‘Myprogress’

Development and integration of a mobile communication system for the monitoring of ITE trainees on school placement.

Jenny Dein

WOW!!!

Initial Key Drivers

• Improve communication

• Monitor trainees progress

• Engage trainees further with their own

learning and progress

• Enhance trainee experience

• Support quality assurance.

Scalby

OutwoodValley

Ossett

Kettlewell

Airedale

Holmfirth

SHU

OutwoodAdwick

Outwood Portland

OutwoodBrumby Outwood

Grange

OUTWOOD GRANGE

ACADEMYSecondary

Meadowhead

High Storrs

Tapton

Silverdale

SHEFFIELD TEACHING ALLIANCESecondary

EXTERNALEXAMINER

HOSTTEACHER

MENTORPL1

ULT

PEERS

SMC PL2

SHU

PRIMARYPL

SUBJECTTUTOR

MENTORPL2 SMC

PL2

TRAINEE

Department of Education pilot Objectives: October 2013

• 80 Secondary BSc and PGCE – Core and SD

• CPP documentation • Collecting evidence to map against the

Teachers Standards• Phased implementation

- trainee and academic tutor - mentors/Senior Mentors - ULTsFirst nationally to work with and develop the app for teacher training

Ryan HallPGCE Mathematics School Direct

Link: Evidence against TS1.3 17th February 2014

‘I am not the most technically gifted but after a few teething problems I have found it great’……….. ‘I speak to people getting so stressed about their standard “folder”. This cuts out the problem and collates everything for you. The people that have persevered with the app are doing far less moaning and are experiencing a lot less issues than the people who aren’t using it.’

ResearchKey Drivers

- Did it Improve communication? - Could we monitor trainees progress more effectively?- Did it engage trainees further with

their own learning and progress?- Did it enhance trainee experience?- How did it support quality assurance?

Trainee engagement with Myprogress or paper based evidence collection - What type of evidence was collected?

- How did it inform their practice?- How did they use it and when?- What are the benefits and

barriers?- Mentor involvement- Academic Tutor involvement

Lessons learned

• Directly replicating paper based documentation

• Managing trainee and academic expectations

• Choice

• Assuming trainee knowledge of Teacher Standards

• Organisational structure within Myprogress

• Using the web based dashboard and the app

• Don’t run before you can walk!

Looking forward

• Respond to lessons learned

• Embed and establish

• Increase stakeholder involvement

• Integrate observational assessments

• Mentor training opportunities

• Explore further the use of video to support reflective practice and progress

• CPD – Teacher Training – not Initial Teacher Training

• Forever positive – not everyone feels the same. Inform scepticism and ignore fear.

Further information: email J.dein@shu.ac.uk