Common use of Link Tutors Clause in Contracts

Link Tutors. Each School Direct trainee is allocated a Link Tutor who maintains liaison and support for the trainee, mentor, and the professional tutor/School Direct co-ordinator in the school. Specifically, the Link Tutor should, in collaboration with the School Direct co-ordinator in school, be responsible for: • monitoring the trainee‟s progress through discussion with the Mentor; • reviewing the development of The Teachers’ Standards with the trainee and Mentor; • formative and summative assessments of the school experience with the Mentor; • monitoring, the trainee‟s wider professional development with the Mentor; • completing course documentation as specified in the relevant course documentation; • carrying out joint observations (with the mentor) of trainee teaching and complete related documentation; • reporting any problems or issues relating to school experience (including issues relating to Health and Safety and Equal Opportunities / Race Equality as well as trainee progress and entitlement) to the relevant member of staff with overall responsibility for ITE in the school as well as to the Head of Programme and the lead school. In addition the link tutor should: • complete termly, Link Tutor Report forms based on a review of evidence against the Teachers‟ Standards; • write the trainee‟s reference on behalf of the University.

Link Tutors. Each School Direct trainee is allocated a Link Tutor who maintains liaison and support for the trainee, mentor, and the professional tutor/School Direct co-ordinator in the school. Specifically, the Link Tutor should, in collaboration with the School Direct co-ordinator in school, be responsible for: • monitoring the trainee‟s trainee’s progress through discussion with the Mentor; • reviewing the development of The Teachers’ Standards with the trainee and Mentor; • formative and summative assessments of the school experience with the Mentor; • monitoring, the trainee‟s trainee’s wider professional development with the Mentor; • completing course documentation as specified in the relevant course documentation; • carrying out joint observations (with the mentor) of trainee teaching and complete related documentation; • reporting any problems or issues relating to school experience (including issues relating to Health and Safety and Equal Opportunities / Race Equality as well as trainee progress and entitlement) to the relevant member of staff with overall responsibility for ITE in the school as well as to the Head of Programme and the lead school. In addition the link tutor should: • complete termly, Link Tutor Report forms based on a review of evidence against the Teachers‟ Teachers’ Standards; • write the trainee‟s trainee’s reference on behalf of the University.

Link Tutors. Each School Direct trainee is allocated a Link Tutor who maintains liaison and support for the trainee, mentor, and the professional tutor/School Direct co-ordinator in the school. Specifically, the Link Tutor should, in collaboration with the School Direct co-ordinator in school, be responsible for: • monitoring the trainee‟s trainee’s progress through discussion with the Mentor; • reviewing the development of The Teachers’ Standards with the trainee and Mentor; • formative and summative assessments of the school experience with the Mentor; • monitoring, the trainee‟s trainee’s wider professional development with the Mentor; • completing course documentation as specified in the relevant course documentation; • carrying out joint observations (with the mentor) of trainee teaching and complete related documentation; • reporting any problems or issues relating to school experience (including issues relating to Health and Safety and Equal Opportunities / Race Equality as well as trainee progress and entitlement) to the relevant member of staff with overall responsibility for ITE in the school as well as to the Head of Programme and the lead school. In addition addition, the link tutor should: • complete termly, Link Tutor Report forms based on a review of evidence against the Teachers‟ Teachers’ Standards; • write the trainee‟s trainee’s reference on behalf of the University.

Link Tutors. Each School Direct trainee is allocated a Link Tutor who maintains liaison and support for the trainee, mentor, and the professional tutor/School Direct co-ordinator in the school. Specifically, the Link Tutor should, in collaboration with the School Direct co-ordinator in school, be responsible for: •  monitoring the trainee‟s progress through discussion with the Mentor; •  reviewing the development of The Teachers’ Standards with the trainee and Mentor; •  formative and summative assessments of the school experience with the Mentor; •  monitoring, the trainee‟s wider professional development with the Mentor; •  completing course documentation as specified in the relevant course documentation; •  carrying out joint observations (with the mentor) of trainee teaching and complete related documentation; •  reporting any problems or issues relating to school experience (including issues relating to Health and Safety and Equal Opportunities / Race Equality as well as trainee progress and entitlement) to the relevant member of staff with overall responsibility for ITE in the school as well as to the Head of Programme and the lead school. In addition the link tutor should: •  complete termly, Link Tutor Report forms based on a review of evidence against the Teachers‟ Standards; •  write the trainee‟s reference on behalf of the University.