A Beginning Teacher's Guide to the Induction Process i-teach belfast

Induction Support Programme for Beginning Teachers 2013-14
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Career Entry Profile, the GTCNI teacher competences and the school
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your ongoing holistic professional development
The Education and Library Board takes the lead in providing a comprehensive
programme of training and support aimed at assisting you in your ongoing
development of the competences, skills and knowledge required to enable you to
achieve success as an experienced teacher in Belfast and lay the foundations for
your future career. By helping Beginning Teachers to achieve their full potential the
Induction programme not only supports the Board’s vision of providing ‘a system of
education which focuses on the needs of learners’ but also feeds into the
Department of Education’s School Improvement Policy, ‘Every School a Good
School’ (DE, April 2009) which specifies ‘high quality teaching and learning’ as one
of four key characteristics of a good school.
Your school will also provide guidance and support on planning, opportunities for
classroom observation and regular feedback on practice. It is important to remember
that just as you will learn from the wisdom and knowledge of experienced colleagues
so the school will also benefit from your skills, enthusiasm, creativity and
imagination. The colleagues who will support you in school will be your Teacher
Tutor, your Head of Department, or Head of Key Stage, your Principal and/or Vice
Principal. This links in closely with the Department of Education’s goal in relation to
quality teaching which is:
‘To work with teachers, those who support teachers and those who
represent their interests to ensure that our teaching profession is
equipped and empowered to deliver the highest quality teaching that
helps every young person to reach her or his potential.’
Every School A Good School, p 22 (DE, April 2009)
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A Beginning Teacher’s Guide to the Induction Process
July 2013 edition