ASSOCIATE AND LEAD ASSOCIATE OPPORTUNITIES
Thank you for your interest in joining the Star Teaching School Hub delivery team as either a Lead Associate or an Associate. Star Institute is leading on the delivery of the remit of the three Star Teaching School Hubs on behalf of our lead schools: > Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School - North West Lancashire > Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School - Pennine Lancashire > Eden Boys' School Bolton - Bolton, Bury, Rochdale Our remit as a Teaching School Hub includes the delivery of the new statutory Early Career Teacher Programme, the new suite of National Professional Qualifications and the Appropriate Body service, alongside ITT and other CPD. We are committed to developing partnerships with local schools in each Hub and providing professional development opportunities, as well as harnessing local talent and expertise to ensure these Golden Thread programmes are delivered to an exemplary standard. To enable this, we are looking for Lead Associates and Associates to undertake the following roles: > Early Career Teacher programme delivery and coordination for both Early Career Teachers and their Mentors > National Professional Qualifications delivery, mentoring and coordination including the new specialist programmes, NPQSL and NPQH > Appropriate Body services, including fidelity and coverage checking for the Core and DIY Induction programmes. Star is excited to develop new and existing partnerships and seeks to identify excellent practitioners in the system who want to work with the new Teaching School Hubs. Together with our partners we strive to ensure the success of the Golden Thread programmes, to develop the school workforce and to improve the life chances of the children we serve. We look forward to working with you. Best wishes, Star Teaching School Hub Team
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CONTENTS TEACHING SCHOOL HUB DELIVERY TEAM .............................................................................................. 4 LEAD ASSOCIATE ROLE ............................................................................................................................ 6 ASSOCIATE ROLE ..................................................................................................................................... 8 RECRUITMENT PROCESS ....................................................................................................................... 10
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TEACHING SCHOOL HUB DELIVERY TEAM Associates will be key to the roll out of the new Golden Thread programmes, a priority for Star Teaching School Hubs. These associates will support across the Early Career Teacher and Mentor programme, National Professional Qualification and the Appropriate Body Service. An agreement will be made with the associate’s school regarding their capacity and deployment. There will be two main role types: > Lead Associates will > Lead a team of associates in the delivery of Golden Thread programmes > Work with Star to ensure high-quality participant experience on the programmes by ensuring programmes and/or services are delivered to the highest standards > Ensure successful programme completion by supporting the pastoral needs of the participants in their allocated cohort(s) > Associates will > Deliver agreed elements of the Golden Thread programmes or Appropriate Body Service, this does not need to include all aspects of a programme and will be based on capacity and expertise > Work with their Lead Associate to ensure a positive and successful programme or service experience for participants
STAR’S COMMITMENT We are committed to working with and developing local talent, expertise and capacity to deliver the Golden Thread Provision and are committed to ensuring that: > >
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All ECTs, mentors and leaders receiving training through Star anywhere in our Teaching School Hubs receives the same exceptional quality training, support and service. Where Lead Associates work in local collaboratives/networks and have viable cohorts, they are supported to deliver programmes locally, using strong local talent, supported by Star’s Associate pool where helpful. All cohorts are supported by a Lead Associate, as such some Lead Associates may be invited to lead a cohort outside their immediate network. Lead Associates and Associates are supported effectively through the Teaching School Hub Partnership Director and the Star Programmes Team.
To apply for the role of Associate or Lead Associate across one or more roles please complete the following form: Application Form You will be asked to identify a leader who can endorse your application. Please send them this Endorsement form All roles require QTS and at least a first degree or equivalent.
To discuss the role further before applying, please contact your local Partnership Director: •
Tim Freeman tim.freeman@staracademies.org
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GOLDEN THREAD PROVISION Teach First Early Career Teacher (ECT) Programme Star Teaching School Hubs work with Teach First, a national provider, to deliver the two-year ECT Programm. The programme is built on the evidenced-based Early Career Framework and is designed to be high quality, engaging development for teachers at the start of their career. The first year of the programme includes the following live online sessions: > Two 90-minute online sessions per half term Teach First ECT Mentor Programme The two-year Mentor programme designed by Teach First focuses on instructional coaching techniques which have been shown to have significant impact in developing teaching quality. The first year of the programme includes the following live sessions: > One 90-minute online session per half term School-Led Network National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) Star Institute is a founding consortium member of the School-Led Network, one of the new Lead Providers for the reformed suite of NPQs. The suite includes three specialist qualifications and a more focused domain-specific approach to leadership development on the NPQSL, NPQH and NPQEL programmes. The programmes include a blend of in-person and online sessions: > NPQ Leading Teaching, NPQ Leading Teacher Development and NPQ Leading Behaviour and Culture each include 12 two-hour sessions which can be combined as half days or delivered as twilights. > NPQ Senior Leadership and NPQ Headship each include a combination of full days and twilights amounting to six days. Appropriate Body (AB) Services Appropriate Body services check that each school is providing Early Career Teachers with their Statutory entitlement across their required two year Induction, including access to a high quality Early Career Teacher Training Programme.
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LEAD ASSOCIATE ROLE Job Title:
Lead Associate
Base:
Own school
Managed by
Teaching School Hub Partnership Director
Responsible for:
Programme Cohort (one or more of): • Early Career Programme • Specialist NPQs and NPQSL • Appropriate Body
Payment rate
£50-£75 per participant, depending on provision.
Associate Delivery Team
Term:
12-month service level agreement with the employing school, with option to renew
ROLE SUMMARY To ensure positive programme experience for a cohort of participants within the Golden Thread provision, including pastoral and wraparound support. To coordinate of a delivery team of Associates to deliver programmes and services to a high standard. To provide capacity both locally and across the Star hubs to support the equality of access to programmes for all schools. A Lead Associate may take on responsibility for one or more cohorts across one or more Golden Thread provisions based on capacity, expertise and agreement with Star Institute: > Early Career Teacher Programme > ECT Mentor Programme > NPQ Programmes > Appropriate Body Service
RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Lead Associates for Early Career Teacher Programmes and NPQs. 1.1 Lead a team of Associates to ensure positive programme experience for participants on Golden Thread programmes 1.2 Liaise effectively with, and support the work of the Teaching School Hub Partnership Director (PD) and Programme Manager to ensure the effectiveness of the Programmes. 1.3 Attend six operational meetings annually with the PD. 1.1 Develop and maintain strong relationships with participants and support their positive experience of the programme. 1.2 Support Associates to be fully prepared for training sessions, including their; prompt arrival, effective time management. 1.3 Agree programme delivery plans – staffing and dates – with Star Institute and maintain fidelity to these plans in delivery of the programmes – including arranging suitable associate replacements in instances of absence. 1.4 Ensure regular and timely communication of programme logistics, key content messages and expectations with E, provided by Star, to programme or service participants. 1.5 Support with Star Institute’s development, review and evaluation of programmes via engagement in meetings with the Teaching School Hub Partnership Director.
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1.6 Act as an ambassador and advocate for the Teaching School Hub by modelling the highest standards of professionalism.
2. Lead Associates providing Appropriate Body services 2.1 Liaise effectively with, and support the work of Star’s Teaching School Hub Partnership Director and Programme Manager to ensure an effective Appropriate Body Service including: 2.1.1 Check that ECTs are receiving statutory entitlements, and that regard is had to the statutory guidance. 2.1.2 ECF fidelity checks – ensuring schools are supported to provide ECTs with an ECF-based induction. 2.1.3 Assessment – reporting whether each ECT has satisfactorily met the Teachers’ Standards, based on the headteacher’s recommendation. 2.2 Support Associates to effectively discharge their duties in regard to the above and, 2.2.2 Provide advice and guidance to schools on the induction process 2.2.3 Provide advice and guidance to schools in order to support an ECT at risk of failing their induction 2.3 Support the registering of ECTs with the DfE 2.4 Report the outcomes of ECT induction
Our Lead Associates said this about working on the Golden Thread Programmes…
As a Lead Associate, it is a most exhilarating experience meeting so many people from different contexts and supporting the next generation of teachers who are inspiring hundreds of children. Talking to teachers and leaders and visiting schools is enriching for me, as I always learn something and see wonderful school learning environments. For me it is about giving something back to the profession, making a difference, while at the same time learning from others, further developing my guidance and problem-solving skills.
Lead Associate, Appropriate Body and NPQSL Having responsibility for ECTs in my school, being a Lead Associate for Star Appropriate Body gives me a real insight into the process behind the assessment of teachers new to the profession. It also quality assures my practice and gives me opportunity to meet with colleagues in other schools to discuss the Early Career Framework and how the assessment of ECT sits alongside this. It’s a really good opportunity for anyone in schools who has anything to do with ECTs.
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ASSOCIATE ROLE Job Title:
Associate
Base:
Own school
Managed by:
Lead Associate
Staff Responsibility for:
Programme Cohort: • Early Career Programme • Specialist NPQs and NPQSL • Appropriate Body • Associate Delivery Team
Payment rate
£400/day
Term:
12-month service level agreement with the employing school, with option to renew
ROLE SUMMARY To deliver Golden Thread Teaching School Hub programmes or services as part of a delivery team of Associates led by a Lead Associate working with a defined cohort. An Associate may deliver across one or more Golden Thread provisions: > > > >
Early Career Teacher Programme ECT Mentor Programme NPQ Programmes Appropriate Body Service
RESPONSIBILITIES Associates for Early Career Teacher Programmes and NPQs. 1. Work to a Lead Associate to deliver training on Golden Thread programmes to a specified cohort 1.1 Deliver training to a high standard 1.2 Always be fully prepared for the session being delivered, arriving promptly, managing the time and ensuring a high-quality learning experience for all participants 1.3 Establish and maintain positive professional relationships with cohort members, supporting their successful completion of the programme 1.4 Liaise effectively with, and support the work of the Lead Associate to ensure the success of the Programme 1.5 Report the attendance and engagement of the programme’s cohort to the Lead Associate as stipulated in the delivery plan 1.6 Act as an ambassador and advocate for the Teaching School Hub by modelling the professionalism and values associated with Star Institute
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2. Work to a Lead Associate to deliver Expert Support on NPQ programmes to a specified group of participants. 2.1 NPQSL and specialist NPQs (NPQLTD, NPQLT and NPQLBC): provide up to 2 hours of flexible 1:1 support via email in response to specific challenges as they arise. 2.2 NPQH: provide personalised support on specified half-termly focus linked to programme modules through a combination of one-hour individual sessions and 1:40/2 hour quartet sessions. 2.3 Deliver insightful and practical feedback which both supports and challenges participants 2.4 Establish and maintain positive professional relationships with cohort members, supporting their successful completion of the programme 2.5 Report the attendance and engagement of the programme’s cohort to the Lead Associate as stipulated in the delivery plan 2.6 Act as an ambassador and advocate for the Teaching School Hub by modelling the professionalism and values associated with Star Institute
Associates providing Appropriate Body services 3. Work to a Lead Associate to deliver Appropriate Body services 3.1 As agreed with the lead associate provide some or all of the following: 3.1.1 Check that ECTs are receiving statutory entitlements, and that regard is had to the statutory guidance. 3.1.2 ECF fidelity checks – ensure schools are supported to provide ECTs with an ECF-based induction. 3.1.3 Assessment – check whether each ECT has satisfactorily met the Teachers’ Standards, or is on track to do so, based on the headteacher’s recommendation. 3.1.4 Provide advice and guidance to schools in order to support an ECT at risk of failing their induction 3.2 Provide advice and guidance to ECTs, Induction Tutors, Headteachers/Principals and Governors regarding the induction process
Our Associates said this about working on the Golden Thread Programmes… In my role working as an Associate for the Appropriate Body, I've had the opportunity to review the practice and support for ECTs across a wide range of schools including both primary and secondary provision. This has benefitted my own school by providing me with a benchmark that we are able to utilise to compare the support we offer our ECTs against that of other schools. Any opportunity to compare practice is informative and provides immediate feedback about your strengths and areas to develop.
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I have thoroughly enjoyed the Expert Associate role this term. It has been a really diverse and thought-provoking process to be involved in and considering the range of varied requests for support has been both interesting and rewarding. The role offers an excellent opportunity to look into your own personal experience and professional learning and use this to coach a colleague through a question or area of interest. I would thoroughly recommend the role to an experienced senior leader looking to develop system leadership experience or offer the opportunity to consider leadership dilemmas from a range of different contexts.
Associate, Expert Support
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RECRUITMENT PROCESS LEAD ASSOCIATE RECRUITMENT Recruitment for lead associates will be a two-stage process following the associate recruitment process outlined below. This will involve a short application form and round-table/interview depending on numbers.
ASSOCIATE RECRUITMENT Recruitment for associates will take the form of a training session via Zoom, following a ‘see it, name it, do it’ cycle. The purpose of the session will be two fold:
1. To allow applicants to: • ‘See’ an exemplar of high quality training ‘in action’; • ‘Name’ the features that make the training strong; • ‘Do it’ … to practice applying the strong features ‘named’ into their delivery of a short training sequence, within a supportive, peer feedback, environment. This element will be done within breakout rooms.
2. To allow colleague from Star to determine the readiness of applicants to undertake the associate role and to identify further training needs. RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE Role Appropriate Body Lead associate and associate
Closing date Rolling recruitment
Recruitment dates No recruitment session. Recruitment tasks are communicated via email and formal feedback is arranged
NPQ Expert Support Associate
Rolling recruitment
Briefing recording with task One week for task completion
ECF and NPQ Lead associate
Rolling recruitment
Interview dates TBC
ECF and NPQ associate
Rolling recruitment
10.30am-12pm Thursday 29 September
Colleagues may apply for as many or as few of the Lead and Associate Roles as they wish.
TRAINING There will be further training depending on the programmes Associates are delivering, including: >
ECF > Teach First ECF Train the Trainer
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NPQ > School-Led Network ‘See it, Name it, Do it’ facilitator training – for NPQ Delivery Associates > Regional Associate Induction
Lead associates will be provided guidance and support to deliver aspects of the role including but not limited to managing quality assurance and driving participant engagement.
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