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‘Beyond Partnership’

Mark McKiernan

Priorities for Partnerships

18 February 2010

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Partnership – the background

• ITT partnership traditionally defined in terms of ITT trainee placements

• Circular 9/92: “a different relationship with schools”

• TTA 2001-5: National Partnership Project• TDA 2006-9: Partnership Development Schools• ITT requirements

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Challenges arising from current model

• Despite the strengths of current models, there are issues in some parts of the system:– For providers– For schools– For the sector

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Beyond partnership: the new educational context

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The project aims:

• to capture the current state of school and ITT provider partnerships – our `own state of the nation survey’. We will do this by working with the PLA team, and the TS consultants.

• to identify examples of HEI, schools and other partners working together to develop innovative practice that can be replicated more widely.

• to provide a clear central policy steer on the development of collaborations to ensure that ITT continues to develop to meet changing needs of schools in the context of wider workforce development.

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Beyond Partnership – progress

Exploration: • Conference – 25 June 09• APTE conference – 14-15 July 09

Development:• Consultation online – End July 09• Ongoing consultation via TDA field-forces –

Sept-Dec 09

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Key themes explored through the consultation

• Innovation• The distinctive contribution of

HEI• Sustainability of partnerships• Development opportunities for

educators and trainers• Capacity for change to meet

the needs of C21 schools• Diversity in partnerships• An infrastructure for training

and development of the whole children’s workforce in schools

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Next steps: Project outputs

• Literature review – March 2010

• Pack of support materials and guidance:– ‘Handbook’– Discussion activity– Self-review activity

• Model partnership agreement??

See http://www.tda.gov.uk/partners/quality/partnership/beyondpartnership.aspx