Walsall Children's Services

This area is designed to support Newly Qualified Teachers in Walsall and to provide Induction Tutors and Co-ordinators with essential documents. The site content is designed to develop during the course of the induction year, so please keep checking for relevant items.

Walsall Children’s Services is known as the "Appropriate Body" for all maintained schools and non-maintained special schools throughout the Borough. The Appropriate Body has a role in advising and supporting schools and NQTs in the induction process, in keeping records of NQTs, in monitoring consistency of provision throughout Walsall, and in the final assessment of NQT.

Please see below documents for NQTs, Induction Tutors and Managers.

Registration Form
Registration Form 2010-11
To be completed by Induction Manager on appointment of NQTs commencing 2010-11.

Service Level Agreement
An opportunity for schools to buy into Walsall Children's Services training and development package for NQT Induction.

NQT Service Level Agreement 2010-11

Assessment Forms
NQT Induction assessment
NQT Induction: final assessment and recommendation

Accreditation
From the very first year onwards Walsall Children’s Services is committed to supporting teachers in their continuing professional development. With this in mind we have collaborated with the University of Wolverhampton to produce a portfolio that supports teachers in becoming more reflective practitioners, capable of constant improvement. At no additional cost to them this can be granted 30 credits towards master's level qualifications. Increasingly other professional development opportunities carry accreditation, making it relatively straightforward to gain an MA in Education in Walsall. As teachers work to improve the learning experiences of the people of Walsall we want to ensure they can receive personal recognition for this.

We are also working to ensure all Walsall schools can provide their teachers with the high quality support they need. In Walsall we aim to provide teachers with higher quality experiences so they can make rapid progress.

View Enhancing Reflective Practice information.

Core Standards and Assessment
To learn about the core standards and assessment visit the TDA website.

Effective Practice
To share effective induction practice and to help schools support, and learn from each other. Case studies may be of interest to colleagues working in LAs and schools involved directly in supporting NQTs, but are intended to inspire rather than to guide. View case studies.

For further enquiries on NQT induction please contact:

Amika Knight
Training & Development Co-ordinator
01922 686205
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