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Professional Development and Review Scheme (PDRS) for Teachers

Aberdeenshire Council. Professional Development and Review Scheme (PDRS) for Teachers. Aberdeenshire Council. The Harmonisation Process. The new scheme combines the complementary processes of Professional review Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Into a single process

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Professional Development and Review Scheme (PDRS) for Teachers

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  1. Aberdeenshire Council Professional Development and Review Scheme (PDRS) for Teachers

  2. Aberdeenshire Council The Harmonisation Process • The new scheme combines the complementary processes of • Professional review • Continuing Professional Development (CPD) • Into a single process • Professional Development and Review (scheme)

  3. Aberdeenshire Council Aims of PDRS • Identify and address the professional development needs of • our teachers. • Encourage and support further development of both the reflective • professional and collegiate working. • Balance individual and personal priorities with those arising from • departmental/school development plans, local improvement • objectives and the National Priorities for education.

  4. Aberdeenshire Council Aims of PDRS ...continued • Through the further development of teachers’ professional • knowledge and skills, improve the learning experiences of our • young people. • Enhance teachers’ professional progression, career development • and job satisfaction. • Recognise and celebrate teachers’ personal and professional • successes achieved through CPD.

  5. The Process Step 1 Self-review/evaluation (Evidence – based) Step 5 Teacher implements agreed Plan. Maintains CPD record and portfolio. Step 2 Annual meeting with line manager to identify individual strengths and needs. Articulate with LA/school/dept. needs. Step 4 Agree plan passed to CPD Coordinator to inform school/network/Authority CPD programmes Step 3 Prioritisation of CPD activities. Agreement of 3-year indicative plan and 1-year detailed plan within the context of available resources.

  6. Aberdeenshire Council Self Evaluation The process is based onevidence-basedprofessional reflection and self-evaluation. Should they wish, teachers may draw on a number of sources to guide and structure the reflection/self-evaluation process • The various professional standards currently available i.e. • Standard for Full Registration (SfR) • Standard for Chartered Teacher • Standard for Leadership (headship) Pathways to CPD software(Appendix 1(a) in handbook) Paper based self-evaluation tool(Appendix 1(b) in handbook)

  7. Appendix 1 • PDRS Appendix 1

  8. Aberdeenshire Council Meeting with the Line Manager To ensure the meeting with the line manager is focused and mutually beneficial it will be necessary for the teacher and his/her line manager to be able to draw on evidence. The teacher will inform his/her line manager of proposed development needs one week before the scheduled meeting. This will be done using the form that is appendix 2 in the handbook. (It is the teacher’s decision whether he/she shares the full self-evaluation).

  9. Appendix 2 • PDRS Appendix 2

  10. Aberdeenshire Council Meeting with the Line Manager …continued • The line manager will prepare for the meeting through identifying and drawing on a variety of sources of information to assist with the prioritisation and agreement of the teacher’s CPD needs including • Teacher’s forward plans • Developments arising from earlier CPD programmes/experiences • Developments arising from QA processes such as departmental and thematic • reviews, HMIe reports and officer QA visits.

  11. Aberdeenshire Council Agreeing the CPD Programme The anticipated outcomes of the meeting • Agreement of an indicative 3-year CPD Plan and a detailed • Plan for the following year. • Agreement on anticipated outcomes/impact (Appendix 3 in handbook) • Agreement on prioritisation. • Agreement on how the needs are to be met e.g. courses, • private reading, mentoring etc. • Recording of agreed Plan in teacher’s CPD Profile (Part 1) and • signature by the teacher and her/his line manager.

  12. Appendix 3 • PDRS Appendix 3 • http://www.wiredshire.org.uk/professional/support/cpd/default.asp • http://www.gtcs.org.uk/Home/home.asp

  13. Aberdeenshire Council Meeting the Needs Following agreement with the teacher • The line manager will pass the agreed plan to the CPD Coordinator. • The teacher will be expected to initiate programmes/experiences • to meet some of the agreed needs e.g. through a private study • programme • The CPD Coordinator will endeavor to incorporate other needs into • the school/network CPD programme (Subject to prioritisation and • availability of resources).

  14. Aberdeenshire Council Meeting the Needs …continued • The CPD Coordinator will inform the Authority’s CPD Support Officer • of needs that cannot be met at school/network level. • The CPD Support Officer will collate all such requests to inform the • next year’s Authority CPD programme. • The teacher will be kept informed of the status of needs requiring to • be met at school/network/authority levels.

  15. Aberdeenshire Council Implementing the Plan Over the year the teacher will • Address the agreed CPD Plan. • Record the actions taken using the CPD Record (Appendix 3, • Part 2 in the handbook) • Assess the effectiveness of the agreed CPD programme in assisting • him/her meet the development needs. • Assess the impact of the programme on classroom practice. • Prepare for the review meeting in 12 months.

  16. Appendix 3 • PDRS Appendix 3

  17. Aberdeenshire Council Frequently Asked Questions Q: Will the major review meeting take place every year? A:No, the major review will take place every third year with shorter annual meetings for formative purposes and to make minor adjustments to the Plan. Q: At what point will teachers enter the new scheme? A:Teachers will enter the scheme at their current point in the former SD&R scheme. Q: Will the meetings usually be with my line manager? A:Yes, unless there are exceptional circumstances.

  18. Aberdeenshire Council Frequently Asked Questions ...continued Q: Must I share the outcome of the self-evaluation with my line manager? A:No. The self-evaluation process is personal but you are able to share the outcome of the process if you wish. However you must share your suggestions for CPD with your line manager one week before you meet him/her. Q: Can I expect all my CPD needs to met in a single year? A:No. You will be agreeing an indicative 3-year plan so your needs are likely to be addressed over a number of years. Restrictions may also arise due to prioritisation and availability of resources.

  19. Aberdeenshire Council Frequently Asked Questions ...continued Q: When will the meeting with my line manager usually take place and will there be time for preparation? A: Meetings can take place at any time of the year and at times that are convenient for the teacher and line manager. Preparation and meeting time should normally be set against the 35 hours available for CPD activity. Professional reflection and discussion are valuable CPD activities Q: Do these arrangements apply to probationary staff? A: No. Probationary staff are not part of the scheme and they will have a development programme agreed at the end of their induction year. However there is a requirement for probationary teachers to fulfill the annual 35 hours of CPD.

  20. Aberdeenshire Council Frequently Asked Questions ...continued Q: What happens if I cannot agree an annual CPD programme with my line manager? A: There is an Arbitration Procedure that is detailed in Appendix 4 in the handbook. Q: Is the Aberdeenshire scheme of high quality? A: In our opinion, yes. It meets and indeed exceeds the national criteria set out in Professional Development and Review (GTCS / EIS / COSLA / Scottish Executive 2002)

  21. Aberdeenshire Council End

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