SAS Training Session 1

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SAS Training Session 1

• 1st class?

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AIMS OF SAS

• Recruitment to teaching
• Raising aspirations and widening participation
• Have you registered with the TDA?!

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HANDBOOK

• Working document bring to ALL sessions and to
  school visits
• Familiarise yourself with P5-14 admin and dates
  for training and school visits and SBTs
• Part A training
• Part B 11 day block
• Part C Reference section
• Part D Appendices

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ATTENDANCE AND ABSENCE

• All university sessions (sign in) if absent due
  to illness let me know by phone or email. Other
  reasons should be cleared with me in advance
• All school sessions absence procedure is on P8,
  complete register of attendance sheet mentor to
  sign
• Lateness inform school

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Transport

• Use public transport if possible
• Cannot book own taxi let Margaret know if you
  need help
• If miss taxi you must get yourself to school and
  pay cost
• AM taxis pick up in Lton (Newbold Terrace),
  Campus (boiler house)
• PM from boiler house
• BE ON TIME taxis wont wait!

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PROFESSIONALISM

• SAS Code of Conduct P91/92 sign
• Dress code
• School policies and practices including meetings
• No smoking anywhere on school site
• Confidentiality
• Never criticise a teacher or another student in
  public
• never touch a child in love nor anger
• appropriate language at all times

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SAFE-GUARDING/CHILD PROTECTION (P15 in Handbook)

• Find out about the schools Child Protection
  Policy may be explained as part of your
  Induction, if not, you must ask.
• If an incident occurs when you are present, you
  should
• report it to your mentor and the designated
  Senior member of staff
• write an account
• ask the school to date and sign it
• keep a copy

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e-SAFETY

• See SAS website for information on e-safety for
  you as well as pupils
• Use of social networking sites/email remember
  they are in the public domain
• Never refer to pupils or members of staff by name
  on email or social networking sites.

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DOCUMENTATION

• SASTEP (SAS Training Entry Profile) P93
• Keep records of evidence for completing it use
  a diary/exercise book for notes from the start.
• Signed by mentor
• SASRAP (SAS Raising Aspirations Proforma) P109
• Find/make opportunities to talk to pupils about
  higher education
• Keep records
• Signed by mentor
• EVALUATIONS SA/mentor/TA
• PORTFOLIO (Handbook P61-2)

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PLACEMENTS Half-days

• Start next week so contact school this week.
• Arrive by 8.20am for mornings, 12.15pm for
  afternoons unless school tells you differently
• Mainly observations but get involved!
• SBTs one each week, preparation in training
• Plan and teach starter asap
• You can do extra half days so finish in time for
  exams negotiate with school and let me know
• Agree with school on the timing of your 11 day
  block

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What to take to your school

• CRB certificate (as soon as received)
• Photo ID passport is best
• A5/A4 summary sheet to introduce yourself
• Handbook
• Notebook

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INTRODUCTION SHEET

• Prepare an A5/4 Sheet to introduce yourself and
  the Scheme
• brief personal details including your university,
  degree, interests
• aims of the SAS
• reasons for being on the SAS
• photo

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Warwick in Africa

• Application deadline 22 January
• Application details at
• www.warwick.ac.uk/go/warwickinafrica/apply
• Recruitment Day Saturday 6th February

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