Current Project schools – could you share your experiences
to help reach other schools? GTCW funding is available
for PROJECT and NON-PROJECT schools to share good practice in modern
foreign languages
If we are to expand the idea of Primary languages as widely as we can
into non-Project schools, we need teachers willing to share their experiences
of the last 3 years of the KS2 Project. One of the major benefits of
professional development projects such as those funded from the GTCW
programme is the opportunity for teachers to share their experiences
of ‘good practice’ with others and enthuse new schools to
follow suit. The Council funding can help you do just this. Please contact
us at the address below if you are interested.
Non-project schools interested in Primary languages - why do it alone?
During the last 3 years, there has been some excellent networking
going on between clusters of Project schools. Why not benefit from
their experience so far and form your OWN cluster to look into what
can be achieved in primary languages? There may be a possibility of
GTCW funding to help facilitate networking. This is from the current
GTCW Journal (July 2005):
“Most teachers and schools find that undertaking CPD on their
own can be slow and isolating, whereas working with others is both
stimulating and supportive.
The Council’s Professional Development Programme offers teachers
funding to explore the opportunity to work together through its Professional
Network projects.
During the last 4 years some 300 networks have been funded, with
an average of eight teachers involved in each.
To be funded, a network requires:
- a minimum of 5 teachers from at least 3 schools
- teachers to meet regularly, as a group, over a period of time to
work on a common aspect of their practice
Funding can enable the network to ‘buy in’ expertise
to meet their professional needs and pay for supply cover.
The Council is urging teachers to take advantage and apply, as all
unspent funds are returned to the Assembly.
Contact the Professional Development team directly on: 029 2055 0350
or email: cpd@gtcw.org.uk
or dpp@gtcw.org.uk
Let’s get the message out there.
