Accessing Additional Support while on placement is not a negative! Every learner will need to extra help at some point in their course. Each stage of the intervention is documented on an Additional Support Plan which is completed on Abyasa and monitored by Partnership.
If all other support mechanisms have been unsuccessful, a school has the right to withdraw a trainee if the children in the class are being adversley affected by the trainee's teaching.
ASP Stage 1
If the trainee requires additional support, an Additional Support Plan Stage 1 should be initiated by the CBM to make sure the trainee is aware of any concerns at the earliest possible stage so that appropriate support/action/targets can be agreed upon.
ASP Stage 2
Targets are reviewed by the CBM. The following outcomes are decided:
- The trainee has made sufficient progress: normal routines resume;
- The trainee has made insufficient progress: proceed to ASP Stage 3 and a meeting with the LT is arranged.
ASP Stage 3
Explicit actions/targets agreed by all parties to support the trainee.
ASP Stage 4
Targets are reviewed by the CBM. The following outcomes are decided:
- The trainee has made sufficient progress: normal routines resume;
- The trainee has made limited progress; targets are revised and ASP Stage 3 is extended;
- The trainee has made insufficient progress; trainee’s school experience has been deemed as unsuccessful: proceed to ASP Stage 5 and 6.
ASP Stage 5
A school withdraws a trainee from a school placement
- The PCM will meet with the CBM and the trainee to discuss the reasons for withdrawal; these should be shared with the LT
- ASP Stage 5 completed as a formal record
- The trainee will contact partnership to arrange a meeting for ASP Stage 6
A trainee withdraws from a school placement
From time to time trainees experience circumstances which may lead to them requesting to withdraw from their school placement.
- The trainee will seek advice from their CBM/PCM and LT
- The trainee will contact partnership to arrange a meeting for ASP Stage 6
ASP Stage 6
In the unlikely event a trainee is unsuccessful on a School Experience, they are required to attend a Review Meeting. During this meeting the School Experience will be reflected upon by the trainee. A decision is made regarding the trainee’s future professional development and any support they may require.
In order to support trainees with their re-sit, they are asked to formulate a bespoke action plan that can be worked on whilst volunteering in school. It is important that targets are achieved before a re-sit, to ensure that their next placement is successful.
The re-sit may be deemed to be with or without fee depending on any extenuating circumstances. A trainee may only fail one School Experience, deemed to be with fee, during a training programme and this will incur a payment of £550. It should be noted that a re-sit School Experience may result in an extension to the course.
Please note: a trainee re-sit placement will not be considered until all outstanding academic work is passed.