Documentation

PGCE Core and Regional Training Hubs

Key Mentor Documentation

•  2025/26 calendar

Professional Mentors    

• Secondary Partnership Handbook 

• Quality Assurance Cross-Phase Handbook

• PGCE Secondary (Core) Course Calendar

• Partnership Agreement - PGCE Secondary 

• National Standards For School-Based Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Mentors 

• Keeping Children Safe In Education 

• University of Worcester Protocol For Vetting Non-Salaried ITE trainees

• Initial Teacher Training Early Career Framework

• Induction for Early Career Teachers

• Professional Studies Planning Template 2025 - Phase 1 - Autumn

• Professional Studies Programme 2026 – Phases 2 and 3 - Spring and Summer

• Code of Conduct

• Primary visit form

Subject Mentor

• Secondary Partnership Handbook

• PGCE Secondary (Core) Course Calendar

• Mentor Mat 2025/26

• Lesson Observation Form

• Lesson Observation Form - Exemplar

• How Do I Set SHARP Targets (short version)

• How Do I Set SHARP Targets (long version)

• Principles For Lesson Design (Short Version)

• Principles For Lesson Design (Long Version With Exemplars)

• National Standards for School-Based Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Mentors

• Targeted Support

• Initial Teacher Training Early Career Framework

• Induction booklet placement 1

• Timetable Template - School 1 (With Exemplar Tab)

• Timetable Template – School 2 (With Exemplar Tab)

• #UWPGSEC Commonwealth Edition Magazine 

• UWsource Sustainability (food) Edition Magazine

• UWSource Careers Education Edition Magazine

• UWSource Reading for Pleasure Edition Magazine

Trainee assessment

• Progression booklet

• Report Template 2025/26

• Report Template (Exemplar) 2024/2025

ITaP Resources

• ITaP1 – Explaining and Modelling Practice-able Strategies

• ITaP1 – Explaining and Modelling Observation of Trainees

• ITaP1 – Explaining and Modelling Example of Observation of Trainees

• ITaP2 – Talk for Learning Practice-able Strategies

• ITaP2 – Talk for Learning Observation of Trainees

• ITAP3 – Assessment for Impact Practice-able Strategies 

• ITAP3 – Assessment for Impact Blank grid 

• ITAP3 – Assessment for Impact Observation of Trainees

Assignment Information

• Assessment Guidance 2024/25

• Assignment B Presentation Form
  
  

Tier 1 Mentor Training   

Who: All mentors hosting a trainee from 2025/26

What: Instructional coaching and deliberate practice

How: Face-to-face or online course

When: 17^th September, 22^nd October, 26^th November, 21^st January, 21^st April (all day)

How to book: Placement Portal         

Tier 2 New Mentor Training

Who: All mentors hosting a trainee from 2025/26

What: New to Worcester mentor training - The Worcester Way, the trainee curriculum, phase and specific subject coaching, mentoring on mentoring

How: Face-to-face or online course

When: Friday 26^th September, Wednesday 15^th October, Friday 9^th January, Wednesday 11^th February

How to book: Placement Portal

Tier 3 School Priority Briefings

It is vital that all active professional mentors and subject mentors attend one of our school briefing meetings. To facilitate this we host six repeat sessions on-line over a two-week period in September/early October, January/February and March/April annually. Please note that school briefings include a subject update. Professional mentors can attend any briefing on any day. Subject mentors must attend on a day when their subject is listed.

Two-minute Mentor Training Spotlights 

- Lesson Observation Mentor Spotlight

- In the Moment Mentoring Spotlight 

- Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy

- Pivotal Questions