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What students have said about their placements at Heckmondwike Grammar School...
'I have received excellent support from my mentor and other staff at Heckmondwike. I have really enjoyed it here and gained valuable experience. Thank you!' RE student, Spring 2009
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Heckmondwike Grammar School aims to provide high quality training for future members of the teaching profession. Our well trained members are above all else enthusiastic about the job.
We work in partnership with a range of Universities providing placements for Post Graduate Teacher Training, Degree Courses with QTS, Graduate Teacher Training programmes and more flexible routes into teaching, e.g. Open University.
HGS believes that ITT has strong beneficial links to school improvement and that it should form part of a career long programme of continuing professional development.
Departments are actively encouraged to take on the responsibility for I.T.T. and we believe it makes teachers review and reflect on their own performance, positively affecting what goes on in the classroom.
We enjoy having trainee teachers in our school. The more involvement teachers have in I.T.T., observing lessons, giving constructive feedback and advising students, the better teachers they become themselves.
Seriously interested in the teaching profession?
If you would like to visit HGS and observe experienced teachers as they deliver lessons, and go about their daily professional lives, please contact the TDA - details here.
Students on placement
If you are on placement at Heckmondwike as part of your initial teacher training, a period of time will be set aside for you to speak with your mentor. Most Higher Education Institutes insist on this. This ‘slot’ is usually up to an hour in duration.
This weekly meeting will include the following:
- Some discussion about lesson observation, but the main focus will be subject professional development.
- How lessons are planned to include a variety of activities, pace, starters and plenaries will be considered at an early stage.
- At the start of the placement very clear information about how the Department is run will be given. Discipline procedures in the department will be explained and how they dovetail into whole school policy.
- Marking, homework, assessment policies and practices and subject report writing will also be covered.
- Setting of targets based on the standards for QTS will form a basis for discussion at these meetings. Experience will be planned which enable you to develop the capabilities required to become an effective teacher.
- Tasks may be given e.g. creating a display of students work in the classroom.
This is only a guide as to what will happen in these meetings. All trainees have different needs and it is ultimately up to the mentor to judge the appropriate structure and content of the meetings.
As well as weekly meetings with the mentor there will also be an Educational Professional Studies (E.P.S.) programme. This will be delivered by the I.T.T. coordinator and other members of staff with expertise in certain areas.
Prior to your block school experience you will have had your induction at the school, tour of the school and ICT training.
Educational Professional Studies Programme 2009-2010 for Block School Experience
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Session
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Date
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Periods
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Title
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Staff
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1
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30th Sept 09
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8 & 9
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Induction day
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2
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7th Oct 09
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8 & 9
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Child Protection/ECM
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Doreen Soles
Deputy Head/Training School Manager
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3
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14th Oct 09
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8 & 9
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Behaviour management and the pastoral support system at HGS
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Amra Hewitt
Recently qualified MFL teacher
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4
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21st Oct 09
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8 & 9
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Lesson Planning
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Dawn Newton
ITE Co-ordinator
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5
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4th Nov 09
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8 & 9
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Whiteboard training
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Simon Naylor
Physics Teacher
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6
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11th Nov 09
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8 & 9
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Assessment for learning
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Dawn Newton
ITT Co-ordinator
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7
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18th Nov 09
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8 & 9
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SEN
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Doreen Soles
Deputy Head/Training School Manager
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8
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25th Nov 09
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8 & 9
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Role of the Learning Mentor
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Liz Sellers
Learning Support Mentor KS3 and KS4
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9
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2nd Dec 09
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8 & 9
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Using data - value added
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Mike Cook
Deputy Head
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10
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9th Dec 09
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8 & 9
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Gifted and Talented
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Wayne Allen
Assistant Head
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11
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16th Dec 09
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8 & 9
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Applying for jobs and planning for interviews
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Sharon Scanlon
Head of Careers Education and Guidance
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12
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6th Jan 09
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8 & 9
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TBA
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TBA
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13
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13th Jan ‘10
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8 & 9
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Learn 2 Learn
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Jane Whitelaw
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14
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20th Jan ‘10
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8 & 9
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Understanding the school community
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KS3 Pupils
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15
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27th Jan ‘10
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8 & 9
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Completing profiles
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Dawn Newton
ITE Co-ordinator
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16
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3rd Feb ‘10
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8 & 9
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Start again new trainees!
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Start of term arrangements
