Teacher Training Assessment
The criteria for successful completion of the course and the award of QTS, are set out in the Teacher’s Standards, together with detailed procedures for assessment.
Successful Associate Teachers, gaining QTS, will have consistently demonstrated the following
- High level of attendance (95%+)
- Consistent achievement of the Teacher Standards for Qualified Teaching Status- recorded on the Progress Tracker
- Sound teaching ability observed and assessed by the KMT Course Team, mentors and PTs
- Completion of Reflective Practice (RP) Assignments (RPs 1-3 for Secondary and 1-4 for Primary) demonstrating research and the application of theory into practice, as well as evidence of reflection and target setting
- Successful completion of training placements
- Evidence that all the above have been met and recorded in the KMT electronic portfolio
Assessment process
A weekly formative assessment process involves a mentor meeting to discuss progress and set targets, along with weekly lesson observations to provide developmental feedback. Additionally, ongoing reflection by the trainee is documented in their portfolio.
At each stage of training, trainees are then assessed formatively in the following areas
- Reflective Practice Assignments
- Portfolio
- Subject Knowledge development
- Fundamental Proficiencies for Maths and English
- Progress Tracker against the KMT ITT Curriculum
- Attendance
In addition:
- There are no final written examinations for QTS.
- A successful trainee at the end of the course will be awarded QTS by KMT.
- Those opting for the additional PGCE will have the PGCE awarded separately by Leeds Beckett University.
