Supporter MeetingsSupporter Meetings
One of the main elements of your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in the probationary period is your weekly meeting with your in-school supporter.
Your supporter is one of the key people in induction, providing a link between the school and local authority probation manager. They offer help in planning your development needs / experiences and in discussing progress.
Supporter Meetings should have a pre-arranged focus, directly linked to your Professional Development Action Plan (PDAP) and you should keep a record of your meetings in your online profile.
August–December 2010
You should aim to have one meeting each week with your supporter during this period. Your first meeting is important in terms of:
- ensuring you have all of the information necessary to enable you to embark on the first few weeks of teaching
- offering advice and support at an early stage
- discussing your timetable and the use of your time
- scheduling weekly meetings
An early meeting should be used to discuss the Institute of Higher Teacher Education (IHTE) profile, discussed in the self-evaluation overview. You'll also start to identify CPD experiences you'll carry out, adapted from the CPD experiences, in the August to December period.
In preparation for completion of your Interim Profile, you should meet with your supporter in November for a more formal review meeting. There should be input from a number of sources including any independent observers of your teaching and your headteacher.
January–June 2011
A minimum of 12 weekly meetings with your supporter are recommended in this period.
They should continue to have a focus directly linked to your Professional Development Action Plan (PDAP).
Your PDAP may need to be adjusted as you progress and your CPD programme planned for January–June 2011 will help towards completing your Final Profile.
