Mentorship Conference

West Lodge Hotel

Friday 8 March 2002

from Middlesex University welcomed delegates and opened the Conference.

 

Welcome

l      Welcome packs were distributed with materials for the day.

Andy Kempe - MARRA

l Workshop looking at Monitoring, Assessment, Recording, Reporting and Accountability (MARRA).

l Andy also considered how we support students through this.

l This material is available in the Files section of the Drama Mentors Yahoo Group.

Ken Taylor - Supporting Subject Teaching

The Support we can offer

l The Mentorship Guidelines

l Regular Meetings

l Observation

l Target & Review sessions – ATS

l Subject Input

l During the Spring Term PGCE students should be thinking about how to invest in the Drama and develop the quality.

New Approaches agreed last year


l Structured input of subject

l Targeted small scale research projects

Small Group Disussion

l What support do students most need?


l How have you provided this?


l What gaps are there in subject knowledge?


l How have you supported this?

Additional Information

l Conference notes will be on the web.


l Drama Mentors Yahoo Group.


l Drama_UK


l London Providers Forum (26 providers) Standardising paperwork


l Introduction of 2/02 - rationalisation

Skills Tests

l      The TTA have introduced three new tests

l      Literacy

l      Numeracy

l      ICT

l      View them here http://www.canteach.gov.uk/

Contact Details

l      Phone: 020 8411 5659

l      Email:

l      Web:http://www.kentaylor.co.uk/

Drama Mentors Yahoo Group

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l      http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dramamentors