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There's lots happening all at once in #FE Professional Development from @E_T_Foundation, recruiting at a time when teaching feels a bit like this:
It's all good stuff, but I'm hearing some confusion.
(Thanks to @Lindsey16250942 for sharing the image).
THREAD 1/
It's all good stuff, but I'm hearing some confusion.
(Thanks to @Lindsey16250942 for sharing the image).
THREAD 1/
1. #APConnect
is for Advanced Practitioners, whether or not that this your job title (learning mentor, learning coach etc). We're currently recruiting to #Constellations: our communities of practice strand. We believe that the future of professional development is community 2/
is for Advanced Practitioners, whether or not that this your job title (learning mentor, learning coach etc). We're currently recruiting to #Constellations: our communities of practice strand. We believe that the future of professional development is community 2/
1. The #Constellations will be amplifying the work of APs across England in many ways: podcasts, videos, blogs, presentations, webinars and also via #APNetworks countrywide. Not to be confused with 3/
2. #PDGs (Practice Development Groups) taking place in every region of England, different host organisers, bit like Professional Exchanges (PENs) with one crucial and progressive difference - they are run by #FE practitioners! #yay And are open to everyone. 4/
3. There is also a brand new mentoring programme, recently announced, which is different to both of the above. The programme will teach mentoring skills to #FEPractitioners new + experienced mentors (couldn't find a photo which represented mentoring but these look nice) 5/
4. Of course the #OTLA programme is already underway, the only one to get up and running before the summer. #OTLA is well established and focusing this year on practitioner research projects around English. Not to be confused with... 6/
5. The Practitioner Research Programme (PRP), often referred to as #SUNCETT which is also currently recruiting and which has inspired some brilliant thinking in #FE in recent years 7/
There are also programmes around management, digital, leadership, T-levels, governance with which I'm less familiar. I don't work for the ETF (I work on some of their programmes sometimes) but I've been doing lots of meetings for #APConnect... 8/
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...and lots of questions have come up which made me think this might be a helpful thread. Hope you've liked the photos, just a few from a very random collection. Have a lovely day END/
