This part is a collection of facsimiles, formats, guide sheets, case studies and exemplars that can be photocopied for use by individual teachers and support group leaders.
1 Memorandum of agreement (example)
2 Assessment criteria (example)
3 A programme for a support group (example)
4 Ethical principles for a support group (example)
5 A framework for teacher-led development work (diagram)
6 Leading development work (diagram)
7 Outcomes of teacher-led development work (headings)
8 Keeping a journal
9 Exploring the issues in classroom practice
10 A critical incident in classroom practice
11 Two narratives
12 How to make writing critical
13 Examples of evidence in a portfolio
14 Generating documentary evidence
15 Uses of a portfolio
16 Principles for portfolio construction
17 Portfolio review
18 From portfolio to dissertation
19 Clarifying values and concerns (discussion sheet)
20 Clarifying values and concerns (guide sheet)
21 Initial statement (example)
22 Supporting teacher-led development work: key points for head teachers and principals
23 Personal development plan (example)
24 Personal development plan (guide sheet)
25 Planning for impact (headings)
26 A case study of a teacher's development work: Alison's story
27 Planning for impact (guide sheet)
28 Strategic action planning: considering the obstacles and opportunities
29 Action plan (example)
30 Sample development priorities
31 Action plan (guide sheet)
32 Role of the change agent (headings)
33 Leadership tasks (labels for cards)
34 Descriptions of school cultures
35 Engaging with the school as an organisation
36 Using evidence
37 Strategies for integrating evidence gathering with everyday practice
38 Practical inquiry to support development work
39 Reflecting on the outcomes of your development work
40 Reflecting on outcomes (guide sheet)
41 Reflecting on outcomes: Julie's story
42 A case of knowledge transformation: Richard's story
We intend that these resources should be used flexibly by individuals and with groups to support teachers' leadership of development work.
Memorandum of agreement Muchbinding in the Marsh Comprehensive School
in association with
The University of Pontefract
The following memorandum of agreement sets out the specification of a programme of support for teacher-led development in Muchbinding School.
Aims
The programme will provide support for up to 15 teachers who wish to initiate and lead development work leading to improvements in teaching and learning.
Support staff
The programme will be jointly planned and led by Val Clark, assistant head teacher at the school, and Chris Somers from the university Faculty of Education.
Accreditation
Participants will enrol for the Postgraduate Instructional Leadership Programme which involves progression through Certificate, Diploma and Masters levels. The Certificate and the first part of the Diploma are assessed through the submission of portfolios; the final part of the Diploma requires the submission of a 10,000 word dissertation and the Masters requires the submission of a 20,000 word thesis.
The programme
The support programme will be located at the school except for conferences at the university once each term. There will be at least 12 school-based sessions of 2 hours' duration during the academic year. One-to-one tutorial support will be provided by Chris Somers at the school site, each participant being entitled to at least 3 hours over the course of the academic year.
The specific content of the programme will be planned jointly by Val Clark and Chris Somers in consultation with the group participants and the head teacher, although an overarching theme of ‘improving teaching and learning’ has been agreed.
Resources
The university will commit at least 15 days of lecturer time at the standard daily rate. In addition to Chris Somers' time, the school will also meet the cost of the registration fee for each participant and will employ a supply teacher for at least one day each term to release participants for one-to-one tutorials. The school staff library will be enhanced to include at least one copy of each item on the list of key texts provided by the Faculty of Education for the Postgraduate Instructional Leadership Programme.
| Signed: | (Head teacher) |
| (Director of Postgraduate Programmes, Faculty of Education) |
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| Date: | |
