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Professional Formation leading to QTLS
Guidance
For members registering from 1 September 2016
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1) Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 3
Purpose of this document .............................................................................................................. 3
An overview of the process ............................................................................................................ 3
The 2014 Professional Standards ................................................................................................... 4
Avoiding plagiarism ....................................................................................................................... 4
Planning what you will write .......................................................................................................... 4
2) Completing your e-portfolio in Reflect .......................................................................................... 5
a) Getting Started ...................................................................................................................... 5
b) About you.................................................................................................................................. 7
c) Your career to date and current role .......................................................................................... 9
d) Self Assessment ......................................................................................................................... 9
e) Professional Development Plan ............................................................................................... 10
f) CPD Record .............................................................................................................................. 11
g) Critical Reflection ..................................................................................................................... 14
h) Final Action Plan ...................................................................................................................... 15
3. Sharing your workbook with your supporter and with SET .......................................................... 16
4. Emails from SET .......................................................................................................................... 18
5. Your Certificate ........................................................................................................................... 18
6. The Reapplication Process .......................................................................................................... 18
7. Technical Help ............................................................................................................................ 19
a) How to add your supporter’s details ........................................................................................ 19
b) How to upload evidence for your qualifications in the asset store............................................ 20
c) How to link your qualifications to your workbook .................................................................... 23
d) How to add narrative ............................................................................................................... 24
Appendix 1: Critical Reflection: Evidencing impact ......................................................................... 27
Appendix 2: Guidance for supporters.............................................................................................. 28
Appendix 3: Professional Development Plan ................................................................................... 31
Appendix 4: Professional Discussion Template ................................................................................ 32
Appendix 5: CPD Record ................................................................................................................. 35
Appendix 6: Final Action Plan ......................................................................................................... 36
Appendix 7: Professional formation checklist .................................................................................. 37
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1) Introduction
Purpose of this document
This document aims to provide you with the following:
the mandatory evidence (highlighted in green) that you must include
optional evidence (highlighted in purple) that you can include
technical support (highlighted in red) to help you upload your evidence into your workbook
guidance for your supporter
You should note that if the mandatory evidence is not included in your applications, you risk your application being reviewed as ‘Criteria Not Met’.
Please note also that you must not include any evidence from your ITE programme in your application, unless specifically stated in this guidance.
An overview of the process
1) Carry out an online self-assessment against the 2014 professional standards to you help identify your areas for development that you will undertake during professional formation
2) Put together a professional development plan outlining activities that will be undertaken during the process of professional formation (a minimum of four months)
3) Complete a continuing professional development (CPD record) that details the CPD undertaken during professional formation
4) Critically reflect on the impact of the CPD undertaken and evaluate the difference it has made to your practice and your learners’ outcomes
5) Complete a final action plan that will provide details of professional development that will be undertaken after QTLS has been awarded.
1. Self-assessment
2. Professional development
3. CPD record
4. Critical reflection
5. Final action plan
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The 2014 Professional Standards
The on-line workbook allows you to demonstrate the effective use of your skills and knowledge in your professional practice whilst working collaboratively with colleagues over a minimum period of at least four to six months. It also enables you to show how you are continuing to build on your skills, knowledge and understanding in relation to the professional standards.
Each section of the workbook provides opportunities for you to show how you are continuing to develop
your practice with respect to the 2014 Standards, referenced in this document with this symbol:
There is more information and guidance on the 2014 Professional Standards here. The 2014
Professional Standards Guidance and the Professional Standards Guide for Practitioners may be
useful in helping you interpret the standards for your particular education and training context.
Avoiding plagiarism You will be aware from your ITE programme that you must acknowledge the source of any information
to avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism is the taking of another person's ideas, writings or inventions and using
them as your own. Re-wording or paraphrasing another person's work without citing the source is also
considered plagiarism. SET take instances of plagiarism very seriously and will take appropriate action
where this has been found to have occurred.
Planning what you will write When preparing their QTLS applications, some members have found it useful to plan each page before
adding details to the Reflect workbook. Use the prompts in this guide to organise each section. Initially
put some key words and phrases against each section which you can expand on later, then think about
the evidence you have to support your narrative. Spending a few minutes now planning your entries
will help when compiling your workbook.
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2) Completing your e-portfolio in Reflect
a) Getting Started Log in to www.set.et-foundation.co.uk using your membership number (or registered email address) and the password. REfLECT+ is a free benefit and available to all SET members. You can access REfLECT+ via the link on the SET website (when you have logged in) or using the link you were sent when you registered to apply for professional formation. Note: If you have difficulties accessing REfLECT+ please check that your pop up blocker is switched off as it is preventing your REfLECT+ pages from opening. Also delete your browsing history as this sometimes prevents access to the correct webpage. You may want to watch the ‘Completing your professional formation workbook’ video before you start using REfLECT. When you are in your REfLECT+ space you can access your workbook via the “View” drop down menu
and by clicking on “Tasks”:
Click on Tasks and you will see a list of any programmes you are undertaking. Click the title of the
programme you wish to access and open the task to see the workbook.
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Tips on updating your workbook
1 Whenever you wish to add to or update your workbook we recommend that you always access the workbook via the View and Tasks option.
2 Save your work at regular intervals and before you log out from REfLECT+. NOTE: On first saving you will be sent a message that you have submitted your workbook to a workspace. This is the correct process and ensures your workbook will be sent to the correct review period when complete. It does not mean that you have shared your workbook with SET.
There are 7 pages in the workbook which cover the whole of the application. These are divided up into specific sections, so you can complete them in stages. About you Your career to date and current role 1. Self-assessment 2. Professional development plan 3. CPD record 4. Critical reflection 5. Final action plan Remember every time you go back to the workbook access it via the “View” menu and select “Task”. Each page has a “help text” provided in a separate pop-up box that automatically opens alongside the workbook when you change the page. To close the Help box click on the X at the top right, to open the help again it is available by clicking the “question mark” icon which can be found alongside the individual page buttons.
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b) About you This page contains your details and enables you to upload your qualifications.
Your full name and membership number will automatically be added to this page.
Declaration of Suitability (fitness to practise)
The page will show whether your Declaration of Suitability form has been received.
If you have not completed this form, you can access it here. Please complete and sign the form and send a scanned copy to: [email protected]. Once received and checked, it will be uploaded to your member record and your workbook will be automatically updated to show it has been received.
Your Supporter’s details Enter your supporter’s name. Your supporter should be a qualified teacher who can comment on your current practice. He or she can be your current manager or a colleague. There is more information on the role of the supporter here
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You also need to add your supporter as a contact in your Reflect account. This will enable you to share your workbook during the process of completing professional formation.
Technical help: Click here to find out how to add your supporter’s details and share your
workbook, both during the process of completing professional formation and at the end of the
process when they will write a formal supporting statement.
Your qualifications
In this section, you must upload scanned full colour copies of the following qualifications :
a) Initial Teacher Education qualification If your ITE qualification was gained abroad, you will need to map your teaching and learning skills against the 2014 professional standards. Examples of how you can demonstrate this can be found here.
b) Maths and English qualifications Check that your maths and English qualifications are on the list of acceptable qualifications. Currently, your maths and English qualifications do not need to have been gained recently. However, if your maths and English qualifications are more than five years old, you may want to take this opportunity to update your skills by carrying out a self-assessment, undertaking some free on-line modules and taking a practice test. For more information, log onto Foundation on-line learning. If your maths and English qualifications were gained abroad, please provide a letter from UK NARIC confirming their equivalence to GCSE grades A* - C, along with copies of your original certificates.
c) Subject specialist qualification (or CV that outlines your vocational experience) Please note: If you teach maths or English (numeracy, literacy, Functional Maths, Functional English, GCSE Maths or English), you will need to upload a qualification that demonstrates that you have maths and English skills at Level 3 or above, eg ‘A’ Level, Degree, Level 3 Award in Maths for Numeracy Teaching, Level 3 Award in English for Literacy and Language teaching. Further examples can be found here.
Technical help: Click here to find out how to upload evidence for your qualifications into your Asset Store
Technical help: Click here to find out how to add your qualifications to your workbook Please note: this is a two-stage process. Reviewers cannot see the files in your assets folder unless they are linked correctly in your workbook
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c) Your career to date and current role
6, 12 & 20
You must complete all the narrative sections, 1, 2 & 3
1) Your journey into teaching
Describe your career to date and say why you decided to become a teacher or trainer (maximum 500
words). You can add supporting evidence by clicking on the rosette.
Upload your current CV
2) Current Role and Responsibilities
Tell us about your current role and responsibilities and about the subjects you teach and about the age
range and types of your learners. State how you work with colleagues to improve the quality of
teaching and learning in your organisation (maximum 200 words).
You can add supporting evidence by clicking on the rosette.
Optional: Your job description, notes of meetings, quality improvement plans, examples of cross
organisational working/work you have undertaken with outside agencies, examples of networking.
3) Motivation for Undertaking QTLS
Describe why you are undertaking QTLS (maximum 200 words).
You can add supporting evidence by clicking on the rosette.
Technical help: Click here to find out how to add narrative
d) Self Assessment
1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 12, 19 & 20
In order to benchmark your starting point for professional formation, you will need to carry out a self-
assessment of your professional skills, knowledge and understanding against the 2014 professional
standards. This self-assessment will help you to identify your areas for development and is an
opportunity to make links to organisational development and collaborating with others.
Use the online self-assessment tool available from your Member dashboard on SET website. Click on
My SET, ‘My professional development’ and then ‘self-assessment’. Alternatively, you can access it
here. Complete the self-assessment and upload the pdf of your results to this page.
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Upload the following mandatory evidence:
a pdf of the results of your self-assessment
an observation report of your teaching as evidence to support your self-assessment Note: If you are a recently qualified teacher, you can upload your final observation report from your ITE
programme, provided that it this is no older than six months prior to the date of registration for
professional formation.
Unless you have qualified as a teacher in the past six months prior to the date of registration for
professional formation, you cannot use one of your ITE observations. This is because your portfolio of
evidence must contain evidence of current practice.
Optional: an appraisal report
e) Professional Development Plan
1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 12, 19 & 20
The results of the self-assessment will inform your Professional Development Plan. This will include
areas that you will address during the process of professional formation. If you have recently qualified
as a teacher, you could use content from the action plan developed as part of your final Professional
Development Planning assignment.
Complete the professional development plan and list your objectives stating how and when you will
undertake the continuing professional development activity. (See Appendix 3 for the Professional
Development Plan template). There is also a link to the template here.
Your plan should be current and forward-looking, explicitly referenced to the professional standards and include:
Professional standard and specific area for development
Action you will take
Anticipated impact and how you will know you have achieved your goal
Who you will need to contact
Expected completion dates Your plan must include CPD activity to develop your skills in delivering teaching and assessing
learners, as well as your subject specialist knowledge.
Optional: You may want to share and discuss your Professional Development Plan with your
supporter at this stage and record your discussion, using the professional discussion template
(Appendix 4)
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You will record the progress of your Professional Development Plan in your Professional Development
Record in the next section.
Include the following mandatory evidence:
Completion of your professional development plan using the template provided
You will need to ensure that you have selected a minimum of one goal in each of the three
following areas, so a minimum of three goals in total:
a. Teaching and learning: planning and delivery b. Teaching and learning: assessment c. Subject specialist knowledge
A summary of the areas of your practice that you have chosen to develop, explaining
why you decided to focus on this particular aspect of your practice (maximum 200
words)..
Optional: Professional development plan developed at the end of your ITE programme that highlights
strengths and areas for development
f) CPD Record
Complete the template provided, detailing the CPD that you are undertaking during the professional
formation process. This will be informed by your professional development plan. See Appendix 5 for
the CPD template. There is also a link to the template here.
You must include at least one CPD activity for each of the following, so a minimum of three activities in
total:
a) Teaching and learning: Planning and delivery b) Teaching and learning: Assessment c) Subject specialist knowledge
A CPD activity can include any of the following:
Action research project Coaching and mentoring activity Conference Course (on-line, face to face, blended) Discussion Employer visit
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Event Peer observation Reading, e.g. educational research/theory Seminar Sharing practice with peers Training delivery/cascading Representing your department / college Use of new technology Challenging practice Engagement with a new group
Your CPD record needs to demonstrate how you are improving your teaching and learning knowledge
and skills to meet the diverse needs of your learners.
You may want to invite feedback from your supporter on your developing practice as you are completing this section of the workbook and include this as evidence. You will reflect on how you will apply what you have learned in respect of your professional practice
and setting in the Critical Reflection section of the workbook.
You will consider what future support you will need from colleagues / others in order to continue to
develop your practice in the Final Action Plan section of the workbook.
a) Teaching and learning: Planning and delivery
1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 8, 9 11,12,14,15,16 & 20
In this section, your CPD record may include opportunities to develop the following:
Planning and delivering effective learning programmes for diverse groups or individuals in a
safe and inclusive environment.
Creative and innovative ways to help learners to learn
Strategies/methods to demonstrate that you value and promote social and cultural diversity, equality of opportunity and inclusion
Increasing the use of technology in your role and promoting its use to your learners
Inspiring, motivating and raise the aspirations of your learners
Addressing the maths and English needs of learners and working creatively to overcome individual barriers to learning
Updating your own maths and English skills to ensure you have the confidence to support your learners to improve these skills.
Managing and promoting positive learner behaviour.
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Examples of CPD activity:
Observation of a peer to share effective practice in using technology
Reading research articles on strategies to improve behaviour management and testing ideas out in practice
Self-assessing your maths and/or English skills and undertaking some online modules to develop your skills. Taking a practice test to demonstrate progress
b) Teaching and learning: Assessment
1, 6, 8, 9 12,13,17,18 & 20
In this section, your CPD record may include opportunities to develop the following:
Motivating and inspiring learners to promote achievement and developing their skills to enable progression, taking into account their individual needs
Enabling learners to share responsibility for their own learning and assessment, setting goals that stretch and challenge
Applying appropriate and fair methods of assessment and providing constructive and timely feedback to support progression and achievement.
Examples of CPD activity
Reading of educational theory on formative assessment strategies and testing out and evaluation of impact on practice and learners.
Collaboration with an English teacher in order to develop skills in providing constructive written feedback to learners on their English skills.
Peer observation to develop skills in stretching learners of all abilities and testing out in practice
c) Subject specialist knowledge
6, 7, 8, 10 19 & 20
In this section, your CPD record may include opportunities to develop the following, demonstrating how
you are continuing to ensure currency in your specialism:
Keeping yourself updated on your subject/vocational area so that your learners receive the benefit of the latest knowledge and skills
Collaborating with colleagues to expand your knowledge and understanding of your subject/vocational area
Maintaining and updating your teaching and training expertise and vocational skills through collaboration with others outside your organisation, e.g. through links with employers, occupational networking, trade and professional memberships, links with the wider community, presenting at a conference
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Examples of CPD activity
Attending courses/updates related to your subject specialism during the process of professional formation
Peer observations of colleagues and putting into practice something learned from the observation and evaluating its impact on learners
Visiting an employer or undertaking a placement in industry
Working part time in your occupational setting, alongside teaching
Co-designing and co-delivering programmers with employer partner (including apprenticeships) You must upload the following mandatory evidence:
A completed template of your CPD record
Notes from your professional discussion with your supporter, where you have reviewed your progress and discussed any CPD undertaken (Appendix 4)
g) Critical Reflection
1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 19 & 20
1) Look back at your self-assessment and professional development plan. Reflect on how you have
addressed any professional standards you identified for development. Critically evaluate the impact the
process has had on your learners. How has the reading you identified developed your understanding of
your practice?
2) What has been the impact on your colleagues and your organisation and how do discussions with
peers support your on-going development?
3) How have your professional values, professional knowledge and skills developed during the
process? What have you learned about yourself as a practitioner?
Mandatory Minimum Evidence Requirements
To support your Critical Reflection you must provide all of the evidence requirements in 1 and some
evidence for each of 2 and 3 below
1) Evidence for improvements in practice
A final observation report of your teaching and learning that demonstrates the impact of your
Professional Development Planning (PDP). You must also include
a) the lesson plan for the session
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b) your evaluation of how the lesson was received. This evaluation must include reference to learner feedback on the lesson.
2) Evidence of the impact on learner outcomes
You may find it useful to consider evidence for learner outcomes in the following areas:
Knowledge: what evidence is there for an increase in understanding, eg assessment data such as
test results, learner self –assessment reports, ILPs, tracking of learner progress against criteria.
Skills: what evidence is there to demonstrate improvements in skills, eg communication skills,
working collaboratively, class participation etc.
Attitudes: what evidence is there for improvements in the attitudes of the learners, eg attendance
records, punctuality, class participation, willingness of the learners to consider alternative points of
view.
Some evidence, such as learner feedback, unit/course evaluation will provide support for all of
these areas.
3) Evidence of the impact of your professional formation on your organisation.
Suitable evidence may include: minutes of meetings to provide evidence of sharing of practice with
colleagues, mentoring, tutoring, working with SEN learners; examples of links with outside agencies
eg stakeholders, employers, placements, team teaching
See Appendix 1 for examples of evidencing impact.
h) Final Action Plan
1, 13, 17, 18
This section requires you to complete a final action plan that will provide details of professional
development that you plan to undertake to ensure that you are continuing to develop your practice after
you have completed professional formation.
Complete the plan and identify short, medium and long term activity that you will undertake in the next
6-12 months. See Appendix 6 for the template. There is also a link to the template here.
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Describe (maximum 200 words):
What will be your next step in order to continue to develop your practice? Who will support you with this? Why are you involving them and how will they support you? How will you involve colleagues in
this process?
Hold your final meeting with your supporter to review your work, reflect on the impact of your CPD.
Optional: Complete the professional discussion template to record notes from your meeting (Appendix
4)
Final Action Plan
The following evidence is mandatory:
Your final action plan
Completed narrative
3. Sharing your workbook with your supporter and with SET
As your supporter’s contact details are already stored in your Reflect account, type the first few letters
of their name, then click on it to add it to the supporter box. Next, click on the Share with Supporter
button to activate an email to your supporter providing them with details of how to access your
workbook
The supporter will receive an email from REfLECT+ which will invite them to click on a link to access your workbook and the supporting statement. Please note that once your application has been supported, you cannot make any further
changes or you will lose the supporting statement and your supporter will have to re-enter their
statement.
Your supporter will need to complete a statement that requires them to give details of:
the context in which you are known to him or her
particular strengths and attributes which you bring to your professional practice
areas for your future professional development
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When your supporter has completed and saved the statement and also clicked on the Support button in the top right-hand corner of your workbook, you will receive an email informing you that this has been done. To read the supporter’s statement when it has been completed, click on the Open Statement button on the status bar.
Sharing your workbook for review
The final task will be to click on the “Share with SET” button, which will become active when the
supporting statement has been added. This is a very important last step as it is this action which will
forward your completed workbook to SET to be reviewed. When your professional formation
application has been received by SET, you will receive an automated email confirming this.
We recommend that you use the Professional Formation Checklist (Appendix 7) to ensure you have
completed everything before pressing the “Share with SET” button.
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4. Emails from SET
At certain points in the professional formation process, emails will be sent out to your email address
and a notification will also appear in the message centre in REfLECT+ when feedback or certificates
are released. You can also check the status of your professional formation application and track its
progress, by logging in to My SET on the website, then clicking on Professional Formation on the left
hand side of the dashboard page.
At the end of the process if you have achieved QTLS you will receive an email informing you of this
decision. You will be able to read your official feedback by logging onto REfLECT+, opening your
workbook and clicking on the View Feedback button.
Please note: if you have submitted your application for the Spring Review (end of February), ensure
you have renewed your membership by the end of March, otherwise we cannot notify you of your
results in April.
5. Your Certificate
Your professional formation certificate will be stored in your Assets list ready for printing at your
convenience. Alternatively, you can access your certificate by logging in to My SET on the website,
then clicking on My Programmes, then Download Certificate. You will also receive a hard copy of your
certificate, normally within six weeks of notification of being awarded with QTLS. Please check your
account to ensure that we have your correct postal address.
6. The Reapplication Process
If you have not gained QTLS, you will be given detailed feedback of what you need to provide in order
to reapply. Click on the View Feedback button in your workbook.
If you are unsure of what evidence you need to add to the workbook for your reapplication, please
contact [email protected] in order to request a telephone meeting with a
member of our professional formation team. Please note that you will only be allowed to reapply once.
Click on the Reapply button which will unlock your workbook and give you access again as it has been
locked during the review and moderation process. Add the missing evidence or narrative on the
appropriate pages and when complete, click on the Share with SET button again. You do not need to
share with your supporter again or provide another supporting statement unless specifically requested
in your feedback.
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Clicking on the Share with SET button will send your reapplication through to the Reapplications area but in
addition, you should also send an email to [email protected] to alert the team that you
have sent in your amendments. Your reapplication will normally be reviewed within three weeks and you will be
notified of the results via email and REfLECT+. Currently there is no charge for this.
7. Technical Help
a) How to add your supporter’s details Supporter details are added to the Status/Submission Bar; here you will be able to add your supporter’s
name, click on the external contact option:
Selecting the external contact option will open a pop up
screen similar to the one to the right where you are asked
to key in the supporter’s name, their email and then to
confirm their email address.
Remember to click on Save when you have completed
the short form. This will add the supporter’s name to your
Reflect Contacts list.
Note: The ”Send to Supporter” option will only be available for use when you have completed all of
the pages and added the supporter’s details to the workbook.
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To check the Supporter’s email address Click on View and select Contacts This will show which email address has been used and you can check this is correct. This is useful if your supporter does not receive the email to give access to the workbook as the email may have been entered incorrectly.
If you wish to reset the supporter’s email address Occasionally, you may need to change the supporter’s email address to a different one. To do this you will need to click on the Reset button and then add the supporter’s new details following the same procedure as you did originally. (See instructions above)
b) How to upload evidence for your qualifications in the asset store Step 1 Scan or photograph the documents you have chosen and save as .jpg or PDF format. This will enable easy access to your certificate scans/photographs. How you scan and save these documents depends on which scanner and program you are using but generally, these are fairly simple to use. A smart phone image can uploaded to your computer and saved as .jpg or PDF format. Step 2 Save these scans/images on your computer or memory stick. Give the documents suitable names so you are able to select the correct ones for each stage of the workbook, for example Cert Ed 2006, GCSE Maths 1998, and so on. You should find that the file extension is .jpg if a jpeg file so your filename will be something like this: PSK Cert Ed 2006.jpg (where PSK are your initials) or pdf if your document is saved in Portable Document File format, for example PSK PGCE 2012.pdf.
Reset button
Anil Rahman anilr anil8832:frp.co.uk
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Step 3 To upload your scanned documents or image files to your Asset store: From the REfLECT+ home page, click on “Add New” then select “File”:
A new panel appears to upload the file: – add a title and brief description of your scanned/image document. Next, follow these steps:
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Click on:
“Browse” button
Navigate to where you have stored your scans on your computer or memory stick
Select the file you wish to upload
Click on the “open” button – this will add your filename to the box.
In the Upload File box, tick the checkbox which confirms you are entitled to upload the file
Click the Save & Upload button – you should be able to see the progress of your file uploading. Note: Please allow sufficient time for your file to be uploaded and processed as otherwise your file may not be fully uploaded.
You can then save and close this asset. The file you have just uploaded will now be found in the By Me section of the Asset store. Click on the file, then then click on View (from the menu at the bottom of the workbook) to check your file has uploaded correctly. If you are not able to open your file or it is empty, this means that you have not allowed sufficient time for the file to be processed and it will need uploading again. Please note: we are only able to accept the following file formats:
.avi, .bmp, .doc, .docx, .gif, .jpg, .pdf, .pps, .ppt, .pub, .rtf, .tif, .txt, .xls, .xlsx and .zip. If you upload documents in any other formats they may not be able to be accessed.
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Tips on updating your workbook
Whenever you wish to add to or update your workbook always use this route, although the workbook also now sits in your Asset store we recommend that you always access the workbook via the View and Tasks option.
Save your work at regular intervals and before you log out from REfLECT+. NOTE: On first saving you will be sent a message that you have submitted your workbook to a workspace – this is the correct process and ensures your workbook will be sent to the correct review period when complete.
c) How to link your qualifications to your workbook
The About You page shows your initial teacher training qualification and maths and English qualifications recorded on your SET pages. All qualifications will need to be evidenced in order to complete the qualifications page. On this page, you will see a red rosette icon beside each qualification. Click on the red rosette (not the name of the qualification) and you will be taken to your Asset store. Scroll to the qualification you require then click on the file and click the Confirm button and your selected qualification will now be added to your workbook as a link. The rosette will now turn green. To check you have uploaded the correct qualification, click on the green rosette and a window will open indicating which file you have added, click on the file to open it. Please note: If your teaching qualification doesn't show on this page, it is because you haven't updated your SET pages. You can create the link by following these steps:
In your Assets folder, click on the teaching qualification file (e.g. Cert Ed) in the Assets list
Select Edit
Click on the small tag at the bottom right
Key in SET Qualification (or select this is the tag is already in the list)
Then close You should now see the teaching qualifications linked in your workbook Please note: there is no need to add any additional information about your qualifications in the form which you may see at this point; your certificate is what is required for this process.
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d) How to add narrative
To add appropriate narrative to these pages, follow the advice in the pop-up 'Help' which slides in from
the right every time you click to open the page:
You can enter text in the box already prepared for you; this will expand as you write.
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Copying and Pasting text from a pre-prepared Word document
You are able to copy and paste narrative from a Word document if you prefer to prepare your work
before adding to the narrative page – this is a useful back up for you, rather than entering narrative
directly onto the pages in REfLECT+. To paste text to your workbook page:
1 Highlight and copy the text as usual
2 Position your cursor on the page where you wish the text to appear
3 Hold down the Control key and press V
Control V is the keyboard shortcut to allow you to paste into the workbook pages.
Other keyboard shortcuts which you may find useful are:
Control C – to copy text
Control X – to cut text
A useful list of common keyboard shortcuts is available online:
http://www.computerhope.com/shortcut/word.htm
If you are using a Mac, then the keys are slightly different: Command V – to paste text into your narrative page Please note: Using a Safari browser will not allow you to copy and paste, please switch to a different browser such as Firefox or Chrome. Here is a list of common keyboard shortcuts for a Mac:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236
Formatting text: Highlight a word or phrase and you will notice a floating formatting toolbar like the one below will
appear:
Click on the option you wish to apply.
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= makes the text Bold
= makes the text Italic
= changes the colour of the text
= changes the headings or text size
To check whether your link is active
In order to check whether your link is active, you will need to go into Preview Mode. Click on the eye icon at the top right of the workbook, this will take you to Preview Mode which is where you can click on a link and your certificate or document will open. To return to Edit Mode, click on the pencil icon. Other icons on the toolbar:
= this will open your resource centre and you can link to a resource that you have created
= this will enable you to link to a webpage by inserting the web address (URL)
= this will enable you to create a link to an email address
= this will remove any applied formatting Status and Submission Bar The status and submission bar at the bottom of the page contains the current status of the workbook, ie
New whilst you are compiling your workbook, and is the place for you to add your supporter and a
button to “Share with Supporter”.
This status bar will change depending on the progress of your application.
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Appendix 1: Critical Reflection: Evidencing impact1 How can I evidence the impact of professional formation on:
My practice?
My learners?
My organisation?
My practice Improvement in inspection/observation grades Feedback following observations of your practice that demonstrates improvement Examples of use of more creative approaches to teaching, learning and assessment and the impact on your practice Examples of testing out new ideas, based on robust research evidence and the impact on your practice My learners Improvements in achievement rates Improvement in retention rates Improvement in student motivation/morale/attendance/punctuality, etc Improvement in classroom atmosphere, eg more settled, more questioning Examples of students more willing to collaborate and engaged in learning Examples of students who are more autonomous
My organisation/partner organisations Examples of greater cross curriculum/departmental working Examples of beneficial links and collaboration with other providers/agencies Establishment of a community of research and practice within your organization Closer links with HE colleagues
1 This section has been adapted from an article from InTuition Research, Issue 1, Spring 2016: Gregson, M, Spedding, P & Nixon, L. Helping good ideas to become good practice: Enhancing your professional Practice through Joint Practice Development, London, SET.
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Appendix 2: Guidance for supporters The role of the supporter is to act as a ‘critical friend’ to the member applying for Qualified Teacher
Learning and Skills (QTLS).
Who should be a supporter?
The supporter should be appropriately qualified to pass judgements on the evidence collated by the
applicant, for example a line manager or head of department. Ideally, the supporter should be a
member of the Society for Education and Training (SET), but this may not be possible in all cases.
What constitutes ‘appropriately qualified’?
SET would consider someone suitable to act as a supporter if he or she is:
• able to draw on wide-ranging experience of the sector
• has knowledge of a relevant subject specialist area or teaching and learning practice
• can comment on the applicant’s current practice
• has known the applicant in a professional capacity for a length of time that enables them to comment
in a supporting statement on the applicant’s progression over a period of time (ideally a minimum of six
months).
In addition, the supporter might have a position of responsibility in his/her place of work and be
someone whose opinion and judgment is respected. The supporter’s relationship with the applicant
should be entirely professional; she or he should not be someone related to the applicant by birth or
marriage, or someone who is in a close and personal relationship with the applicant, such as a friend.
What would the supporter be required to do?
The applicant and supporter should work closely with each other from the beginning of the professional
formation process and ideally the supporter will provide on-going feedback to the applicant whilst he or
she is completing the on-line workbook.
Professional discussions with the applicant will ideally be held during the process and in particular:
After the applicant has completed the Professional Development Plan
Whilst the applicant is completing their Continuing Professional Development Record
(mandatory)
After the applicant has completed the Final Action Plan.
A Professional Discussion template has been developed so that the applicant can record notes from
these meetings (page 36-8).
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After the applicant has collected and collated evidence in their workbook in REfLECT+ and checked
this for spelling and grammatical errors, they will share it officially with their supporter. This action will
prevent the applicant from amending the workbook. The supporter will be required to:
read the collated evidence
confirm that the applicant has provided a true and accurate picture of his/her professional
practice
complete an online statement authenticating the applicant’s evidence in the ‘Supporter’s
statement’ area of the applicant’s workbook.
The statement requires the supporter to give details of:
the context in which the applicant is known to him or her
particular strengths and attributes which the applicant brings to his or her professional practice
areas for future professional development
It is advisable to refer to the 2014 Professional Standards and comment on these when completing the
statement.
Adding your Supporter’s Statement
When the application is ready to be supported, the applicant will share the workbook with you. You will receive
an email similar to the one below
Click the first link and use the log on details which will be provided in the email. This will give you
access to the workbook so you will be able to read through the information to ensure that what has
been entered in the narrative is a correct record.
After completing the reading of the narrative, please click the Open Statement button in the top right
corner – similar to the example below:
This action will open up a statement form for you to complete. You will be able to keep editing and saving the
statement until it is completed.
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When the statement has been completed, please click on the Support button – if you do not click this
button, the applicant will not be able to read your statement.
This action will save your statement to the applicant’s workbook and also trigger an email to the applicant to
inform them the supporting statement has been added.
That is the end of your supporter duties but the final task of the applicant will be to click on the Share with SET
button which will appear in the applicant’s view of the workbook.
Once complete, saved and the Support button clicked, the supporter’s statement will form part of the workbook evidence to be sent to the SET and reviewed in support of the applicant’s claim to be awarded QTLS.
Find out more: www.set.et-foundation.co.uk Telephone us (free phone): 0800 093 9111 or (local call):
020 3092 5001
Email us:[email protected]
Education and Training Foundation 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9SP
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Appendix 3: Professional Development Plan
Remember to ensure that you have included at least one area for development in each of the following areas: teaching and learning (planning and delivery) teaching and
learning (assessment) and subject knowledge, so a minimum of three areas for development in total.
Professional Standard
and specific area for
development
Activity to be undertaken
(e.g. meeting with colleagues, peer observation,
CPD event, visit to employer, research,
professional reading etc.)
Anticipated impact on learners
(i.e. what difference will the outcomes of
this action make to your learners?)
Expected date this will
be completed by
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Appendix 4: Professional Discussion Template Please use the table below to briefly record professional discussions with your supporter. It can be handwritten and then scanned and uploaded into your workbook.
1) Initial professional discussion
Purpose: To discuss with your supporter how you intend to meet the requirements for QTLS
Note: The meeting will be an opportunity to discuss your professional development plan and should be held after you have completed your plan.
Professional Discussion: (briefly note items discussed)
Date of discussion:
Supporter’s signature:
Your signature:
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2) Interim professional discussion
Purpose: To review your progress and discuss CPD activities undertaken to date
Note: This meeting will take place when you are part way through the professional formation process and have undertaken some CPD.
Professional Discussion: (briefly note items discussed) Date of discussion:
Supporter’s signature:
Your signature:
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3) Final professional discussion
Purpose: To reflect on the process of professional formation and the impact of CPD undertaken.
This should be completed towards the end of the professional formation process when you have completed or are completing your Critical Reflection section.
Professional Discussion: (briefly note items discussed) Date of discussion:
Supporter’s signature:
Your signature:
Appendix 5: CPD Record
This enables you to keep track of your CPD and provide evidence of your activity.
Choose at least one CPD activity for each of the three sections, so a minimum of three activities in total: Teaching and Learning (Planning and Delivery); Teaching and Learning
(Assessment); Subject Specialist Knowledge.
Activity Date
(s) and
Duration
Activity Description Put an ‘X’ in the professional standard area(s)
below that apply (ies) to your CPD activity
Link to Supporting
Evidence
1) Teaching
and Learning:
Planning and
Delivery
(e.g. standards
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
8, 9, 11, 12, 14,
15, 16, 20)
2) Teaching
and Learning:
Assessment
(e.g. standards
1, 6, 8, 9, 12,
13, 17, 18, 20)
3) Subject
Specialist
knowledge
(e.g. standards
6, 7, 8, 10, 19,
20)
Appendix 6: Final Action Plan What are three key areas for development in the next 6-12 months? Use the template below to record this.
Professional Standard
and specific area for
development
Action to be taken
(e.g. meeting with colleagues, peer
observation, CPD event, visit to employer,
research or professional reading)
Anticipated impact on learners
(e.g. what difference will the outcomes of this
action make to your learners?)
Expected date this will be
completed by
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Appendix 7: Professional formation checklist
Have you… Tick
1 Read the eligibility criteria on the website?
2 Become member of SET?
3 Registered for professional formation?
4 Completed your Declaration of Suitability when renewing your SET membership?
5 Checked your initial teacher education qualification is equivalent to a DET and that
your maths and English qualifications are acceptable as Level 2 qualifications?
6 Uploaded certificates and other evidence to your REfLECT+ assets folder?
Please check that they are legible and the right way round!
7 Linked certificates to your workbook in the About You section
Level 5 Teaching qualification and maths and English at Level 2
8 Linked supporting evidence from your REfLECT+ Assets? If these are not linked, they
cannot be seen! (See page 30 of the Guide for Applicants)
9 Completed every page of the application and checked it through for spelling and
grammatical errors?
10 Shared with your supporter?
After receiving confirmation by email that your supporter’s statement has been added,
read their statement
11 Shared with SET before the deadline?
12 If you have submitted your application for the Spring Review (end of February),
ensured you have renewed your membership by the end of March, otherwise we
cannot notify you of your results in April.
Notes