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December 2023

Welcome

As we reach the final weeks of the autumn term, the Unity Teaching School Hub team share updates and once again thank you for your support, engagement, and involvement in our programmes. We wish you and your colleagues a relaxing, refreshing, and recharging time over the Christmas holiday when it arrives – and look forward to continuing to support you in the new year.

 

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Could you host a trainee teacher?

ITT providers across the area are hard at work recruiting for ‘24/25. If your school is keen to provide placements or is interested in finding out more about the benefits of engaging in initial teacher training, contact Helen Main (hmain@unitysp.co.uk) who will be very pleased to advise next steps.

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Employing an ECT from January?

3 things to do asap:

  1. Email Jo Francis (jfrancis@unitysp.co.uk) our fantastic ECT Programme Coordinator who will then keep you up to date, supported and informed
     
  2. Register your Induction Tutor, ECT and Mentor on the DfE’s Manage training for early career teachers service (our lead provider is Ambition Institute)
     
  3. Register your January 2024 ECT with Unity TSH Appropriate Body here - all ECTs must be registered with an Appropriate Body before they begin their two year Statutory Induction Period

 

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NEW 2023/25 ECTs (SEPTEMBER ’23 STARTERS)
  • ECT Conference 2: 23rd or 24th January 2024 (full-day event at Adastral Park)
  • ECT Clinic 2: twilight session: week commencing 4th March 2024 via Zoom
  • ECT Clinic 3: twilight session: week commencing 29th April 2024 via Zoom
NEW MENTORS (SEPTEMBER ’23 STARTERS)
  • Mentor Clinic 1: twilight session: week commencing 5th February 2024 via Zoom
  • Mentor Conference 2: 2 nd or 3rd July 2024 (full-day event at Adastral Park)
2022/24 ECTs (STARTED IN 2022/23)
  • ECT Clinic 5: twilight session: week commencing 11th March 2024 via Zoom
  • ECT Clinic 6: twilight session: week commencing 17th June 2024 via Zoom

Free, weekly resource: Evidence Snacks

Sign up to Evidence Snacks, a weekly 5-minute email from Peps McCrea and join over 10,000 teachers in keeping up-to-date with thinking and research around effective teaching. Delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning, each ‘snack’ contains an easily digestible ‘big idea and a handful of little updates’.

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Register your January 2024 ECT with Unity TSH Appropriate Body

Register here

All ECTs must be registered with an Appropriate Body before they begin their 2-year Statutory Induction Period. Celia Moore, our Appropriate Body Lead, will be only too pleased to support and guide you through the vital role that Induction Tutors play within the two-year Statutory Induction Period. Find out more about our Appropriate Body service via our website

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Final Guaranteed Funding - Don't miss out!

NPQs starting in February 2024

FINAL GUARANTEED FUNDING: don’t miss out - as it stands, ‘23/24 is the final year of guaranteed DfE funding for NPQs, so these February start NPQs could be the last ones ‘free’ to schools.

Targeted support payments are also paid to schools: £200 per participant for primary schools over 150 pupils / £800 per participant for those with less than 150 pupils; £200 per participant at secondary schools with less than 600 pupils.

See below the fully funded programmes we have starting in February ’24.
Register here with the DfE - information to have to hand includes:

  • Teacher Reference Number (TRN)
  • School Unique Reference Number (URN)
  • Lead Provider which would be 'Teacher Development Trust'
  • Delivery Partner which would be 'Unity Teaching School Hub' (TDT)
  • You will then be sent a short application form to complete by the TDT.

LEADERSHIP NPQs (18 MONTH PROGRAMME) - BOOST YOUR LEADERSHIP KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE

  • Senior leadership - develop your leadership knowledge and expertise to improve outcomes for teachers and pupils in your school (TDT)
  • Early years leadership - develop expertise in leading high-quality early years education and care, as well as effective staff and organisational management (TDT)

SPECIALIST NPQs (12 MONTH PROGRAMME) - BROADEN YOUR CLASSROOM EXPERTISE

  • Leading teaching - learn how to lead the teaching and learning of a subject, year group, phase (TDT)
  • Leading behaviour and culture - learn how to create a culture of good behaviour and high expectations in which staff and pupils can thrive (TDT)

Our website provides guidance and signposts to course content for all NPQs - if you have any questions on our TSH NPQ offer, please do not hesitate to contact Helen Main (hmain@unitysp.co.uk)

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News, resources and opportunities from the wider world

The Maternity Teacher, Paternity Teacher Project

The UK’s charity for parent-teachers is able to provide fully funded opportunities for all state school colleagues in the East of England, thanks to funding provided by Unity TSH, The Julian TSH & Saffron TSH. 

REGISTER VIA LINKS BELOW AND CLAIM YOUR FULLY FUNDED PLACE USING THE CODE EOE23

Return to Work workshops for colleagues on maternity, adoption or shared parental leave

Thursday 14th December, 9.30-11.00am, online

Join The MTPT Project for our December Return to Work workshop, a highly supportive session aimed specifically at colleagues preparing to return to work following a period of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave. During this 90 minute workshop participants will learn about their legal entitlements as returning parents and the best practice they can request from schools to support their return. The workshop offers the headspace to consider organisational logistics at home and at school, and prepare practically and emotionally for a confident return.

Parental Leave Group Coaching

Friday 15th December, Friday 12th January, Friday 9th February; 2.00-4.00pm, online

An alternative Winter "Coffee" cohort is available on Tuesday mornings. The MTPT Project's Parental Leave Group Coaching programme brings you together with other teachers on leave to share experiences, motivate yourself with personalised goals, and celebrate as you grow and flourish with your new baby. In three 60 minute Zoom sessions, we'll focus on key themes of Transition and Identity: who am I now?, Limiting Beliefs: what's holding me back? and Empowering Visions: where do I want to go?

These are baby-friendly events facilitated by Emma Sheppard, Founder of The MTPT Project, the UK's charity for parent-teachers.

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The team at InnerDrive share their top education books to put on your Christmas list or under the Christmas tree this year - discover them here

Contact Us

UTSH Team Team Email
Initial Teacher Training itt@utsh.org
Early Career Framework/Teachers ect@utsh.org
Appropriate Body ab@utsh.org
National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) npq@utsh.org

 
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