ITE Coordinator (ITEC)

The school’s ITEC is responsible for managing the school’s involvement with the University of Exeter in Initial Teacher Education (ITE), overseeing communication with the university and monitoring the quality of school provision for trainees. Ensuring the university and schools work in close partnership is a key priority, so alongside regular communication with the Partnership Office there are opportunities for more formal discussion at ITEC and SIPG meetings held throughout the year.

The ITEC oversees quality assurance, mentor recruitment, induction and support and FRAP completion; selection of Lead Mentors and Reflective Mentors is undertaken in line with the National Mentor Standards for ITE (2016).

ITECs also oversee the Induction Programme and Professional Studies Programme in school which provides an opportunity to link theory, research and the taught curriculum with school-based practice.

The ITEC should ensure that the Partnership Office receives an evaluation of the quality of university support for the school, in partnership, by completing the ITEC school-based work evaluation form. The outcome will enable the university to analyse the impact of training and to review and improve provision.

Aspiring Mentors

Curriculum Blogs

The aim across our programmes is to ensure that all staff working with trainees have a foundational understanding of the curriculum and can support trainees in making links between the university-based and school-based learning.

To support our ‘community of practice’ approach surrounding teacher education, which aims to socially learn from each other’s expertise as expert practitioners, educational researchers and academics to provide the best teacher education for our trainees, please refer to our PGCE Curriculum Blogs throughout the year for research information, training events, curriculum content and Training, Development and Consultation (TD&C) updates.

Curriculum Blogs

Next Meetings

The PGCE calendars can be found here‌

ITEC Meeting Resources

‌2023/24

Presentation and Overview of ITEC Meetings (November 2023)

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2022/23

Presentation and Overview of ITEC Meetings (March 2023)

Presentation and Overview of ITEC Meetings (November 2022)

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Travel Claims

School Staff Travel Expenses Form

Map and Directions to St Luke's Campus

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Professional Studies Programme

School-Based Professional Studies Materials

This link will take you to the programme outline for the School-Based Professional Studies sessions. We have provided suggested seminar plans and associated materials for many of the sessions, to support your delivery of the programme. However, we know that many schools have developed excellent materials of their own, so please feel free to use your own plans and resources.

http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/education/partnership/professional_studies/

Roles and Responsibilities

In the Exeter Model, mentoring resides in the complementary roles of several tutors within the clearly defined model of trainee learning. Each of these, the ITE Coordinator (ITEC), Reflective Mentor, Lead Mentor, Personal Tutor and the University Visiting Tutor, has a different role to play in supporting the trainees.

A mentor must understand the course structure and requirements. The trainee curriculum is founded on the phases of development. Trainees move from Anticipating Practice, through Beginning Practice, Consolidating Practice, Developing Independence and (in some cases) Extension and Enrichment. Each phase has a descriptor (and these are available here). These outline the declarative (know that) and procedural (know how) knowledge that trainees are expected to develop in each phase. These descriptors define the content of the curriculum. The curriculum incorporates the DfE mandated Core Content Framework for ITT which forms a ‘minimum entitlement’ for trainees, but goes significantly beyond it.

To enable for succession planning, schools need to identify and support aspiring ITT mentors to help ensure the steady supply of mentors and to strengthen the quality of ITT within our partner schools. Please use the poster in the Aspiring Mentors section to encourage interest within your school.

Roles and Responsibilities - ITEC

Roles and Responsibilities - Lead Mentor

Roles and Responsibilities - Reflective Mentor

Roles and Responsibilities - University Visiting Tutor

Roles and Responsibilities - Personal Tutor

For details of the Partnership Office please click here

Strategic Implementation and Planning Group (SIPG)