Primary 3-7, 5-11 with QTS

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This page contains all the documentation you need to enable you to have a successful placement.

Placement Documentation




  • QTS Placement Handbook SECTION 1 ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, POLICIES AND PROCESSES – contains:
    • People and places you need to know
    • List of Lead Partners
    • Placement calendar
    • The Mentor and Lead Mentor Learning and Development Programme
    • General Information on Placements
    • Placements for QTS Student Teachers at the University of Bedfordshire
    • Quality Assurance and enhancement of school-based placements
    • Roles and responsibilities
    • Discussions with Lead Mentors, Mentors and Student Teachers
    • Chilli-o-meter – support of Student Teachers and Mentors with placement-based learning
    • Placement responsibilities flowchart
    • Safeguarding and staying safe
    • Equality
    • Absence from placement
    • Dealing with issues in placement
    • Placement intervention and support
    • Useful links for support

  • QTS Placement Handbook SECTION 2 PLACEMENT EXPECTATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS – contains:
    • Professional Behaviours (including Curriculum Area 5 and Part 2 of the Teachers’ Standards)
    • Keeping a Portfolio of Evidence – Student Teacher’s Folders
    • The ITT early Career Framework (ITT ECF)
    • Intensive Training and Practice (ITaP)
    • Placement Based Activity Outlines (PBAOs)
    • Utilising Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Placement

  • QTS Placement Handbook SECTION 3 ASSESSING STUDENT TEACHERS – contains:
    • Assessing Student Teachers: important considerations
    • Assessment process at a glance
    • Expected outcomes and development through training
    • Accuracy in assessment: the correlation of development, feedback and targets
    • Guidance for the weekly meetings
    • Supporting progress – from observing to reporting
    • Target setting and achieving targets
    • Cumulative Evidence Record – guidance notes
    • Profile Review Point (PRP)
    • Recording, reporting and moderation process
    • Enhanced Support and Cause for Concern procedures
    • Enhanced Support and Cause for Concern flowchart and process
    • Curriculum focus intervention process

  • QTS Placement Handbook SECTION 4 DATES, DEADLINES AND TEACHING REQUIREMENTS – contains:
    • BA Primary Education (3-7) (with QTS) Year 1
    • BA Primary Education (3-7) (with QTS) Year 2
    • BA Primary Education (3-7) (with QTS) Year 3
    • BA Primary Education (5-11) (with QTS) Year 1
    • BA Primary Education (5-11) (with QTS) Year 2
    • BA Primary Education (5-11) (with QTS) Year 3
    • BA Physical Education (Secondary) (with QTS) Year 1
    • BA Physical Education (Secondary) (with QTS) Year 2
    • BA Physical Education (Secondary) (with QTS) Year 3
    • BA Physical Education (Secondary) (with QTS) Year 4
    • PGCE Primary (3-7) and (5-11) Full Time
    • PGCE Primary (3-7) and (5-11) Part Time
    • PGCE Secondary Full Time
    • PGCE Secondary Part Time
    • Types of teaching on placement
    • Teaching hours defined




Course Specific Information

Placement Documentation Archive


Pen Portrait

Pen Portrait

Student Teacher Placement Partnership Agreement

Placement Partnership Agreement 2024 25

Placement Handbook

QTS Placement Handbook 2024

Section 1 Roles, Responsibilities and Support

Section 2 Supporting Student Teachers On Placement

Section 3 Assessment Of Student Teachers

Section 4 Placement Deadlines

The Safeguarding Curriculum

The Safeguarding Curriculum

BA Primary Education QTS Year 1 Mentor Meeting Records

BA Primary Education QTS Year 2 Mentor Meeting Records

BA Primary Education QTS Year 3 Mentor Meeting Records

PGCE Primary QTS Full Time Mentor Meeting Records Placement A

PGCE Primary QTS Full Time Mentor Meeting Records Placement B

PGCE Primary QTS Part Time Year 1 Mentor Meeting Records

PGCE Primary QTS Part Time Year 2 Mentor Meeting Records

Cumulative Evidence Records (CER)

BA Primary

PGCE Primary FT

PGCE Primary PT

Placement Experience Trackers

Year 3 ONLY can continue to use the previous versions of the tracker found here:

BA Primary Early Reading and Systematic Synthetic Phonics

PRPs

Use the below for PG Placement B, Primary Year 3, PE Year 4 Final PRPs ONLY

Placement Register

Placement Register 2024 25

Leave of Absence Form

Leave Of Absence Form 2024 25

Documents for Planning

Daily Lesson Planning Proforma

Medium Term Sequence of Learning Planning Proforma

PGCE Phonics File 2024

Documents for Lesson Observation and Professional Discussion

Documents for Broadening Experience and Enrichment Experience

BE Handbook QTS BA Pri Yr 3 EE 2024 25

BE Handbook QTS Pri And Sec 2024 25

Documents for Additional Support

ES And Cfc Form 2024 25

ES CFC Flowchart

Surveys

End of Placement Survey - Mentors

End of Placement Survey - Students

Next steps

Next Steps Form

Career Entry And Development Profile QTS 2024 25

Early Career Framework


Student Teacher Placement Partnership Agreement

Placement Partnership Agreement 2023 24

Placement Handbook

QTS Placement Handbook 2023 24 Sept 2023

Section 1 Handbook Roles, Responsibilities and Support

Section 2 Handbook Supporting Student Teachers on Placement

Section 3 Handbook Accuracy in the Assessment of Student Teachers

BA Primary Education QTS Year 1 Mentor Meeting Records

BA Primary Education QTS Year 2 Mentor Meeting Records

BA Primary Education QTS Year 3 Mentor Meeting Records

PGCE Primary QTS Full Time Mentor Meeting Records Placement A

PGCE Primary QTS Full Time Mentor Meeting Records Placement B

PGCE Primary QTS Part Time Year 1 Mentor Meeting Records

PGCE Primary QTS Part Time Year 2 Mentor Meeting Records

Cumulative Evidence Records (CER)

Placement Experience Trackers

PRPs

For all PRP submissions apart from the final PRP of your course.

Placement Register

Leave of Absence Form 2023-24

Documents for Planning

Documents for Lesson Observation and Professional Discussion

Early Reading and SSP File

Documents for Broadening Experience and Enrichment Experience

Documents for Additional Support

Next steps