Advice and Support Materials

The purpose of the documents contained in this section is to provide advice and support for anyone looking to make genuine and effective changes to existing practice in PE ITTE. Each document can be used in a number of ways and can serve a number of different purposes. For example, it could be used to:

• confirm the validity of existing practice
• identify aspects of existing practice requiring development
• support personal professional development
• help with the development of knowledge and/or skills within the PE ITTE partnership
• assist in identifying and addressing trainees’ needs more effectively
• provide information for trainees
• formulate responses to recommendations arising from Ofsted inspections

It may be the case that all of the material in a document is of benefit or that specific sections are of particular use at this time; some of the material may be of use now but other aspects may need to be utilised at some time in the future. Alternatively, it may be appropriate to use one particular section of a document in conjunction with aspects of another. Whilst purpose and modes of use will be determined by the individual, you are encouraged to utilise the material as part of a process of self-review and subsequent response as this can help bring about continuous quality improvement. “Self-review” can, of course, apply to both personal professional review and to programme review.

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The topics covered by this series have been identified by a combination of PE ITTE providers’ and Training and Development Agency for schools’ audits and Ofsted inspections. Many of the topics are approached generically and the guiding principles should be applicable to HEI/schools partnerships, DRB/GTP schemes, SCITT programmes and Training Schools, and to Primary and Secondary programmes. In saying this, some of the topics relate specific ITTE contexts and if you feel there is a topic that requires a specific slant towards your particular sector, please let us know via the feedback section and we will do our best to respond. New tutors will find specific help for them within the “Induction support for new tutors” section.

Management, Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement

• The key to high quality PE ITTE
• Promoting consistent high quality across the PE ITTE partnership
• Establishing effective quality assurance and enhancement procedures within the PE ITTE partnership

Helping trainees achieve QTS Standards

• Professional attributes
• Professional knowledge and understanding - Physical  Education subject knowledge
• Helping trainees to observe, describe and analyse movement through the use of the interactive CD-roms Observing Children Moving and Observing and Analysing Learners' Movement
• Preparing trainees for engagement with PE in the wider community
• Professional knowledge and understanding - Broad National Curriculum and cross-curricula elements
• Professional knowledge and understanding - Factors affecting pupils' learning
• Professional knowledge and understanding - Encouraging behaviour that supports learning
• Professional knowledge and understanding - SEN
• Professional skills: Planning
• Professional skills: Assessing, monitoring and giving feedback
• Professional skills: Teaching
• Developing effective use of resources by trainees and training partners
• Ensuring trainees can take responsibility for developing the learning of a class or classes over a sustained and substantial period of time
• Mentoring the Primary trainee
• Responding to the individual needs of trainees to help them achieve QTS Standards in as full a way as possible
• Ensuring the provision of appropriate learning activities to help trainees achieve QTS Standards
• Ensuring appropriate and effective use of expectations, target setting and review with trainees
• Helping trainees to maintain effective records of experience and progress
• Assessing trainees against QTS Standards

General

• Selection and recruitment of trainees
• Managing the workload of tutors and trainees
• The PE ITTE professional and research