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- Gordon Kirk Travel Scholarships 2020Applications are now open for the Gordon Kirk Travel Scholarship 2020. The Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET) offers scholarships per year of up £2,000 to allow colleagues from UCET member institutions to investigate aspects of teacher education or undertake educational research in one or more overseas universities/HEIs. The scholarships are named in honour of our former Academic Secretary Gordon Kirk, and are supported using funds generously donated by the former trustees of the Hewett Driver Trust. Further details on how to apply can be found below.
- International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) 2020, 64th World Assembly: 1st announcement and call for papers (23-25th June, Bath Spa University)ICET and the School of Education at Bath Spa University cordially invite educational researchers, practitioners and policy makers to submit abstracts/proposals for the ICET 64th World Assembly 2020. The assembly welcomes 200 scholars each year, representing views and research traditions from all parts of the world.
- UCET Christmas Newsletter 2019A copy of our Christmas newsletter with news of what has been happening at UCET this Autumn term and more widely.
- Conference Call for Papers - Education for STEAMConference on Education Quality the University of Ibn Zohr in Morocco has developed a strong profile advancing the case for the scholarship of learning and teaching. This year the Conference will take place from 19th-21st March 2020 inclusive. The theme for this year’s research and learning experience is ‘Managing STEAM – Innovation, Inclusion and Education Quality’.
- Mary RussellA tribute to Mary Russell, former executive director of UCET (1967-2004) who has sadly passed away.
- DfE: New ITT Core Content Framework publishedPlease click on the link to access the new ITE core content framework, which has just been published. It will apply to all ITE programmes from September 2020. UCET and NSBTT will be supporting our respective memberships plan for its implementation. The framework will be the subject of a session on Wednesday at next week’s UCET conference. Please could those planning on attending the session bring copies with them, in print or on electronic devices, and be prepared with questions.
- Promoting School Experience: increasing ITT applicantsDfE have been working alongside a large number of schools to develop the ‘Manage School Experience’ service. Schools can use the service to offer and manage school experience placements for prospective trainee teachers.The new service can be used as a marketing and recruitment tool to advertise teacher training opportunities.
- Press Release: UCET calls for a reinvigoration of teacher professionalismThe Universities’ Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET) is urging all political parties fighting the General Election to commit to boosting the quality, status and professionalism of teachers.
- UCET Travel Scholarship Report: early influences on teacher identityDr Martin Hagan's (St Mary's University College, Belfast) report on the early influences on teacher identity.
- BERA Blog: ITE content and the work of the content advisory group (JNR)JNR's blog in BERA this week on the work of the ITE content advisory group.
- The 11th annual TEAN (Teacher Education Advancement Network) conference (6 & 7th May 2020, Manchester): call for papersTEAN (teacher education advancement network) is an independent professional learning community for teacher educators across the UK, Europe and beyond https://tean.ac.uk. The conference is focused on critical evaluation of innovative practice and research in the education and professional development of teachers. Attending TEAN conference provides a powerful learning and networking experience for teacher educators, by which we mean all those with a significant formal role in the initial teacher education of the provision of continuing professional development for experienced teachers. Deadline for submissions: Monday 2nd December
- On line CPD courses for support staff: Primary and Secondary
- DfE Teacher Recruitment Bulletin (October 2019)
- Funding: initial teacher training (ITT), academic year 2020 to 2021Funding guidance for schools and ITT providers for 2020 to 2021 including bursaries, scholarships and salaried route grants.
- NAPE: Rosemary Evans Bequest AwardAre you a recently qualified early years or primary teacher (QTS gained since June 2016)?Are you keen to reflect on your professional development as a classroom practitioner?Are you keen to get something published in an educational journal and add it to your CV?If so, we hope you will be interested in the Rosemary Evans Bequest Award to be given on an annual basis to the best article received for publication in Primary First from a recently qualified teacher.
- Teacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN) Conference 06 & 07 May 2020 CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONSIn Manchester in May 2020 will be the 11th annual TEAN conference. TEAN (teacher education advancement network) is an independent professional learning community for teacher educators across the UK, Europe and beyond https://tean.ac.uk.
- DfE Teacher Recruitment Bulletin (September 2019)
- ICET 2019 ReportUCET's report of the 63rd ICET World Assembly in Johannesburg, South Africa
- The Bristol Guide and the Document Summary Service: 10% discount for UCET membersTwo ‘must-haves’ from the University of Bristol’s School of Education: The Bristol Guide and the Document Summary Service
- UCET Summer Newsletter 2019
- DfE: Teacher Recruitment Bulletin (July 2019)
- DBS guidance for ITT trainees (updated June 2019)
- Letter to David Hughes, Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges (24 June 2019)
- UCET Northern Ireland Report: Teacher Professional Learning Framework Project
- FliTEA platform for all those involved in ITE to find resources and develop their practice.
- Teacher Recruitment BulletinWelcome to the June 2019 edition of the Teacher Recruitment Bulletin, which contains vital information to support your recruitment of ITT trainees and teachers. This month, please also refer to the letter from Minister Gibb issued to all ITT providers and School Direct lead schools on 6 June 2019. Your colleagues can subscribe to this bulletin by emailing: teacher.recruitmentbulletin@education.gov.uk.
- Education and Training Foundation: May/June newsletter
- Cognition Education: government funded work placement programmeCognition Education is delivering a government funded work placement programme, aimed at providing final year undergraduates and students studying for a postgraduate qualification with a paid 40-hour work experience placement in a Further Education setting.
- DfE: Teacher Recruitment Bulletin (May 2019)
- MillionPlus & UCET: the Recruitment and Retention Strategy and the ECF
- UCET Easter Newsletter 2019
- Ofsted Letter: ITE inspection handbook changes (for April 2019)
- Why ITE providers should be delivering the Early Career Framework
- DfE: Teacher Recruitment Bulletin (March 2019)
- TEAN: March 2019 Bulletin
- Education Endowment Foundation: new initiatives to improve teacher education
- NFER Annual Report: the Teacher Labour Market in England (February 2019)
- Joint Letter to Secretary of State, Damian Hinds MP (February 2019)
- DFE: ‘Becoming a Teacher’ digital services
- OFSTED: Consultation on proposals for changes to the education inspection framework
- UCET Press Release: new DFE Recruitment and Retention strategy