Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE)

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VIDLEARN® is the UK's leading provider of Distance Learning Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) courses for those who are thinking of training to teach in one of the shortage subjects.

We work with a network of partners across the country and are also an accredited SKE provider in our own right.

The VIDLEARN® partnership provides Subject Knowledge Enhancement courses in all of the shortage subjects.

Candidates following a School Direct, SCITT, PGCE or Teach First training path can complete their SKE with VIDLEARN® 100% Online.

VIDLEARN® also provide a free advisory service for those who are thinking of training to teach but have not applied yet. Please give us a call on 0800 7317131 or use our Contact Us form online to discuss your application.

Our SKE partnership

National Online Teacher Training

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The National Online Teacher Training (NOTT) programme offers a new approach to teacher training, blending online study and school-based placements. Full-time and part-time courses are available leading to PGCE with QTS. Train to teach one of the priority subjects:

• Mathematics
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology
• English
• Spanish
• French
• Computer Science
• Geography

Blending Online and School-Based Training

Stage 1: 100% Online

Stage 1 is designed to support trainees to be as well prepared for the training year as possible. There is a full programme of resources provided by NOTT and our team of tutors and advisors will guide you through each step of the process.

Stage 2: Online & School-Based

The NOTT programme is designed to maximise your school-based experience to make you the best teacher you can be. Starting in September 2020, you will be based in your placement school, gaining teaching excperience right from the start of your ITT year.

What you can expect from the programme

Our courses lead to PGCE with QTS with full-time and part-time courses available. We offer you support before and during your teacher training. Our advisors will discuss how this can work for you.

Initial Teacher Training Enhancement Programme

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The Initial Teacher Training Enhancement Programme (TTEP) is a flexible online training solution that will enhance and support your ITT programme. TTEP can be integrated into your current training programme, allowing you to develop a blended-learning course and maximise your time with your trainees.

TTEP is split into three distinct sections: Professional Studies, Subject Studies and Teaching Examples.

Professional Studies resources are designed and delivered by our experienced ITT team, and focus on the key professional skills and pedagogy trainees need to be successful during their ITT year. You can use these resources to deliver a blended-learning course which the trainees can access at any point during their ITT and NQT years.

Subject Studies resources are specifically aimed at supporting trainees in the shortage subjects of Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, English, MFL, Computer Science and Geography. These resources build on the topic and ideas from Professional Studies sessions and allow trainees to consider the Subject Pedagogical Knowledge specific to their specialism. These resources allow you to deliver a subject focused strand to your ITT programme in each subject for any size of cohort.

Teaching Examples help bridge the gap between the theory and practice. They consist of classrom examples delivered by practicing teachers, with a focus on the teaching of key and difficult concepts. VCOS resources come from our unique VIDLEARN Classroom Observation System (VCOS), where lessons are captured live in the classroom and edited to highlight examples of best practice. Using our unique learning platform, these resources can be searched for both subject-specific content and Qualified Teachers' Standards using our matched descriptors.

Change the way you deliver ITT with TTEP.

Included resources

Professional Studies 1

This focuses on the core generic teaching skills and pedagogy needed for an ITT trainee on any secondary route. These are accessible to trainees with little or no experience in the classrom and can be revisited as the trainee's understanding of the role develops.

Professional Studies 2

Here the focus is on the more advanced teaching skills and ideas. Trainees would engage with this content after a sustained period of classroom experience. These recordings link coherently with the Teachers' Standards.

Subject Studies

These are designed to offer subject specific input for trainees across the shortage subjects. Here, ideas and pedagogies specific to each subject are covered to help trainees with the subject specific demands of teaching their specialism. These recordings allow trainees to consider the Subject Pedagogical Knowledge specific to their specialism.

Pedagogy

These resources provide examples of best practice directly from the classroom. Using our VIDLEARN Classroom Observation System (VCOS), we capture lessons live in the classroom and then edit these to provide viewers with a unique insight into teaching. These resources are aligned with the Teachers' Standards so that trainees can match ideas about teaching and learning with actual practice.

Teacher CPD for Subject Changers and Returners

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VIDLEARN are offering a unique opportunity for existing teachers who want to teach in one of the shortage subjects or refresh their subject knowledge prior to returning to teaching. We are offering an online programme that not only covers all of the key concept resources contained in our leading Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) courses, but also includes everything you need to teach every lesson in your chosen subject.

For schools, this is the most cost effective way to meet teacher shortages in difficult to recruit subjects and get a teacher confidently teaching a new subject almost immediately. Subjects covered at GCSE include:

Every GCSE Lesson Covered

Ground Breaking Online Resources

VIDLEARN are the UK's leading provider of Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) courses for those thinking of entering teaching. Our courses deliver online resources that closely follow DfE specifications and that are underpinned by regular assessment, tutor support and evidenced progress.

Virtual Lessons

We have developed Virtual Lessons that cover every aspect of every lesson contained in a GCSE subject. Variances from the main Examining Boards are also covered. Virtual Lessons include every aspect of a lesson, including content delivery from an experienced teacher, timed lesson activities and full documentation in the form of the presentation, pupil packs and teacher packs.

Teachers can literally start to teach the same week they enrol by selectively completing modules that suit the needs of the school curriculum. The courses can be completed over a duration that suits the candidate and include a comprehensive completion certificate to evidence experience and progress in each module.

Virtual Lessons

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Virtual Lessons are a new innovation for schools, giving them access to a bank of online GCSE resources that cover every aspect of every lesson contained in each GCSE curriculum. These lessons are self-delivering via streamed interactive video or can be used as an aid to teachers without the video. They include all Examination Board variances and are accompanied by comprehensive printed supporting materials for pupils and teachers.

Virtual Lessons are constructed from a Scheme of Work for each subject that is broken down into modules and a broad lesson plan is then created for each lesson. A full lesson is then produced that includes delivery from an experience subject specialist and teacher, interactive and timed activities, starters and plenaries. Each lesson includes a printed Pupil Pack and Teacher Pack that follow the lesson verbatim and that also provide a perfect reference for revision and progress history.

Every GCSE Lesson Covered

Virtual Lessons are available to schools by the subject and can be purchased for a single cohort with school-wide licences also available.

We currently support the following subjects:

• Mathematics
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology
• English Language
• English Literature
• Spanish
• French
• Computer Science
• Geography
• History
• RE

VIDLEARN® Classroom Observation System (VCOS)

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Our courses are unique in providing a bespoke interactive platform that allows you to start to link the subject with pedagogy through our VCOS resources which are captured in the classroom and edited to give you examples of best practice.

VCOS resources are included with our Maths and Science courses, with other subjects coming soon.

Each lesson that we publish is captured using 4 high definition cameras installed unobtrusively in a classroom. All recordings are then professionally edited and linked to the appropriate SKE recording, so that you can watch lessons on the topic that you are studying.

With access to these recordings, you get to see and hear all the relevant action from lessons which enhances your teaching and learning.

Our teaching examples are chaptered for both pedagogy and subject knowledge. The pedagogical chapters are a set of descriptors that align directly with the Teachers' Standards, and so provide an excellent experience before training begins.

Teaching examples have been made possible with the VIDLEARN Classroom Observation System (VCOS) that is installed in Sackville School in East Grinstead. Sackville is a very forward-thinking school, with an excellent track record in Science and Maths.

VCOS is Free to Schools

We publish new lessons from VCOS every week and keep the content up to date and relevant to the Teaching Standards are DfE specifications. This gives trainees access to a huge back catalogue of resources, which they have access to throughout their teacher training and NQT year.

Schools can also benefit from VCOS

The VCOS installation and maintenance is totally free to the school. The relationship works in that both parties benefit as follows:

• The school gets a state-of-the-art video classroom to use for teacher training, teacher observations, reflective practice, CPD and whole school/partnership training.
• VIDLEARN would use some of the VCOS recordings to support our SKE and ITT courses (teachers in the classroom get the option to delete any recordings for whatever reason).
• The installation and maintenance of the system would be free to the participating school.
• Partner schools would also be able to access our CPD SKE for free for participating staff.

Join our Partnership

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We invite you to become a VIDLEARN Partner in the delivery of Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) courses. Join our growing partnership and benefit from a bespoke, fully resourced suite of SKE courses that you can use to support your ITT programme.

You will have a unique website branded to your HEI, SCITT or School Direct provision, providing you with a ready-made SKE provision to enhance the courses that you offer.

Offering your own in-house SKE courses in partnership with VIDLEARN will widen your selection and recruitment to trainees with a variety of backgrounds. You can begin to develop a relationship with your trainees earlier and can track their progress throughout the SKE. Where trainees need additional support, this can be identified at an earlier stage. Our SKE provision can be seamlessly incorporated into your existing ITT programme, adding an important pre-ITT element to ensure that all your trainees are fully prepared for the ITT year.

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