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    This document outlines guidelines for supporting student teachers during placements in schools. It defines responsibilities for local authorities, teacher education institutions, and schools to ensure student placements are coordinated and students are properly mentored. Local authorities must identify placement coordinators and allocate students to suitable schools. Teacher education institutions are responsible for preparation, oversight, and evaluation of student placements. Schools must support placements by identifying mentors and providing required experiences for students. The guidelines aim to clarify roles for successful student teacher training.

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    This document outlines guidelines for supporting student teachers during placements in schools. It defines responsibilities for local authorities, teacher education institutions, and schools to ensure student placements are coordinated and students are properly mentored. Local authorities must identify placement coordinators and allocate students to suitable schools. Teacher education institutions are responsible for preparation, oversight, and evaluation of student placements. Schools must support placements by identifying mentors and providing required experiences for students. The guidelines aim to clarify roles for successful student teacher training.

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    This document outlines guidelines for supporting student teachers during placements in schools. It defines responsibilities for local authorities, teacher education institutions, and schools to ensure student placements are coordinated and students are properly mentored. Local authorities must identify placement coordinators and allocate students to suitable schools. Teacher education institutions are responsible for preparation, oversight, and evaluation of student placements. Schools must support placements by identifying mentors and providing required experiences for students. The guidelines aim to clarify roles for successful student teacher training.

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    SupportingStudentsonPlacement GuidelinesforSchools AsaresultofSEEDinitiativesandtherecentReviewofInitialTeacher Education(AppendixIandweblink)LocalAuthoritiesnowhaveanenhanced roleinsupportingstudentsonplacementinschools. Inrecentyearsthenumberofstudentplacementshasincreasedsignificantly, whichinturnimpactsonindividualschoolsandtheLocalAuthority. Studentteachersrepresentthefutureoftheprofessionandexistingteacher havearesponsibilitytosupportthemasrecognisedintheTeaching st Professionforthe21 Centuryagreement,AnnexB. Theseguidelineshavebeendevelopedtoensurethateveryoneinvolvedis clearabouttheirresponsibilitiesinrelationtostudentplacements.Itoutlines thekeyresponsibilitiesoftheLocalAuthority,theTeacherEducation Institutions(TEIs)andSchools.

    LocalAuthorityResponsibilities IdentifyaStudentPlacementOfficer(SPO)whowillberesponsibleforco ordinatingstudentplacementarrangements.Fundingforthiswillbe throughtheStudentPlacementbudgetallocatedbySEED. EnsurethatallschoolsandteachersarefullyawareoftheLocal Authoritysexpectationsofthemandcommitmentsinsupportingstudent placements. Takeresponsibilityforallocatingstudentstosuitableplacementsacross Aberdeenshireschools. WorkinpartnershipwithUniversityEducationFaculties(TEIs)andschools toofferappropriatesupportforstudentteachers. Offeradvice,guidanceandCPDtothoseschoolpersonnel(suchas studentregentsandmentors)witharemitforsupportingandmentoring studentteachers. MeetandliaisewithstafffromtheTeacherEducationInstitutionsand otherLocalAuthoritiestoensureanadequateallocationofstudent teachersamongstallpartnerLocalAuthorities. LiaisewithTEIsandotherLocalAuthoritiesonallmatterspertainingto studentplacementsthroughthefollowingpartnerships:Northern,Eastern andWesternHEPartnershipForumsandthroughtheNationalStrategy Group.

    TeacherEducationInstitution(TEI)Responsibilities Ensurethatappropriatevettingproceduresareinplaceforallstudentsto includeDisclosureScotlandchecks. LiaisewithStudentPlacementCoordinator(SPC)aboutplacementdates andplacementrequirementslinkedtoagreedtimeline. SpecifystagesrequiredforeachplacementinthecaseofPrimaryschool placements. ProvideschoolsandtheStudentPlacementCoordinator(SPC)with ProgrammeHandbooks.Thesecanalsobelocatedthroughthelinksto Universitywebsites(AppendixII). Giveschoolssufficientnotice,wherepossible,ofthenamesofstudents duetovisitorstartaplacementintheschool.Exceptionalcircumstances mayleadtoshorternotification. GivetheStudentPlacementCoordinator(SPC)asmuchnoticeas possibleofadditionalplacementrequests,e.g.previsits. Preparestudentsadequatelyforplacements.Thisshouldinclude curricularknowledgeaswellasencouragementofprofessionalvalues suchasbeingreceptiveandresponsivetoadvicefromschools,beingfully preparedforclasses,punctualityandprofessionalresponsibilities. CoordinatethetraininganddeploymentofTutorswhoconductplacement visits. Liaisewithschoolstaffontheprogressofindividualstudentsduringschool experienceplacements. FacilitateliaisonbetweensubjectspecificTEItutorsandsecondary teachers. Participateinformalevaluationofstudentplacementsandbereceptive andresponsivetofeedbackfromschoolsandLocalAuthorityabout placements.Thiswillbesharedwithallstakeholders. Offeradvice,guidanceandCPDtothoseschoolpersonnel(suchas studentregentsandmentors)witharemitforsupportingandmentoring studentteachers. SchoolResponsibilities LiaisewithAberdeenshireStudentPlacementCoordinatorregardingthe numberofplacementsavailableeachsessionandidentifyingsituations withjustificationwhereastudentplacementinaschoolsordepartment wouldnotbeappropriate. Undertaketosupportstudentplacementsreflectingtheprofessional expectationsthatschoolsandsecondarydepartmentswillofferstudent placementsthroughouttheschoolyear. IdentifyanamedStudentRegent/Mentor(usuallyamemberoftheSenior ManagementTeam)andupdateannuallytoSPC. LiaisewithAberdeenUniversityCourseDirectorsonmattersrelatingto studentteachercompetenceandprofessionalismduringschool experience.AberdeenshireStudentPlacementCoordinatorshouldalso beadvisedwhereseriousconcernsarebeingexpressed.

    Ensureteachingstaffareawareoftherequirementsofstudentplacements
    andensurethatthesearemet. Organiseanintroductorymeetingforstudentteacherseitherpriortooron thefirstdayofplacementtomeetwithHeadTeacher,StudentRegent, PrincipalTeacher(subject)andStagePartner(primary). Ensurestudentteachersareofferedtherangeofexperiencenecessaryto allowthemtoworktowardstheSITE(AppendixIII). Identifytimeforstaffwithasupportroletobecomefamiliarwiththeirrole, associateddocumentationandmattersrelatingtoobserving,assessing andreportingonstudentsonplacement,meetingwithstudentstodiscuss theirprogressandsupportneeds,completecoredocumentation associatedwithstudentplacement,andfacilitatereleaseofstaffto undertakeprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitieswithAberdeenshireand Universitystaff.

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    LinkstoUniversityWebsites

    TheUniversityofAberdeen TheUniversityofAberdeen STNEProgramme

    http://www.abdn.ac.uk/education

    http://www.abdn.ac.uk/stne

    TheUniversityofEdinburgh TheMorayHouseSchoolofEducation http://www.education.ed.ac.uk

    UniversityofStrathclyde

    http://www.strath.ac.uk/education

    UniversityofDundee

    http://www.dundee.ac.uk/fedsoc

    UniversityofStirling

    http://www.ioe.stir.ac.uk

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