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INTRODUCTION

This area of the website contains course documents, proformas, a selction of course teachng materials, poolcies, contextual information about our courses, and getting qualfied to teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector, and all the shared items used across the Bath Spa University Lifelong Learning Initial Teacher Training (LL ITT) team.

 

If you are a student looking for items which are needed as part of course assessment, or guidance as a new or experienced member of staff about recruitment, quality assurance, marking, moderation or other programme matters, the answers should be here!

HOW DOES THIS AREA OF THE WEBSITE WORK?

accessing documents

Where a document is available for download, it will appear with a name, the type of file, and the file size, as a link, e.g.

National Standards for Teachers, Tutors and Trainers (pdf 550k)

Where the link is to a website, it will appear either as the address (URL) of that site, as

http://www.bathspa.ac.uk

or with the statement such as click here which will also take you to the location

With a section title, or resource which is not yet available, it will be listed, but you will not be able to click on that item.

Please contact Jim Crawley (01225 875677) if you have any difficulties accessing these pages, or if you need the content in a different format.

INDEX

THIS PAGE - INTRODUCTION, INDEX, FREQUENTLY USED DOCUMENTS, STUDENT FINANCE INFORMATION

PAGE 1 - CURRICULUM

PAGE 2 - QUALITY ASSURANCE

PAGE 3 - RECRUITMENT, Induction and TRAINEE Entitlement

PAGE 4 - ASSESSMENT

PAGE 5 - PRACTICAL TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PAGE 6 - MENTORING

PAGE 7 - STAFF / STUDENT DOCUMENTS AND RESOURCES - HYPERLINKED INDEX TO PRACTICAL TEACHING FILE - YEAR 1

PAGE 8 - STAFF / STUDENT DOCUMENTS AND RESOURCES - HYPERLINKED INDEX TO PRACTICAL TEAHING FILE - YEAR 2

PAGE 9 - STAFF / STUDENT DOCUMENTS AND RESOURCES - VARIOUS ITEMS INCLUDING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY; STUDY SKILLS; GUIDE TO ONLINE SERVICES

PAGE 10 - STAFF / STUDENT DOCUMENTS AND RESOURCES - YEAR 1

PAGE 11 - STAFF / STUDENT DOCUMENTS AND RESOURCES - YEAR 2

FOR A HYPERLINKED COPY OF THE INDEX IN THE GUIDE TO PRACTICAL TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR YEARS 1 AND 2 VISIT INFO ZONE PAGE 7 AND PAGE 8

CURRENT HANDBOOKS / GUIDES TO PRACTICAL TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ALL ARE FOR 2011/12


Course Handbook Year 1 - ms word - pdf

Guide to Practical Teaching and Professional Development Year 1 - ms word

Course Handbook Year 2 - ms word - pdf

Guide to Practical Teaching and Professional Development Year 2 - ms word

FOR DOCUMENTS YOU NEED IN THE ORDER THEY FIT IN YOUR TEACHING FILE, VISIT INFO ZONE PAGE 7 AND PAGE 8

DOCUMENTS A to Z - ALL ARE FOR 2011/12

Achieving Teaching Excellence - word - pdf - changed / updated 2011/12

AP(E)L guidance (word)

BSU Application for Admission - pdf - MS word

BSU Application for Admission - notes for completion

Calendar Yr 1
Calendar Yr 2 (Recommended)

Course evaluation form (trainee) part 1 - changed / updated 2011/12

Course evaluation form (trainee) part 2 - changed / updated 2011/12

Course evaluation summary form part 1 - changed / updated 2011/12

Course evaluation summary form part 2 - changed / updated 2011/12

Curriculum Development Proposal Pro Forma - revised Aug 11

Curriculum Development Proposal Notes for Guidance

Curriculum Development Proposal Peer Evaluation Proforma

Extension Request Form

Feedback Record

Guide to mentoring
Guide to Recruitment
Harvard Referencing Guide - Bath Spa University

Induction checklist

Individual Development Plan

Initial Individual Development Plan

Mentor_Index_Timeline  - added 28/11/11

Mentoring Log

Mentor Record

Mitigating circumstances request form
Personal Profile

Practical Teaching Arrangements

Practical Teaching Assessment Feedback (Generic)

Practical Teaching Assessment Feedback (Specialist Area) - changed / updated 2011/12

Practical Teaching Log

Practical Teaching Observations Tracking Year 1

Practical Teaching Observations Tracking Year 2
Practical Teaching Observing another teacher 

Practical Teaching Observing another teacher - year 2
Practical Teaching Self Assessment (OfSTED)
Reading List (created by Caroline Harvey)
Scheme of work format

Second Marking and Moderation Pro Forma

Self Evaluation of own teaching sessions proforma Yr 1 - changed / updated 2011/12
Self Evaluation of own teaching sessions proforma
Yr 2  - changed / updated 2011/12
Session plan format (required for 3 plans relating to LL4201.3)

STUDENT FINANCE - There are several important documents here, and they are all grouped together below


Advice for 2011/12 on IfL Grant

- Download
here and make sure you read the criteria - added August 2011

Student Finance 2011/12 - new 19th September 2011

Part-time students can apply for a Fee Grant and Course Grant by filling in a paper form (see link).

Please note the part-time application form only needs to be sent to Student Finance England after you enrol on your course. Your university or college needs to stamp and sign it first.

  • Download a guide to financial support for part-time students in higher education 2011/12 (PDF, 269K) Opens new window
  • Download part-time Fee and Course Grant application form (PDF, 393K)
  • Download how to complete your part-time application form (PDF, 130K)
  • Download benefits confirmation form for part-time students (PDF, 47K)
  • Download change of circumstance form for part-time students (PDF, 79K)

Send completed student finance forms to:

Student Finance England
PO Box 210
Darlington DL1 9HJ

New students: proving your identity

New full-time or part-time students need to give their UK passport details or send their birth certificate with a countersigned ‘birth or adoption certificate declaration form’.

Bath Spa Guidance 2011/12

Notes to use when completing the part time application form - download here - added 19 Sep 2011

LLUK advice on student finance issued Feb 2011

NOTE: THIS IS LLUK NOT BATH SPA UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

The document starts as follows:

The following information is based on information provided by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). 

Whether starting a pre-service course (before you have a teaching post) or in-service course (when you have a teaching post) and whether starting a full-time or part-time course, trainees on DTLLS courses are eligible for funding provided they meet the
general criteria set out below.
Full-time course or part-time course of at least one academic year's duration 
- If the DTLLS course is endorsed by Standards Verification UK.
- If the DTLLS course is accredited by an awarding body and not a Higher
Education Institution the course must be on the “designated institutions” list, which you can view by going to:
http://practitioners.studentfinanceengland.co.uk  and following the instructions below:

•    Click on the “Practitioners’ Resources” tab at the top of the screen.
•    Click on “Designated Courses”, on left hand tab bar
•    Scroll down and click on “Specifically designated DTLLS courses

Full document - download here
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