Prospero Group - Call Off Contract for SVTP Service B - Acclimatisation and Retention

Spain's Visiting Teachers Programme Service B, Acclimatisation and Retention Stage - Acclimatisation and Retention stage Specifics to key deliverables:

Phase 1 - pre-arrival support • Further develop and refine existing training materials. • Further develop and share a handbook to help prepare/support teachers. • Pre-arrival communications, including building an online community. • Develop a suite of training materials to include online learning and webinars. • Develop and deliver mentor training.

Phase 2 - on-arrival support • Provide a national residential acclimatisation event in August 2019 and January 2020 (if required). • Provide support to teachers upon arrival e.g. transportation to the venue of the residential event. • Ensure a further catch-up event is provided for any candidates who were unable to attend the residential event.

Phase 3 - ongoing support • Provide a minimum of one day per term CPD events for recruited teachers. • Mentor training events (please refer to Annex 3 - National Standards for school-based Initial Teacher Training (ITT) mentors handbook). • Ensure recruited schools are adhering to their agreed Service Level Agreements - regularly engage with schools and ensure the support the schools provide is sufficient. • Provide telephone mentoring for further support to teachers.

Phase 4 - evaluation of services • Provide evidence to support evaluation of the programme. • On-going evaluation of service delivery throughout via termly surveys.