Collaborative by design: The role and value of local school partnerships for supporting effective school-centred initial teacher training practice
Written by: Luke Jackson and Rebecca Morris
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LUKE JACKSON, FORMER SECONDARY PROGRAMME LEADER, THE COVENTRY SCITT, UK; DOCTORAL STUDENT, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, UK
REBECCA MORRIS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, UK
Introduction
This study investigates the role and value of partnership at The Coventry SCITT, a small, school-centred initial teacher training (SCITT) provider in the West Midlands. We examine the strategic role that partnership plays at the SCITT, how this has been developed over recent years and how this work influences and is influenced by those who work in our partnership schools. As part of this study, the experiences and perspectives of stakeholders were collated through questionnaires, with follow-up interviews with a sample of participants. It is hoped that this investigation will offer an approach for other providers to conduct similar enquiries into the way in which they collaborate with their own partner schools.
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