D6 - Paula Mountford (York) and John Trafford (Huddersfield); Minority ethnic recruitment and retention - lessons from the Teachers for the 21st Century project in Yorkshire and the Humber

1. Teachers for the 21st Century - an example of inter-institutional collaboration and learning

2. Background The TC21 Project is run by a consortium of Yorkshire and Humber universities and funded by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) to promote the recruitment of students from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups into Initial Teacher Training.

3. Why collaborate? National agenda TDA funding Need to share good practice Complexities of partnership work in PGCE – One HEI – Many schools Opportunity to talk and listen Creative space Collective strength – in financial terms and knowledge SED OFSTED

4. Challenges: Huddersfield: Recruitment to undergraduate primary programme Quality of some applications received Subject portfolio M level work and academic skills York: TDA Targets Applications Geographical location Small numbers School expertise/experience

6. By providing help and support to improve recruitment and retention

7. By developing greater links with the community

10. Discussion forum

11. Conferences and guest speakers

12. School careers events

13. Workshops and talks for colleagues in HEIs and school partners – raising awareness

14. Working with LEAs & other organisations

15. Train to Teach Careers events

16. University Careers fairs

17. Mentoring project

18. Peer Mentoring support

19. Exit interviews

20. Website

21. Brochure

22. Discussions linked to reviewing promotional materials

24. Indirect influences: Men into Primary PGCE Disability – Able to Teach Communication and advice across institutions Literacy Project – Huddersfield and York working with the NS and TDA SED OFSTED

25. Links: http://tc21.org.uk http://multiverse.ac.uk a.j.trafford@hud.ac.uk pm33@york.ac.uk S.Raghavan@education.leeds.ac.uk

26. Sudha Raghavan – TC21 Project Officer s.raghavan@education.leeds.ac.uk Paula Mountford – Director of Initial Teacher Training, University of York pm33@york.ac.uk John Trafford – Head of Department of Initial Teacher Education and Continuing Professional Development, University of Huddersfield a.j.trafford@hud.ac.uk