primary partnership programme 2014/15

• 1DAYOFTPDTRAININGFORWHOLESTAFF

• 4DAYSOFTEACHERTRAININGANDIN-CLASSSUPPORT(PLUSPLANNINGSUPPORT)

• 2DAYSOFICTCOORDINATORTRAININGANDSUPPORT

• UPTO1DAYSUPPORTEDKEYTEACHER-LEDIN-SCHOOLTRAINING(TODISSEMINATESKILLS)

• ONGOINGTECHNICALSUPPORTANDASSISTANCE*Potentialforadditionalyear

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Primary Partnership Programme

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PARTNERSHIP OVERVIEW

NerveCentre|7-8MagazineStreet|Derry~Londonderry|BT486HJTel:+(44)02871260562|Fax:+(44)02871371738

www.nervecentre.org

PRIMARY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME

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NERVECENTRECREATIVELEARNINGCENTRETheNerveCentre’sCreativeLearningCentre(CLC)isoneofthreeinNorthernIreland.AlongsideNerveBelfastandtheAmmACentre(Armagh),wearefundedbytheDepartmentofCulture,ArtsandLeisure(managedthroughNIScreen)andinspectedbytheETI.Througharangeoftrainingandsupportprogrammes,weexisttoinnovateanddevelopskillsaroundusingcreativetechnologieswithconfidenceandwithpurposeforyoungpeople,teachersandcommunityleaders.

“Animationisnowatangibleele-mentwithinourcurriculumandtheskillsandknowledgewillhaveanimpactonalllearning.Averyrewardingexperienceforteacherandpupilalike.

(Teacher,PartnershipSchool2012/13)

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Tofindoutmorevisit:www.nervecentre.org/education



Wecouldn’thavedonethiswith-outtheNerveCentre-infuturewe’llbeabletodoitourselves.TheNerveCentrehaveextendedouruseofICTandmadeteachersmuchmoreprofessional.

(TeachingPrincipal,PartnershipSchool2013/14)

WewelcomeapplicationsfromanyprimaryschoolswithintheWELBandNEELBareas.Wearelookingforvibrant,forward-thinkingschoolswithsupportiveseniormanagement,enthu-siasticandmotivatedteachers,andICTequipment/planssuitabletoachieveaimsandgoalssetout.Finalapplicationsmustbesubmittedbytheprincipal.

WHOCANAPPLY?

PARTNERSHIPOUTLINETheNerveCentreCLC’sPrimaryPartnershipProgrammeoffersfiveprimaryschoolsanexcitingopportunitytodevelopthecreativeuseofdigitaltechnologiesintheirclassrooms.SuccessfulschoolswillworkwiththeCLCtosustainablygrowtheiruseofcreativedigitalmediaacrossthecurriculumandthewholeschool.Weallwanttoimproveourschools,seesupportforcommittedteachersandgiveyoungpeoplebetteropportunitiesineduca-tionandlife.Wewillworkstrategicallywithseniormanage-mentviatheschool’sdevelopmentplanandsupportkeystaffthroughimplementation.Emphasiswillbeplacedonapproachestoraisingstandardsandwholeschoolimprove-

ment(“EverySchoolAGoodSchool”,Lit-eracyandNumeracy,UICT).Theprogrammeofstafftraining,targetedteacherprofessionaldevelopment,ICTCoordinatorsupportandtechnicalsupportandassistanceistailoredtomeetyourschool’sneeds.ThepartnershipprogrammeisatthecoreofwhatwedointheCLCandrepresentsthelargestinvestmentofourtime,capitalandresources.SuccessfulpartnershipschoolswillbeexpectedtosubmitexamplesofupdatestotheirICTstrategies,schemesofwork,lessonplans,UICTtasksandotherpositiveoutcomes.Whereappropriate,thesemaybesharedwiththewidereducationcommunityasexamplesofgoodpractice.

“ “ITSTOTALCOSTTOPARTNERSCHOOLSISMETBYUS(UPTO£8000PERSCHOOL),WITHSCHOOLSPROVIDINGONLYTEACHERCOVERCOSTSASNECESSARY.



PARTNERSHIPDELIVERY:5Phases

PHASE1:Information&Application(Apr-May2014)Shortlisting&SiteVisit(May–Jun2014)

PHASE2:Preparation/Planning(June–Sep2014)InitialAll-StaffTrainingDay(Aug–Sep2014)


Principal&keystaffcompleteapplication(Principalsubmits)

1xmeetingwithPrincipal&keystaff(ifshortlisted)

Applicantschoolsshouldincludethefollowingintheirform:•OverviewofSDPandcurrentICTstrategy(wewanttoknowwhereyouareandwhereyouwouldliketobe)•Oneclearlydefinedareafortrainingandsupport(e.g.workingwithimages,workingwithmusic&sound,inter-activedesign,animation,movingimages,usingmobiletechnology…)•Proposeddateforinitialall-stafftraining

Ifshortlisted:applicantstaffmeetCLCstaffatsitevisittoschool

Applicationsareassessedbyanindependentpanel

Sitevisitswillbearrangedwithshortlistedschoolsbeforesuc-cessfulschoolsaretheninvitedtoparticipateinthepartnership.

OURCOMMITMENTYOURCOMMITMENT

NerveCentreCLCwillmeetkeystaffmemberstoagreeprogrammecontent:includingidentifyingoveralltrainingneeds,potentialsolutionsandspecificcontentforinitialtrainingsessions.

1xmeeting(duringschoolortwilight)&follow-upcontact

1xall-stafftrainingday

KeystaffworkwithCLCtoexplore/agree:• overalltrainingneedstomeetprioritiesidentifiedinapplication• specificcontentforall-stafftrainingday

1xdayallocatedTPDforwholeschoolstaff

Help school leaders to designan overall outline for 1-year pro-gramme tomeet schoolneeds re.one-clearlydefinedarea

Work in partnership with you toagreeCLCsupportand*equipmentneededforallstafftraining(*subjecttoavailability)

• Design & delivery of an agreedwhole-school training session tai-loredtomeetyouridentifiedneeds• CLC professional creative digi-tal media training, resources and*equipment for all staff training(*subjecttoavailability)




PHASE3:Training&SupporttoKeyTeachers(Aug2014–Mar2015)

[4daysbetweenkeyteachers]

Followingtheall-stafftrainingday,keyteachersareidentifiedtotakethepartnershipforwardwithfurthertrainingandsupport.Allschedulingandcontentwillbeconfirmedasearlyaspossible.Training&SupporttoICTCo-ordinator[2days](Aug2014–Mar2015)SupportaroundintegratinganddevelopingICTstrategyanddeliverytoensuregrowthanddevelopmentofcreativeuseofICTinschool.(**NBPrincipals:keystaffwillneedtobereleasedforagreedtimestofulfillthepartnership&makethemostofthesupportofferedtoyourschool.)

Total4daysxtrain-ing/in-classsupportbetweenkeyteach-ers

Planningsupportses-sion&follow-up

Teachercoverdependsonyourselectedkeyteachersandtheirchosenareaforsupporte.g.• 1daytraining(coverneeded)&1dayin-classsupport(nocoverneeded)toKS2teacher• 1daytraining,3x½dayin-classsupport,½dayfollow-upsupporttoKS1teacher(coverneededforall)**IfkeyteacherworksatFoundation/KS1notetheymayneedcover/assistanceduringin-classsupportaswell,ascreativedigitalworkusuallytakesplaceswithsmallnum-bersofpupilsatatime

e.g.twilightsessionbetweentraining&in-classsupporttoplanclassroomdeliverywithCLChelp

Balanceoftraining:in-classsupportagreedwith school depending onwhoyourkeystaffare

Tailoredhelp,trainingandresourc-esfromexperiencedstaff

Fullsupportfromprofessionalcrea-tivedigitalmedia trainers / accessto *equipment (*if required/avail-able) in your classroom as you tryoutnewskillswithpupils

Tailoredhelpfromexperiencedstafftodevisepracticalplanofwhatandhowyouwilldeliverwithpupils


Upto2xdays’sup-port(flexible)

Upto2xdays’teachercover/timetabledtimetode-velopintegrationofcreativeICTskills

Support to consolidate planning/useofICTtodeliverschooldevel-opment


TRAINING&SUPPORTTOKEYTEACHERS(AUG2014–MAR2015)

TRAINING&SUPPORTTOICTCO-ORDINATOR(AUG2014–MAR2015)




Pleaseemailyourcompletedapplicationformsto:[email protected].

**WeexpectsitevisitstoshortlistedschoolstocommenceinlateMaywithfinalconfirmationtosuccessfulschoolsinJune2014.

HOWTOAPPLY

Evidence-CaseStudy&Review(ongoing)Throughoutthepartnership,NerveCentreCLCandpartnerschoolswillgatherphotographic/videoevidencetosupportreviewandevaluation,alsotosharegoodworkbeingdoneinsuccessfulschools.

PHASE4:KeyTeachersLeadTrainingInSchool(Jan–Apr2015)

PHASE5:Evaluation&FutureDirections(Apr–Jun2015)

Keyteachers&ICTCoordinatorsaresupportedthroughcollatingacase-studyoftheirplanninganddeliv-eringtrainingtodisseminatetootherstaffICTskillsdevelopedthroughthepartnership.

1xplanningsession&follow-upsupport

Upto1fulldayxTeacher-ledin-schoolTPD(flexible)

Availabilityfortwilightsupportsession(s)(orteachercoverifschoolwishes)

AllocatedINSET/TPDtimeforkeystaff(followingpupildelivery&casestudydevelopment/planning)totraincol-leagues/embednewskills

Helpfromexperiencedstaffto:•Collatedigitalskillscasestudyforuseintrainingsession(&schoolusebeyond)•Devisepracticalplanofwhatandhowyouwilldelivertocolleagues

Fullsupportfromprofessionalcrea-tivedigitalmediatrainers/accessto*equipment/resources(*ifrequired/available)inyourschoolaskeystaffdisseminatenewskillstocolleagues


Partnershipschoolswillcompleteanendofyearevaluationtoincludeevidencedocumentingtheintegra-tionoftraining&supportintofutureteachingandlearning(e.g.updatedschemesofwork,ICTstrategy,actionplans,resources…).

Ongoing

½dayevaluationses-sion@NCCLC

Collectingevidence(photos/planning)duringpartnership

½dayteachercoverforkeystaff

Collecting evidence (photos/plan-ning)throughoutpartnership

Showcase of best practice frompartnerships&opportunity forkeyteachers to share good practiceandideasforfuturedirectionswithcolleagues from other partnershipschools.


*RefresherTrainingSession(dateTBC)Afollow-uptrainingsessionmaybemadeavailabletopartnershipteachersaftertheirpartnershiphasended,givingthemanoppor-tunitytomeetupwithcolleaguesfromotherpartnershipschoolsaswellasrefreshtheirskills.

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