1. PDS Phase 3 2008/9

2. Cluster 3 : (Yorkshire & Humber)
ITT and Performance Management

3. Cluster Schools:
 King James’s School (Knaresborough) Lead School
 Carr Manor (Leeds)
 Parkside (Bradford)
 Howden Technology College (East Riding)
 Andrew Marvell Business & Enterprise College (Hull)

4. Aims of the project:
 Raise awareness of how/where ITT & mentoring can be integrated into
the Performance Management framework
 Raise the status of mentors
 Recognise mentor achievement
 Engage staff in using the Professional Standards Framework
 Develop and extend lesson observation skills
 Develop the quality of professional dialogue following lesson
observations
 Embed quality assurance mechanisms within school

5. Cluster Focus:
Each school in the cluster worked to an agreed
programme of activity (Training Plan)
 Term 1: Introduction and lesson observation training and review
 Term 2: Paired lesson observations and review PM targets
 Term 3: Cross cluster observations and TLA presentation

6. Achievements:
 Raised awareness of how mentoring can support P M framework
 ITT targets set and evidence gathered
 Increased engagement with TLA (recognition)
 Standards referenced in observations and personal reflection
 High level of agreement on judgements – increase in confidence
 Focussed dialogue through explicit reference to Q standards
 ITT profile raised in cluster schools
 Quality assurance mechanism established in cluster schools

7. Sustaining and developing:
 Embedding good practice in schools
 Spreading good practice
 Addressing negative responses highlighted through research methods

8. PDS Phase 3 2008/9
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