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Continuing Professional Development Opportunities for Support Staff

Routes to becoming a Teacher

Improving Teaching & Learning/Leadership & Management

What can I do?

Gain a degree

Gain GCSEs in English, Maths (and Science for primary if born after 1979) or equivalent

Undertake undergraduate/postgraduate teacher training

Investigate employment based route into teaching (GTP/RTP)

Gain experience of working as a TA or HLTA

 

How could my school support me?

Encourage observation of best practice

Sponsor through Graduate and Registered Teacher Programme

Shadow a teacher

Gain experience of supervised working with small groups

How can I work with other schools?

Observe teaching in other schools

How will I use LA support?

Teacher Taster Courses through SWD Team

GTP Annual Conference

Advice and support through SWD Team

Interview by the Hertfordshire Regional Partnership in association with UH

What opportunities are there through national/regional programmes?

Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)

Undergraduate degree in Education

Graduate and Registered Teacher Programme

Alban Federation GTP programme


KEY:

AST: Advanced Skills Teacher
CPD: Continuing Professional Development
ELC Eastern Leadership Centre
ET: Excellent Teacher
GTC: General Teaching Council
GTP : Graduate Teacher Programme
HASSH: Hertfordshire Association of Secondary Heads
HGfL: Hertfordshire Grid for Learning
HIP: Headteachers’ Induction Programme
HoD: Head of Department
INCO: Inclusion Coordinator
L&M: Leadership & Management
LPSH: Leadership Programme for Serving Headteachers
NCSL: National College for School Leaders
NPQH: National Professional Qualification for Headship
NPQICL: National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership
NQ : Newly Qualified Teacher
OTT: Overseas Trained Teachers
PHF: Primary Heads Forum
PNS: Primary National Strategy
QTS: Qualified Teacher Status
SENCO: Special Educational Needs Coordinator
SHF: Special School Heads Forum
SLT: Senior Leadership Team
TDA: Training & Development Agency
T&L: Teaching & Learning
TIPD: Teachers International Professional Development