NQT Appropriate Body Service - New for 2020-2021

We are delighted to announce, from the next academic year, our Teaching School Hub will be offering a high-quality Appropriate Body service for Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs).
 
Building on the expertise of Torbay Teaching School Alliance’s role as an Appropriate Body for the Torbay area, the new TSSW service will link into our range of Early Career programmes for primary and secondary teachers.
 
We are committed to providing a highly-skilled, central point of contact for all schools and NQTs led by a team of dedicated NQT specialists and senior leaders with years of experience operating as an Appropriate Body. This will be a standardised approach across the region that is consistent, yet personalised, to meet the needs of all schools and their NQTs. We believe this represents great quality and value, and has the added advantage that NQTs can access relevant NQT Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and training at a reduced TSSW members’ rate. 

The TSSW Appropriate Body service provides the following: 

• Centralised registration of NQTs across the region, with the Teaching Regulation Agency
• Centralised point of contact for all schools and NQTs
• Direct telephone and online support through our Central Hub Team
• Induction Tutor/Mentor annual update training for those new to the role and a refresher for those experienced in the role, delivered across the region
• NQT welcome meetings delivered across the region
• Fully comprehensive monitoring and reporting processes
• Expert advice and knowledge regarding a school’s statutory obligations for NQTs, including formal complaints or challenges
• An Induction Handbook for Tutors/Subject Mentors, Headteachers, Governors and NQTs with key information to support the induction process
• Quality Assurance of, and expert review of, assessment forms against the Teachers’ Standards, on a termly basis
• Monitoring visits and feedback should an NQT or school raise concerns (the first visit is included; for subsequent visits, a daily visit rate will apply)
• NQTs within TSSW schools will receive a 15% discount on the TSSW NQT Programme
• NQT Conference

​The fees for 2020-2021 are:
TSSW Members £275 per NQT per academic year | Other colleagues £295 per NQT per academic year | Pro-rata cost available for periods of less than one year​
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To register for the TSSW Appropriate Body 

Click here to register

For all other enquiries or further information, please contact Wendy Vreony or Faye Steele:
wvreony@teachingschools-sw.org.uk | fsteele@teachingschools-sw.org.uk
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Teaching Schools South West is a partnership that includes a Teaching School Hub, six Teaching School Alliances, the Kingsbridge Research School, Multi Academy Trusts and schools from the wider Devon area. We are committed to enable all schools to have access to excellent services that have the greatest chance of improving the quality education.