Primary and Early Years partnerships
Department Shout Outs, supporting Associate Teachers and Mentors
Welcome to the Department Shout Out. This sway is for all Associate Teachers, Mentors and University Tutors in school to be kept up-to-date with supportive actions whilst on placement.
Please access the link below:
Placement documents and briefings - mentor support
The information and documents below are for use by Primary partner schools and mentors and are relevant to either our BAQTS (Hons) Primary Education with QTS or our range of PGCE Primary Education and Early Years courses.
BAQTS (Hons) Primary and Early Years Education: All years | Year One | Year Two | Year Three
PGCE Primary and Early Years courses
Key documentation for mentors
- School Based Training Mentor Guidance PGCE-BAQTS 2023-24
- BCU ITE Assessment Tracker 2023-24
- Critical Incident (support materials)
- Weekly Mentor Meetings
- Review and Progress Meetings
- Rapid Improvement Target Process and Flow Chart 2023-24
- Associate Teacher Code of Conduct
- BAQTS Subject Specific Development Journal
- PGCE Subject Specific Development Journal
Phonics
Specific documentation to support Mentors and Associate Teachers with developing an understanding of systematic synthetic phonics.
Giving effective feedback
Use the relevant observation template in the grid below for core/doundation of systematic synthetic phonics. To support you further we have added subject specific prompts which you can use to guide with explicit subject feedback.
For feedback on core and foundation subjects use: |
Maths Lesson Observation Feedback Example English Lesson Observation Feedback Example Foreign Languages Feedback Example History Lesson Observation Feedback Example Music Lesson Observation Feedback Example |
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For feedback on Systematic Synthetic Phonics use: |
Phonics Observation Feedback Example |
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For feedback for Associate Teachers' workiing in an SEN setting |
SEND Lesson Observation Feedback Example |
Subject Specific Prompts
For associate teachers:
- Lesson Observation Feedback Form
- Planning a sequence of learning
- Systematic Synthetic Phonics Lesson Observation Form
- Planning a sequence of learning - Phonics
- BCU ITE Assessment Tracker 2023-24
- Rapid Improvement Target Process and Flow Chart 2023-24
- Associate Teacher Code of Conduct
BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS
Year One
For associate teachers:
- BA Hons SBT1 Progress Journal
- BCU ITE Assessment Tracker 2023-24
- BAQTS Primary and Early Years Curiculum
For mentors:
School Colleague Mentor Briefing Meetings for BA Year 1
The School Colleague Mentor Briefings have been split to support you with both the Preliminary days from January to March and the Block Teaching period from April to May. Please join the relevant links below:
Preliminary Days | Held on | Link |
BA1 Joint SBT1 School Mentor Briefing Recording | 9 and 11 January | Click to access BA 1 Joint SBT1 School Mentor Briefing Recording |
BA1 Joint SBT1 School Mentor Briefing PowerPoint | 9 and 11 January | Click to access BA1 Joint SBT1 School Mentor Briefing PowerPoint |
Teaching Block | Time | Link |
BA1 SBT 1 Block Placemnent School Mentor Briefing Recording | 14 and 18 March | Click to access BA 1 Block Placement Recording |
BA1 SBT1 Block Placement School Mentor Briefing PowerPoint | 14 and 18 March | Click to access BA 1 Block Placement PowerPoint |
- School Based Training Mentor Guidance PGCE-BAQTS 2023-24
- BAQTS Subject Specific Development Journal
- BAQTS Primary and Early Years Curiculum
- BCU ITE Assessment Tracker 2023-24
- Associate Teacher SBT1 Briefing - information shared wtih BA Year 1 Associate Teachers around professionalism and expectations for their school based training.
School Mentor Briefing Meetings for Year 1 to be confirmed.
Year Two
For associate teachers;
- BA2 SBT2 Progress Journal
- BA2 SBT1 Progress Journal
- BCU ITE Assessment Tracker 2023-24
- BAQTS Primary and Early Years Curiculum
- BAQTS Subject Specific Development Journal
For mentors;
- School Based Training Mentor Guidance PGCE-BAQTS 2023-24
- BAQTS Primary and Early Years Curriculum This will support your understanding of what Associate Teachers have been taught in University and how this relates to their pracice with you in school.
- BAQTS Subject Specific Development Journal
School Colleague Mentor Briefing Meetings for BA Year 2
Please access the BA2 School Based Traiing, School Mentor Briefing information below:-
BA2 Joint SBT2 School Mentor Briefing Recording | Click to access BA2 Joint SBT2 School Mentor Briefing Recording |
BA2 Joint SBT2 School Mentor Briefing PowerPoint | Click to access BA 2 Joint SBT2 School Mentor Briefing PowerPoint |
Year Three
For associate teachers
- BA3 Hons SBT3 Progress Journal
- Lesson Observation Feedback Form
- Systematic Synthetic Phonics Lesson Observation Form
- Planning a sequence of learning - Phonics
- Planning a sequence of learning
- Rapid Improvement Target Process and Flow Chart 2023-24
For mentors:
School Colleague Mentor Briefing Meeting supporting BA3
BA3 School Colleague Mentor Briefing PowerPoint | Click to view PowerPoint |
BA3 School Colleague Mentor Briefing Video | Click to view video |
- School Based Training Mentor Guidance PGCE-BAQTS 2023-24
- BAQTS Primary and Early Years Curriculum
- BCU ITE Assessment Tracker 2023-24
- From Initial Teacher Education to Early Career Teacher - transition document
- Lesson Observation Feedback Form
- Systematic Synthetic Phonics Lesson Observation Form
- Rapid Improvement Target Process and Flow Chart 2023-24
PGCE Primary and Early Years courses
These documents have been shared with associate teachers to support their development and progression. Please refer to the PGCE Primary and Early Years Course Handbook and School-Based Training Handbook for further information.
For mentors and associate teachers:
- School Based Training Mentor Guidance PGCE-BAQTS 2023-24
- PGCE SBT1 Progress Journal
- BCU ITE Assessment Tracker 2023-24
- PGCE Primary and Early Years Curriculum
- PGCE Primary and Early Years Subject Specific Development Journal
- Rapid Improvement Target Process and Flow Chart 2023-24
- Systematic Synthetic Phonics Lesson Observation Form
- Planning a sequence of learning - Phonics
- Lesson Observation Feedback Form
- Planning a sequence of learning
PGCE Part-Time or Rescheduled SBT3
- PGCE Part Time Year 1 SBT1 Progress Journal
- PGCE Part Time Year 2 SBT2 Progress Journal
- PGCE SBT3 Progress Journal RESCHEDULED 2023
PGCE School Based Training 1
For mentors:
Please click on the appropriate link to access the PGCE School Based Training 1 (SBT1) Mentor and School Colleague Briefing resources:
School Colleague Briefing Recording PGCE SBT1 | Click to access recording |
School Colleague Briefing PowerPoint PGCE SBT1 | Click to access PowerPoint |
- PGCE SBT1 Progress Journal
- School Based Training Mentor Guidance PGCE-BAQTS 2023-24
- Systematic Synthetic Phonics Lesson Observation Form
- Planning a sequence of learning - Phonics
- Lesson Observation Feedback Form
- Planning a sequence of learning
- Rapid Improvement Target Process and Flow Chart 2023-24
- Progress Journal PGCE SBT1 Part Time
- BCU ITE Assessment Tracker 2023-24
- PGCE Primary and Early Years Curriculum
- Associate Teacher Code of Conduct
PGCE School Based Training 2 (SBT2)
PGCE SBT2 School Colleague Mentor Briefing: Please click on the link below to access the relevant information and resources:
School Colleague Briefing PowerPoint PGCE SBT2 | Click to access PGCE SBT2 PowerPoint |
School Colleague Briefing Recording PGCE SBT2 | To be uploaded |
- PGCE SBT2 Progress Journal
- School Based Training Mentor Guidance PGCE-BAQTS 2023-24
- PGCE Primary and Early Years Curriculum
- BCU ITE Assessment Tracker 2023-24
- Lesson Observation Feedback Form
- Planning a sequence of learning
- Systematic Synthetic Phonics Lesson Observation Form
- Planning a sequence of learning - Phonics
- Rapid Improvement Target Process and Flow Chart 2023-24
- Progress Journal PGCE SBT2 Part Time Year 2
PGCE School Based Training 3
Please join the relevant school based training mentor meeting as outlined below to support working with our PGCE Associate Teachers.
Wednesday 10 April or | 4.00 - 5.00 pm | Click to join meeting on 10 April |
Thursday 11 April | 4.30 - 5.30 pm | Click to join meeting on 11 April |
- PGCE Progress Journal SBT3
- School Based Training Mentor Guidance PGCE-BAQTS 2023-24
- PGCE Primary and Early Years Curriculum
- BCU ITE Assessment Tracker 2023-24
- Lesson Observation Feedback Form
- Planning a sequence of learning
- Systematic Synthetic Phonics Lesson Observation Form
- Planning a sequence of learning - Phonics
- Rapid Improvement Target Process and Flow Chart 2023-24