Content and Delivery. The Suffolk and Norfolk SCITT AO Programme is an employment-based route for achieving Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) while working as a teacher in the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk or adjacent counties. The AO teacher follows an individual assessment programme leading to QTS. It is not intended for those who need a teacher training programme. Suffolk and Norfolk SCITT welcomes applications from those who meet all the entry requirements and are working in a school which will fully support the candidate through the application and assessment process. The period of assessment is a maximum of three months, beginning when the AO is registered with the National College of Teaching and Leadership. Before the three-month period begins AOs must meet all entry requirements; send in their application form and have it checked for compliance; take the two professional skills tests; begin to gather a portfolio of evidence; take part in a selection process; and be accepted onto the AO Programme. During the three-month period AOs will complete their individual preparation plan; receive a visit regarding Subject Knowledge for Teaching; be formally observed teaching on a number of occasions; receive one monitoring and support visit; complete the portfolio with evidence that they meet all the Teachers’ Standards; and have their Final Assessment. Although the AO route does not offer any specific training, some AO teachers may need to address certain professional development issues, which would have been ascertained on the Selection and Initial Needs Visit. AOs are entitled to attend any of the weekly core training/subject knowledge sessions provided in both Suffolk and Norfolk by Suffolk and Norfolk SCITT for up to three sessions at no additional charge. The programme for these core training sessions may be found by contacting ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇ or on ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇. AOs must contact the SCITT Office in advance should they wish to attend. Additional sessions can be attended; contact the SCITT Office for details of cost. For final assessment, the AO will present the completed portfolio of evidence demonstrating that he or she knows and meets the Teachers’ Standards (including all the sub-sections and Part 2), with a complete ‘portfolio evidence table’ included. The portfolio must be available for scrutiny from the start of the day, and the evidence table is taken away at the end of the assessment. The Final Assessor will also: • observe two lessons amounting to approximately two hours of teaching (in the case of primary AOs, at least one of the lessons observed will be in a core subject; for secondary AOs the two lessons should be in different key stages) • discuss with the School Mentor (approx 30 minutes) • discuss with the AO (approx 60 minutes) • examine the separate folder showing that the preparation plan was completed.
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Content and Delivery. The Suffolk and Norfolk SCITT AO Programme is an employment-based route for achieving Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) while working as a teacher in the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk or adjacent counties. The AO teacher follows an individual assessment programme leading to QTS. It is not intended for those who need a teacher training programme. Suffolk and Norfolk SCITT welcomes applications from those who meet all the entry requirements and are working in a school which will fully support the candidate through the application and assessment process. The period of assessment is a maximum of three months, beginning when the AO is registered with the National College of Teaching and Leadership. Before the three-month period begins AOs must meet all entry requirements; send in their application form and have it checked for compliance; take the two professional skills tests; begin to gather a portfolio of evidence; take part in a selection process; and be accepted onto the AO Programme. During the three-month period AOs will complete their individual preparation plan; receive a visit regarding Subject Knowledge for Teaching; be formally observed teaching on a number of occasions; receive one monitoring and support visit; complete the portfolio with evidence that they meet all the Teachers’ Standards; and have their Final Assessment. Although the AO route does not offer any specific training, some AO teachers may need to address certain professional development issues, which would have been ascertained on the Selection and Initial Needs Visit. AOs are entitled to attend any of the weekly core training/subject knowledge sessions provided in both Suffolk and Norfolk by Suffolk and Norfolk SCITT for up to three sessions at no additional charge. The programme for these core training sessions may be found by contacting ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇ or on ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇. AOs must contact the SCITT Office in advance should they wish to attend. Additional sessions can be attended; contact the SCITT Office for details of cost. For final assessment, the AO will present the completed portfolio of evidence demonstrating that he or she knows and meets the Teachers’ Standards (including all the sub-sections and Part 2), with a complete ‘portfolio evidence table’ included. The portfolio must be available for scrutiny from the start of the day, and the evidence table is taken away at the end of the assessment. The Final Assessor will also: • observe two lessons amounting to approximately two hours of teaching (in the case of primary AOs, at least one of the lessons observed will be in a core subject; for secondary AOs the two lessons should be in different key stages) • discuss with the School Mentor (approx 30 minutes) • discuss with the AO (approx 60 minutes) • examine the separate folder showing that the preparation plan was completed.
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Sources: Partnership Agreement