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Teacher Degree Apprenticeships (TDA)
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The TDA is a new apprenticeship route into teaching: a 4-year course with an average of 40% off the job training. This will start to recruit in autumn 2024 for primary and secondary in all subjects. In addition, a secondary maths pilot will also start to recruit in autumn 2024. Training for all routes will commence in autumn 2025.
To find out more, see our June 2024 Newsletter.
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National Professional Qualifications (NPQs)
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Applications for NPQs starting in October 2024 have been coming in over the Summer, and we currently have over 40 programme members enroled.
The deadline to apply is October 6th.
We have funded places left on the following NPQH and NPQLPM. We also have funded places left on NPQEL, NPQSL and NPQEYL if your school meets the eligibility criteria.
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If you are still interested OR have staff who are interested in fully funded or school/self-funded courses, please take the following steps –
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Step 1
https://register-national-professional-qualifications.education.gov.uk apply to the DfE for a NPQ and associated funding - please note NPQH, EHCO and NPQLPM are all fully funded. Choose Teach First as the provider.
Step 2
Apply for an NPQ directly with us using this link to our application form https://forms.gle/CHbUCUtauvB8A1SR7
Step 3
Once I have received the application, there is a screening process that is applied. You will receive notification of your application being processed within 5 working days. (If you have not heard anything, please check your junk/spam folder or get in touch using npq@potentiatsh.co.uk).
Step 4
Once we have received confirmation of your application for funding from the DfE/Teach First, we will send a confirmation email of your successful application and funded place (if applicable). If you are applying for a school funded/self-funded/other-funded place, you will receive a confirmation email once your application has been screened.
Step 5
On-boarding will begin immediately.
Introduction webinars for programme members are currently being planned to be delivered late in October.
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Cohort 3 Leadership Summative Assessment Outcomes
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We are delighted to announce that 96% of our recent participants with EDT passed their assessments for NPQEYL and NPQH. Thanks go to our facilitators Kate McKenna, Sophie Rawding, Katie Parr and Michael Lucas for their amazing delivery and support.
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Cohort 4 Leadership Summary from Participants
Our Facilitators do an amazing job with our cohorts, and we are starting to celebrate by sharing the thoughts of our participants.
If you are interested in becoming a facilitator for either NPQ or ECF programmes, get in touch.
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Contact Jan Pierce on npq@potentiatsh.co.uk for any further information.
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Early Career Teachers (ECTs)
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If you have taken on / are taking on an ECT who will be starting in September you will need to register them for their Appropriate Body Service and Early Career Framework. (Click here to see an overview document of the AB and ECF)
All ECTs need to be registered before they begin induction.
Please register your ECTs for their two aspects of their entitlement below:
Appropriate Body
- Register your ECTs for their Induction via the Appropriate Body Services on ECT Manager for Potentia TSH here. (if your school isn’t yet registered, on ECT Manager with Potentia Teaching School Hub, you will need to register the school first, wait for it to be approved, and then add the ECTs and Induction Tutors, once approval has been granted)
Early Career Framework
- Ensure your school and Induction Tutor details are correct on the DfE Manage My Early Career Teacher site. Once you are granted access you will be able to register your ECTs and Mentors.
- Complete the Education Development Trust Registration Form. (if you’re not already working with EDT and Potentia)
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Monday Tuesday 17th September / Tuesday 24th September
3:45pm - 4:15pm For ALL Induction Tutors
4:15pm – 5:00pm For Induction Tutors and Mentors regarding the Early Career Framework
To attend either of these (repeated) webinars please contact Jane Straw.
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Contact details for all Early Career Teacher queries ect@potentiatsh.co.uk
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Support for Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Returners to Continue. Dates confirmed for 2024/25.
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Colleagues working in schools across the East Midlands will continue to benefit from MTPT Project workshops and coaching whilst on maternity leave and as they return to work, thanks to ongoing support from regional Teaching School Hubs which includes Potentia TSH.
Throughout 24/25 , teachers, leaders and support staff returning from parental leave can attend a 90-minute virtual Return to Work workshop ahead of their return - fully funded!
Colleagues taking a period of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave can also enjoy fully-funded virtual group coaching, with five cohorts running next year.
During the last academic year, more than 200 parent-teacher colleagues across England benefitted from these programmes, supporting them to balance work and family life.
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Eventbrite Collection link for all workshops:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/mtpt-return-to-work-workshops-3435429
Autumn
Monday 14th October, 09:30-11:00
Tuesday 10th December, 09:30-11:00
Spring
Monday 3rd February, 09:30-11:00
Thursday 27th March, 09:30-11:00
Summer
Monday 12th May, 09:30-11:00
Thursday 13th June, 09:30-11:00
Tuesday 15th July, 09:30-11:00
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Parental Leave Group Coaching (start dates)
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Eventbrite Collection link for all parental leave coaching cohorts:
MTPT Parental Leave Group Coaching Cohorts | Eventbrite
Autumn “Coffee” Cohort – Friday 20th September, 2024
Winter “Coffee” Cohort – Thursday 12th December, 2024
Spring “Coffee” Cohort – Tuesday 4th March, 2025
Summer “Coffee” Cohort – Tuesday 13th May, 2025
Summer “Naptime” Cohort – Friday 20th June, 2025
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ForgeCPD FREE Online SEND Briefing
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