Subject Days

PTI Subject Days

In January 2011, Headteachers at the annual PTI Headteachers’ Conference requested that the PTI investigate extending its activities to include work with teacher trainees, so that they too may benefit from the subject-based inspiration the organisation has provided. The 2011/12 Subject Day Courses are a pilot scheme that responds to this request.

Aims and objectives

The aims of the Subject Day Courses are to:

• Give schools access to high quality subject knowledge training for their school-based Teacher Trainees and Newly Qualified Teachers
• Boost the subject knowledge of a cohort of school-based Teacher Trainees and Newly Qualified Teachers in English, History, Geography, Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics

The objectives are to give new teachers:

• Greater confidence
• A greater ability to inspire their pupils to engage with their subjects
• Greater effectiveness at promoting deep learning
• A greater ability to respond to pupils’ needs and questions
• An increased excitement about teaching and the teaching profession

The effectiveness of the course in achieving these aims and objectives will be evaluated through evaluations completed by the course delegates as well as through feedback that the PTI will be requesting from their schools.

Course and Subject Information

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