West Midlands CETT Priority Area Coordinators’ Meeting
15 January 2008 ~ 10.30 – 2.00
Whitbourne Hall, Worcestershire
Minutes
Present:
Fergus McKay – Director and PAC ITT PCET
Chris Wilkins – Hereford & Worcester PDP
Elaine Goodall – PAC Skills
Ian Grayling – Director EMCETT
Jan Brant - Sub regional PAC AVC &ACL
Jean Garner – Sub regional PAC AVC & ACL
Jill Hardman – Action Research Co-ordinator
Katie McCombe – Sub regional PAC Skills
Margaret Hunter – PAC AVC & ACL
Mary Whitehouse - Sub regional PAC ITT PCET
Mike Smith – Sub regional PAC WBL
Penny Ottewill – PAC WBL
Steve Pardoe – Skills for Life Improvement Programme
Susan Martin – Project Manager
Susie Knight – Action Research Co-ordinator
Sue Fellows – Administrative Coordinator (Minutes)
Apologies: Kerry Amos - Sub regional PAC WBL Sub region 1
Item
Action
FM welcomed those attending their first WMCETT meeting.
Minutes of meeting held on 18 December 2007
These had been distributed and were accepted.
Matters arising
The Business Plan for Year 2 which begins in April is due by the end of January.
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Updates
PCET (FM): Appendix 1 distributed (attached)
Tribal will undertake a big evaluation of all qualifications and will give an interim report at
a meeting in February.
Review of 18 PTLLS presentations undertaken. There is a possibility of extending the
size of the PTLLS, perhaps increasing it to 40 hours. There are issues within both FE
and the voluntary sector that a longer course may not be as accessible and that people
will not progress further than the PTLLS. This will affect funding and staff development.
There is an issue around those who are qualified in vocational areas but whose own
skills are not so adequate. Academic study skills support is needed and a skills
accelerator running parallel to a skills programme could be developed in year 2. After
testing and trialling, it could be showcased at workshop run jointly with EMCETT.
IG interested in developing optional area around study skills in critical thinking and
reflective practice at level 4 to help progression to level 5. This could tie in with Skills for
Life and could bridge between PTLLS and DTLLS (there are 5 years available to
complete the qualifications).
Issue around e-learning awareness being developed with LSN. A 30 hours on-line model
has been produced by the CETT which is looking to develop it further.
Skills (EG): Appendix 2 distributed (attached)
The first PTLLS+ has been evaluated and the scheme of work revised in order to deliver
it in Hereford / Worcester and Shropshire
At the Skills for Life Teacher Trainer event Stoke College were offered support whilst
they are developing their programmes. Another similar event will be been planned for
this term.
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Kath Dodd has collated information about subject specific teacher training providers in
the West Midlands. CW suggested that the numbers reported for Skills for Life courses
should include numbers from Hereford, Worcester and Shropshire.
EG still to undertake TNA for Skills for Life across the CETT and will discuss at the two
meetings in Hereford and Worcester and Shropshire.
AVC/ACL (MH): Appendix 3 distributed (attached)
Potential trainers from the voluntary sector are being identified. The CETT aims to
evaluate and model the PTLLS rather than deliver it and will support organisations who
will deliver on the terms of the organisations they are working with (a year 2 objective)
WMCETT to meet NIACE on 16 January to discuss involvement in research on the
impact of teacher training reforms on this sector.
Work is being done with MENCAP, looking at developing a PTLLS course to run
alongside existing training (people with learning difficulties train others with learning
difficulties).
Voluntary sector organisations are funded through the LSC. Staff only working a few
hours per year are still expected to have the DTLLS.
There is an issue around what counts as legitimate teaching (eg within fire/police).
SVUK only provide OFSTED/LSC funded counts.
There is a requirement to register on the IfL website which FE tutors can do for free as
they are funded, however, this is not the case for those in the voluntary sector. FM will
pass on comments to IfL if the issues are sent to him.
WBL (PO): Appendix 4 distributed (attached)
PO involved in delivering PTLLS+ Literacy for 14-16 year olds (includes 1 day placement
in school) and a PTLLS+ generic (including live teaching observations).
Phil Broomfield from Riverside is interested in delivering future PTLLS courses.
MS has 30 people from work based learning and voluntary sector organisations who
want to take PTLLS as the delivery mode is very popular.
WB and 14-19 PTLLS are a growing area.
Action Research (JH): Appendix 5 distributed (attached)
Invites for £500 for Action Research projects have been sent out. Nothing further heard
from the WEA. Further feedback expected from HWS Training providers after
tomorrow’s final session. JG’s role will be to look at existing projects on the programme
and involve interested parties including Nuneaton and Bedworth CVS.
The CETT needs to look at ways to help Priority Area Coordinators avoid duplicating the
organisations they target for learners. However, there are data protection issues around
putting information about learners into updates and the minutes as these are put onto
the website. Suggest a secure page on the website to accommodate this.
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Website (SM) Appendix 6 distributed (attached)
Someone will be employed to read weekly trade journals and add weekly reports.
Met with all HEIs in the WM to invite them to send details of where teacher training
courses are being delivered and who the contact is. A template will be sent to the HEIs
and information uploaded onto the web (this includes courses run through national
awarding bodies.
Two new sections have been added to the web, one for HEIs and the other a glossary.
Look into having a geographical map.
Will be inviting teacher trainers to register their details with the CETT.
Engaging employers to use the website will be important.
Any resources to be uploaded onto the site can be sent to wmcett@warwick.ac.uk.
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Management and Administration (SM)
HOST will be monitoring all CETT business so all activities (large and small) need to be
captured using the activity log.
Permission will be needed to add new contacts to the database.
Suggest tick boxes be added to the on-line form for areas of interest and priority area.
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4.
Recent developments
Mentoring:
Funding has been secured from QIA for all 11 CETTs to evaluate mentoring (within a
tight time frame). All phases are on the website, the first of which is to find out what
mentoring is being undertaken. 26 out of 40 organisations will be involved. Sajida will be
asking what policies and practices organisations have and if they want to be on the
database. Other phases include developing a mentoring award and piloting with 30
mentors. Staffordshire, Wolverhampton, Worcester and Warwick Universities all have
model of mentoring which could be showcased at workshops where funding and
sustainability can be discussed. Regular updates will be available through the website.
SP – SfLIP (QIA Initiative) – new role focuses on work force development, teacher
training and CPD. QIA provides developments grants level 5s. Professional
Development Planning Services are being offered to a limited number of organisations
and TNA aims to raise awareness , provide advice and guidance and professional
planning for Skills for Life development of the workforce. SP could speak at mentoring
workshops – organisations to contact him directly.
Action Research:
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Priorities January – March 2008
FM bid for £50K to put together a proposal before Christmas for 3 projects to produce
case studies by the end of March (waiting to hear outcome):
a) Teacher educators – targeted at FE. Colleagues found FE not up to speed on needs
of tutors/trainers in the voluntary/work based learning sectors. FE ITT tutor would be
teamed up with tutors working in ACL/WBL/Third Sector to deliver PTLLS outside FE
which gives FE tutor experience of the wider sector and vice versa.
b) Planning – evaluation of impact of PTLLS on not just the trainee but also the
employer and tutor. Research to take place in February and 10 holistic case studies are
required form different organisations including FE. Will approach sponsors (those who
sent learners) from last year’s PTLLS, eg research achievements of H&W Fire and
Rescue Service since completion in Droitwich in July.
c) To support the development of a support network in SHW and C&W especially for
those not in FE.
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Business plan
Y2 business plan will go through the QIA and the Board for approval before the end of
March. Any specific ideas/issues/projects to FM.
EG developing integrated TT programme with skills embedded,
Workshops will be planned for deliverers of optional units to explain key issues and
evidence for model.
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EMCETT
23 partners including 3 universities, 3 ACLs, 12 HE/FE Colleges, 4 WBL and 1 other
organisation. Year 1 aims include improving quality of provision, promoting a proficiency
model of peer review and development for CPD and ITT, creating a network of ITT
Ambassadors and developing a framework of mentoring provision.
An EMCETT project to produce distance learning resources with a DVD embedded for
teaching in custodial (‘closed environments’) and back into the community sectors
(linked to mentoring) is available as a resource for generic teaching, and is being
developed as a model for other areas. FM suggested a workshop when this is
completed.
IG is also training profoundly deaf tutors, and looking at developing resources for those
born deaf. The two issues are i) minimum core around language and literacy and ii)
access to high quality teacher educators. CETT could develop information sheets for
those working with profoundly deaf students to lead to workshops.
WM and EM CETTs to collaborate on mentoring projects and development of high
quality materials to deliver CPD or ITT.
Next meeting: Friday 9 May 2008 ~10.30 – 12.30 ~ Venue to be confirmed
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