📢 Weekly Update: Week 3
Welcome to Week 3! This week, our focus centers on laying strong foundations for effective classroom management, establishing clear expectations, and creating a structured, safe environment for learning.
It was lovely to see so many of you on Tuesday and Wednesday for the new mentor conference 1 and our First Mentor training Meeting of the Year.
Trainees will be joining you on Tuesday morning - check that there is a plan from your Professional Tutor re meet and greet - as a warm organised welcome is important for setting the placement off on the right tone.
Make them welcome with keys - a place to work and introduce them to your team, how hot drinks work in your school/department etc.
🎓 Training Summary
This week, trainees engage in key training and induction activities designed to establish essential routines and safeguard pupil wellbeing:
- Subject Training: Subject-specific training focusing an introduction to the subject training programme and on the KS2 – KS3 curriculum transition (noting specific guidance for subjects like Business Studies). Trainees explore how to evaluate prior pupil knowledge and determine effective starting points for Year 7.
- GPS Training (Monday):Theories of Learning & Introduction to Early Cognitive Development, Cognitive Architecture and Cognitive Load Theory
- School Induction & Tasks: Trainees should begin work on the Task Booklet and the three-part Induction Task in collaboration with peers and their mentor. This includes arranging to shadow an LSA / TA for a day.
- Safeguarding & Logistics: Reviewing safeguarding protocols, confirming reporting steps for pupil concerns, and establishing communication expectations with mentors (e.g., agreeing on cut-off times for emails).
- Audits & Logs: Brief review of the booklet to plan ongoing progress over the coming weeks.
Monday - central CD Training
Tuesday - Induction in SE1 schools
Wednesday - SE1 Placement
Thursday - ITaP1.6 Embedding routines and expectations ( with mentors in SE1 placement schools)
Friday - ITAP 1.7 Embedding responding to low level behaviour and delivering praise and rewards( with mentors in SE1 placement schools)
🎯 Core Content Focus (CCF)
- CCF Focus: Learn How to Focus TS7 (Managing Behaviour)
- TS7e: Using consistent language and non-verbal signals for common classroom directions.
- TS7i: Practising school and classroom routines at the beginning of the school year, and reinforcing established routines by articulating the link between time on task and success.
🔎 Focused Observation Theme
- Observation Focus: Observe the use of school routines, classroom routines, and consistent verbal/non-verbal language (CCF 7e & 7i) in practice across different learning environments.
🛠️ Deliberate Practice Theme
- Deliberate Practice Opportunity: Complete the deliberate practice opportunities outlined in the ITaP Workbook (guided by the Lead Expert Guide). Focus on rehearsing verbal and non-verbal signals with your mentor prior to applying them during ITaP days in school.
📍 Weekly Developmental Target
- Weekly Focus: Develop your understanding of How Teachers Teach by working on Managing Behaviour (CCF7).
- Target 1: Having attempted verbal and non-verbal signals with your mentor and applied them during ITaP days, look to embed these skills by practicing regularly when back in school in Week 5 (TS7e).
- Target 2: this is your choice - make it SMART and use the ITTECF to guide you from the learn how to statements.
A reminder that the In School Training Records can be accessed here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hdHtjH3aHyGLTCvgkXYzf-MHuamvtI_b?usp=drive_link","fple-mt":"application/vnd.google-apps.folder","type":"first-party-link"}">Weekly in-school training records
Have a fantastic first week with your trainee
Edwina
