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Can you share any examples of impact of using the Curriculum?

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ITE Curriculum and Subject Specific Prompts

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ITE Curriculum and Subject Specific Prompts

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Primary and Early Years partnerships - ITE curriculum - School of Education and Social Work | Birmingham City University (bcu.ac.uk)

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ITE curriculum

Our ITE curriculum is compliant with the ITT Core Curriculum Framework (DfE, 2019)

Assessing Associate Teachers: important considerations

The key factor in judging the quality of teaching over time is the impact teaching has on the quality of learning of pupils and the progress they make.

Primary and Early Years Associate Teachers' teaching should be formatively assessed in relation to our ITE Curriculum Themes as outlined below:

A. Associate Teachers use critical enquiry and research informed practice to develop their understanding of effective teaching and learning.

B. Associate Teacher's classroom practice establishes effective behaviour management using high expectations and awareness of pupil wellbeing.

C. Associate Teacher knows more, remembers more and applies subject knowledge and subject specific pedagogy to impact on pupils' progress.

D. Associate Teacher uses knowledge about how pupils learn to plan and assess learning to ensure that all pupils make progress.

E. Associate Teachers implements effective adaptive teaching approaches to support all learners' needs, including SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) and EAL (English as Additional Language) learners.

F. Associate Teacher demonstrates professional behaviours and contributes effectively to the wider life of the school.

The Teachers' Standards provide an end-point assessment for qualified teacher status (QTS). All aspects of the Teachers' Standards are embedded in our ITE Curriculum, but are not overtly assessed until the end of the course when the trainees are considered for QTS.

When making this judgement a full range of evidence should be utilised, including:

Curriculum documents, planning and assessment records, pupils' work

Professional discussions with the Associate Teacher, mentor and pupils.

Guidance on how to provide formative assessments are provided within your School Based Training Mentor Guidance 2022-23 and the Associate Teachers' Progress Journals.

Associate Teachers who are assessed as achieving all Teachers' Standards in at least 'Working at' and are judged to be meeting Part 2 of the Teachers' Standards consistently, will be considered to be on track to be recommended for the award of QTS.

You can review the underpinning structure and principles of our BCU ITE Curriculum in the documents below, which identifies all our ITE Curriculum Themes and Priorities and how this is delivered as part of a robust and ambitious spiral curriculum.
BAQTS Primary and Early Years Curriculum BA Year 3 2020-2023 Cohort
Use the link BA Curriculum Overview BA Year 3 2020-23 cohort
BAQTS Primary and Early Years Curriculum 2022-23
Use the link BAQTS Primary and Early Years Curriculum 2022-23 to see Phases 1, 2 and 3 (whole curriculum)

BAQTS Primary and Early Years Phase 1 - BA Year 1

BAQTS Primary and Early Years Phase 2 - BA Year 2
PGCE Primary and Early Years Curriculum 2022-23
This is the full PGCE Primary Early Years Curriculum 2022-23 .

PGCE Primary & Early Years Curriculum - Phase 1 - Autumn Term

PGCE Primary and Early Years Curriculum - Phase 2 Spring Term

PGCE Primary & Early Years Curriculum - Phase 3 - Summer Term
Overview for Mentors to understand our BCU ITE Curriculum
Access an overview of the BCU Curriculum support for mentors
Assessment Tracker 2022-23 Primary BCU ITE Assessment Tracker 2022-23
Subject Specific Feedback Prompts to support lesson observation feedback and setting targets. Please click on the relevant subject link below:
ITT Core Content Framework - DfE 2019 Associate Teacher Code of Conduct

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Primary and Early Years partnerships - Overview - School of Education and Social Work | Birmingham City University (bcu.ac.uk)

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Overview

Opportunities

We are always looking to connect with new schools or reconnect with institutions we have worked with in the past. We have a diverse range of associate teachers on the routes through PGCE Primary and the three years of the BA (Hons) in Primary Education. There are many advantages in having an associate teacher on site and, of course, it is good to grow options in the world of education and develop the next generation of teachers.
BCU ITE Partnership Agreement 2022-23
Testimonials

"Excellent communication with the school and super support provided for the students by the link tutor."
Kirstie Willis, Briar Hill Infant School

"We have worked with BCU for several years now and have had many student teachers in our school, all of which have been of a very high standard. We thoroughly enjoy watching them flourish in school and go on to be outstanding teachers."
Emma Challiner, St John's First School

"We have been working with BCU for the past four years training and supporting students on a range of course. They have the highest of expectations of all students and are quick to respond and support those who may need extra help. Their professional, strategic approach, clear, organised paperwork and warm and open relationships all help us work together effectively to best support our teachers of the future."
Debby Hughes, High Meadow Infant School, Coleshill

"Here at Stoke Primary School we have been hosting BCU students for a number of years. The staff at BCE are extremely helpful and there is always someone available at end of the phone / email to give us advice when needed. The tutors that come in to school are extremely supportive of both the students and the teachers that they are placed with. As a host school the work load in mentoring the students is very manageable making it a more rewarding experience."
Paula McGuire, Stoke Primary School, Coventry

"Pearl Hyde Community Primary School has worked in partnership with BCU for a number of years and, through this work, has developed an extremely positive professional alliance. The communication between the organisations is effective, leading to relevant coaching from both the university and teachers in our setting to support and advise trainees with positive outcomes.

Liaison between the link tutor for all the placements and the school is exemplary, ensuring that all participants are clear about what is expected. This relationship has enabled the school to make adaptions to placements in order to improve outcomes for trainees, supported by the link tutor. The process has also proved to be highly beneficial in the development of leadership and management skills in our setting. I would therefore highly recommend a partnership with BCU in the training of future teachers."
Theresa O'Hara, Pearl Hyde Community Primary School

"The university has been supportive and responsive during the time students have been placed with us. They have speedily answered queries and questions and worked collaboratively with us to resolve any issues the students may have had."
Jade Palmer, Charford First School, Bromsgrove

Partnership Information Pack 2022-23

We value your support in training our associate teachers in 2022-23 and would like to continue the strong partnership we have with you. Please review the Partnership Information Pack 2022-23 which details our Primary and Early Years courses and if you would like to register your interest, please complete the Primary Placement Registration Form 2022-23 .

Contact us

For Partnership enquiries, please contact the Partnership Team:

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Opportunities We are always looking to connect with new schools or reconnect with institutions we have worked with in the past. We have a diverse range of associate teachers on the routes through PGCE Primary and the three years of the BA (Hons) in Primary Education.