Student and Academic Services

Faculty Student and Academic Services

February 2018

Dear Colleague

Secondary Partnership PGCE Programmes (Core & School Direct)

Attached are the dates for Subject Conference 3. All trainees will be attending Subject Mentor Conference 3 and we hope that as many Subject Mentors as possible will also be able to attend.

The main part of the agenda for all conferences will beto provide subject focused professional developmentfor both trainees and mentors. We aim to ensure that the mentor training provided by the University contributes to the support of our trainees.

Mentors and tutorswill also, therefore, work with trainees to discuss:

  • Tasks and tutorials in Block B/Placement B including the CDA/SCDAand trainee impact on pupils’ learning.
  • Planning and Development Proposals for the Enrichment Phase (Core). (Mentors are invited to bring ideas for Core Enrichment Projects.)

Mentors will also work with tutors to discuss assessment of trainees. The agenda for this part of the day could include:

  • Working with a trainee who is a cause for concern: how to use target setting and programme support mechanisms.
  • Working with a trainee who is ‘Requires improvement’.
  • Working with a very good trainee: how to stretch and challenge trainees using the Progress Indicators.

We appreciate that it may not be possible for a Mentor to attend the Conference; if this situation arises, in order to ensure continuity and to maintain the quality of the provision, we ask that a subjectrepresentativeattend, if at all possible.This day would certainly be of benefit to new subject mentors.

Additional information and subject agendas will be available on the Partnership Website, as appropriate.

Parking information:

Birley & All Saints Campuses: Visitors to the Birley Campus and the All Saints Campus are unableto use the visitor car park or the multi-storey car park on this occasion. A map is available to download and this indicates the public car parks around the University Campus www2.mmu.ac.uk/travel/manchester/. If you require a disabled car park space then please contact Beverley Ingham directly so that a place can be reserved, if available, on the surface car park at the Birley Campus.

Yours sincerely

ppYvonne SinclairKaren Duffy

Head of Secondary ITE ProgrammesHead of Secondary ITE Partnerships


SMC3 week beg. 5thMarch 2018 – 9thMarch 2018(Subject Mentors, Tutors and Trainees)

Full Day Meeting - 9.30 am start – 3.30 pm

(Please note variation of start times and venues in red)

Date / Subject / Location & Time
Art & Design / Tuesday 27th February / Room 2.43, Brooks Building, Birley Campus
Business Studies / Friday 9th March / Room 2.10, Brooks Building, Birley Campus
Computing with ICT / Thursday 8th March / Room 3.87, Brooks Building, Birley Campus – from 11am Room 3.88 (room change)
D&T / Thursday 8th March / Room 3.77, Brooks Building, Birley Campus
Drama / Friday 23rd March / Room G.84, Brooks Building, Birley Campus
English / Friday 9th March / Lecture Theatre 3, Brooks Building, Birley Campus
(10.00 am)
Geography / Monday 5th March / Lecture Theatre 3, Brooks Building, Birley Campus
(10.00 am)
History / Thursday 8th March / Room 2.28, Brooks Building, Birley Campus
Mathematics / Monday 5th March / Room 3.78, Brooks Building, Birley Campus
MFL / Thursday 8th March / Room 2.51 Brooks Building, Brooks Building, Birley Campus
Music / Monday 5th March / Room 2.51, Brooks Building, Birley Campus
PE / Tuesday 6th March / Platt Lane Sports Complex,Conference Room, Yew Tree Road, Fallowfield, Manchester M14 7UU
RE / Thursday 8th March / Room E214, John Dalton Building, All Saints Campus, Manchester. 1.00 -3.30 pm Visit to Didsbury Mosque
Science / Friday 9th March / Room 4.53, Brooks Building, Birley Campus
Social Science & Psychology / Friday9th March / Room2.17, Brooks Building, Birley Campus (10.00 am)

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School:

Name:

Subject Mentor Name / Subject / Date of Meeting

Please return this slip by Friday 2ndMarch 2018to:

Beverley Ingham
Assistant Placements Officer
Manchester Metropolitan University
Brooks Building
Birley Campus
53 Bonsall Street
Manchester
M15 6GX
Tel:0161 247 6422
Email: or

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