School/College. In each departmentalized School/College, there shall also be an elected committee of bargaining-unit faculty members to advise the xxxx/director.
School/College wishes to operate as an IQM Centre of Excellence for Inclusion from to ......................... (minimum period of 3 years) from assessment date. As a school, we: - • Commit to an annual IQM visit to validate, support and advise the school about its progress and produce a report to help planning for future developments. • Are committed to Inclusion. • Will show developing capacity to sustain inclusive practice. • Are willing to be an active member of an IQM cluster group of XXX and Flagship Schools. • Have good mechanisms to disseminate, share, encourage and influence good inclusive practice between the schools. • Are engaged in activities and in-house research that explore inclusive practice. • Will maintain the IQM Action Plan and Review document as an annual record of progress and development for the three-year period of this contract. • Are ready to contribute positively to the overall development aims of IQM. Headteacher’s Name: .................................................................................................................. School contact details: Telephone: ................................................................................... E-mail: .........................................................................................
School/College setting will: Appoint a Mentor or Setting Lead who will liaise with Edge Hill University to ensure that all training in the setting is of high quality, all trainees are receiving their entitlement and that the required reports and evaluations are returned on the prescribed dates (including, interim report forms, End of Professional Practice report forms and evaluation forms). Ensure an appropriate Mentor is identified for each trainee and in the absence of the identified one, ensure a suitable replacement is sourced immediately. Engage with the Edge Hill University placement management system (InPlace) to monitor the number of placement offers and ensure mentor assigned to each trainee is correct. Ensure all mentors follow the assessment process and procedures outlined in the age phase specific Edge Hill University Professional Practice Handbooks xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxx.xx.xx/educationpartnership/ (see each departmental section for the relevant Handbook) Ensure all mentors working with trainees have a clear understanding of the most recent Teachers’ Standards and Edge Hill University assessment processes and procedures (see relevant Professional Practice handbook) xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxx.xx.xx/educationpartnership/ Ensure mentors engage in mentor training and are aware of, and familiar with, all required report forms and documentation that the Mentor must complete for the trainee to complete the professional practice and for the payment to be released. Adhere to the Edge Hill University Training and Assessment Guidelines as noted in the Professional Practice Handbook xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxx.xx.xx/educationpartnership/and related to the Teachers’ Standards xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/teachers-standards Provide trainees with enhancement opportunities/Continuous Professional Development (CPD) according to trainee need where possible and appropriate, for example: SEND EAL Experience of transition from one age phase to another Ensure all mentors are fully aware of their roles and responsibilities, including: Establishing trusting relationships, modelling high standards of practice, and understanding how to support a trainee through initial teacher training, Supporting trainees to develop their teaching practice in order to set high expectations of all pupils and meet their needs, Setting high expectations and inducting the trainees to understand their roles and responsibilities as a teacher, Continuing to develop their own professional knowledge, skills a...
School/College setting will: Agree and adhere to Edge Hill University Quality Assurance processes and procedures (see appropriate Professional Practice Handbook) xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxx.xx.xx/educationpartnership/
School/College wishes to operate as an IQM Flagship for Inclusion for a minimum period of 3 years from assessment date. If, for any reason, a year is missed out then the contract will expand beyond 3 years until such times as 3 reviews have taken place. The criteria for Flagship Status :- • A school that has held Centre of Excellence for at least three years prior to attaining Flagship status for the first time. • Agrees to produce an annual written update of progress against the identified project outline as the basis for the annual review. • Be willing to be an active member of an IQM cluster group of XXX and Flagship Schools. • Attendance at IQM Cluster meetings is a prerequisite to maintaining Flagship Status. • Willing to engage in classroom level research activity that explores inclusive practice. • Has, or is able to develop, the capacity to share and disseminate good inclusion practice across a broader cluster of schools. • Share practice/staff/visits/training. • Committed to sustaining the IQM ethos through collaborative activities. • Be willing and able to support other schools to become IQM schools or Centres of Excellence. • Prepared to contribute to the overall development aims of IQM, supporting the need for expertise or trialling practice.
