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.