James McGrath

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James McGrath
On 1 September 2005 the Teacher Training Agency
(TTA) became the Training and Development Agency
for Schools (TDA) and took on an expanded remit.
Visit www.tda.gov.uk for further information. We
are re-branding our literature only when
necessary.

• The Byrchall High School Wigan

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Requirements of undergraduate scheme

• 3-week placement
• 15 set tasks
• Taster experience
• Whole-school issues e.g. school community
• Curriculum issues e.g. subject specialism
• Teaching issues e.g. differentiation, classroom
  management

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How was flexibility provided?

• Variety of materials provided e.g. schools
  documentation, departmental information
• Variety of tasks given e.g. tracking pupils,
  tracking learning assistant, tracking pastoral
  staff
• Variety of experiences e.g. fieldtrip, LEA course
  on baseline assessment with an NQT
• Teaching experience

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How did it benefit the student?

• Specific needs addressed
• Daily planning and review kept track of progress
• Needs could be checked against the requirements
• Daily experiences were more focused as a result
  of this
• Trainee had broad coverage of many training needs
• Trainees confidence was enhanced