Sharing good practice from a short familiarisation course for internationally trained teachers about the UK education system
Facilitator: Helen Toft (Leeds Metropolitan University)
Summary:
- Description of course run by Leeds Metropolitan University, November 08 –January 09
- Ideas for how to develop it in future
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Initial Teacher Education courses at Manchester Metropolitan University
Sue Bermingham, Senior Lecturer at MMU delivered a workshop for overseas-trained teachers about how to get onto PGCE and other teacher training courses.
The workshop covered:
- The types of course available – SCITT, PGCE, GTP
- Applying for courses at MMU
- The interview process
- School placements
- Support (at university and on placement)
- How courses are assessed
- The QTS Skills Tests
The workshops was extremely popular, and generated a number of individual questions from participants seeking advice and guidance on how to proceed.
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National services available to ‘refugee teachers’
Facilitator: Elina Makela, Refugee Council
Summary:
- Refugees into Teaching database
- Refugees into Teaching website
- Other services available
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Employment-based routes to Qualified Teacher Status
Facilitator: Dave Walling, STTORMM
Summary:
- Programmes available through STTORMM
- Advice for refugee teachers
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Setting up work-placement schemes for refugee teachers
Facilitator: Eddie Ralston, Refugee Council
Summary:
- Description of Refugee New Arrivals Project (Sheffield)’s work-placement scheme
- Description of Education Leeds’ work-placement scheme
- How these models can be recreated elsewhere
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