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Partnerships in Teacher Education. Dr Alison Jackson University of Cumbria. 1. What are the questions we need to ask about partnerships in teacher education? 2. What is needed to create effective partnerships in teacher education?.
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Partnerships in Teacher Education Dr Alison Jackson University of Cumbria
1. What are the questions we need to ask about partnerships in teacher education? 2. What is needed to create effective partnerships in teacher education?
Thoughts from the UK Teacher Education Futures events We need: • Professional dialogue • To recognise opportunities • Decide the purpose of partnership • Realise that the core business of teacher education cannot be done in isolation, it has to outreach and relationships must be nurtured
Thoughts from the UK Teacher Education Futures events We need: • Not to waste the richness of partnerships already formed • Decide what the characteristics of effective partnership are • Be proactive in forming partnerships
Thoughts from the UK Teacher Education Futures events We need: • To consider whether partnerships can work if formally constituted or whether they require informal settings for greatest effect • Joined up thinking • ‘To have relationships which are collaborative rather than complementary’
Thoughts from the UK Teacher Education Futures events We need: • To develop partnership teams with a focus • To understand the bigger picture • To have ‘buy-in’ and enthusiasm from everyone, no matter who
Lenses of partnership Lenses on partnership This workshop is jointly presented by TEAN, the Teacher Education Advancement Network and APTE, the Association for Partnership in Education March 13th 2012 Venue: Friends’ Meeting House, Euston Road, London Room: Small Meeting House www.tean.ac.uk
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