Trainee to Trained Teacher

Project Number: BU2

Country: Bulgaria

Institutions/Departments: Teacher for Bulgaria, Primary School, Pefkochori, Greece 

URL: https://t2tt.weebly.com/

Publication/Material: https://t2tt.weebly.com/uploads/2/6/3/8/26383562/t2tt_training_modules.compressed.pdf

Project leader and contact person: Teach for Bulgaria: https://zaednovchas.bg/

Duration: 2016-2017

Short Description:

The program aims to: 1) improve the quality of Initial Teacher Education (ITE), specifically the transition from trainee to second-year teacher; 2) improve professional development for both new and experienced teachers; 3) develop new and innovative approaches to training school teachers; and 4) reduce the drop-out rate of teachers at the start of their professional lives.

This Erasmus+ project will identify the tools used to support trainees and Newly Qualified Teachers (NQT’s) in the UK School Direct programme. These include formal training, induction programmes, teacher support, coaching and mentoring, and in-house professional development. The project will also draft a set of training modules and tools covering: coaching and mentoring, ITE, special education, student assessment, accreditation, and learning behaviour. It will pilot, test, evaluate and refine the training modules based on data generated and feedback from trainees, teachers and pupils.

Implementation: Training modules in 5 schools in each of 5 countries

Target Group(s), age & context: Teachers and pupils in 5 schools in 5 countries

Approach/Method: Mentoring, lecture series

Type: Set of training modules, pilot tests

Funding: Erasmus+

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