Benefits

Find out how the MTeach programme can benefit you

For New Teachers

Through the year-long Understanding Teaching module, new teachers engage in the key issues that face them, such as classroom management, assessment, progression, achievement and the evaluation of teaching. Working with colleagues in similar circumstances in other schools and colleges provides support, stimulation and practical strategies. The module coursework is an opportunity for detailed reflection on practice with an emphasis on the understanding of learning that takes place in their classrooms.

For Experienced Teachers

For experienced teachers, the Leading Learning module reflects and responds to the subject or phase leadership that many teachers will have taken or are considering, whether that be in a primary, secondary or post-16 context. Discussions and activities on the leading of learning are cross-phase and are facilitated by background material and choice of practical themes and issues. The focus on learning and learners gives experienced teachers the chance to develop their understanding of what supports pupil learning and progress. In addition, the module reviews evidence-based practice and engages with the cultural and social dimensions of teaching and learning.

For Schools and Colleges

The course supports schools through capacity building by focusing on teachers' practice and leadership. Participants are able to transfer credits from Initial Teacher Education (ITE) and other accredited CPD courses into the MTeach. The focus on learning is made sharper by the opportunity for teachers to learn from, and with, colleagues in other schools. The possibility of award-bearing professional learning is a real incentive for schools to support their teachers.

Key Outcomes

The MTeach provides focused professional development which takes account of constantly changing policy contexts. It provides opportunities to develop participants' subject pedagogy and research literacy. Participants develop a critical understanding of research into and scholarship of teaching and learning. The diverse range of assessment opportunities grows out of the work participants engage in as part of their everyday teaching duties and includes portfolios, reflective journals and evidence studies.