Professional Recognition in ‘Creativity’.   Deadline for submissions Monday 3rd December 2012 to be eligible for the national award ceremony in this new category in the Scottish Parliament on the evening of January 29^th 2013.

Hundreds of teachers have had their knowledge and skills recognised and been awarded with a certificate in Professional Recognition. We want you to join the group now being awarded the new category of ‘Creativity’. This will include dance, music, visual art, creativity in science, drama. In fact creativity covers a huge range of subjects.

Professional recognition allows registered teachers to focus their CPD in particular areas of interest, and gain recognition for enhancing their knowledge and experience.

In order to gain Professional Recognition teachers need to demonstrate their professional knowledge and understanding in four key areas:

professional knowledge and understanding in four key areas:Click to read more about each.

• Subject/ Curriculum

• Professional knowledge
• Professional skills and abilities
• Reflecting, reporting and sharing

The Framework for Professional Recognition explains in detail how teachers can gain Professional Recognition. It was established to help teachers develop their knowledge and skills and to ensure that they are able to gain the recognition they deserve.

There are many areas in which primary and secondary teachers can gain professional recognition. Creativity is just one area.

How to apply for Professional Recognition ( Further details on our website www.gtcs.org.uk under ‘Professional Development’)

Steps in the application process

Before applying for Professional Recognition, applicants should follow these steps:

1. Carry out a personal self-evaluation

If eligible, you should undertake apersonal self-evaluation to identify area(s) which you might wish to gain professional recognition.

2. Have a Professional Discussion with your manager

Once you have completed your self-evaluation, you should have a Professional Discussion with your manager/school/local authority/CPD co-ordinator to discuss your intention to work towards gainingprofessional recognition.

3. Complete your CPD programme

Now complete the CPD Programme agreed in your professional discussion, maintaining a profile following the Professional Action process.

4. Undertake a self-evaluation against the framework

Complete a Personal Evaluation against the Framework which will identify the knowledge/experience gained.

5. Discuss your submission with your manager

Your second Professional Discussionwill see you discuss your professional recognition submission with your manager/school/local authority/CPD co-ordinator.

6. Apply for Professional Recognition

Download and complete our:

·         Professional Recognition Application Form (PDF)

·         Professional Recognition Application Form (Doc)

Place a copy of all the evidence noted in your application form in a portfolio

Your recommendation for professional recognition should be agreed and signed by your Headteacher.

Send your completed application to:

Professional Learning and Development Department
General Teaching Council for Scotland
Clerwood House
96 Clermiston Road
Edinburgh
EH12 6UT

CONTACTS

To discuss any aspect of Professional Recognition contact:

Professional Learning and Development Department

T: +44(0)131 314 6086

E: pld@gtcs.org.uk

The first of the 2012/13 Creative Conversations will be on Monday 29th October at 4 for 4.30 till 5.30 with wine and canapes afterwards (venue to follow with confirmation of attendance). Our first Creative Catalyst this session is Frank Crawford.

Frank is a former Chief Inspector (HMIe), forward thinker, innovator and enthusiastic biker. He has been centrally involved in the development of Scottish education and remains at the forefront of thinking. Frank will take a creative approach, sketching out ideas about meeting the demands of external evaluation, handling inspections, what self evaluation should really be and how we need to think about change and innovation. Frank is in great demand internationally so this is a great chance to catch up with him here in Edinburgh.

As with all previous Creative Conversations, David Cameron will facilitate the discussion and you are invited to continue the conversations afterwards with Frank, David and colleagues over wine and canapes!

This will be a popular Creative Conversation – please get back to me directly if you would like to attend and I’ll send full venue details and confirmation of your place next week.

I look forward to seeing you on the 29th.

Linda

Linda Lees

Arts and Learning Manager

City of Edinburgh Council, Children and Families

Waverley Court Business Centre 1/2

4 East Market Street

Edinburgh

EH8 8BG

Tel: 0131 469 3956

Fax: 0131 529 6212

Email: linda.lees@edinburgh.gov.uk

Creativity is the central theme running through September’s edition of TESS.

‘Creative sparks can fire up the curriculum’
Editor Gillian MacDonald highlights projects which are stimulating the imagination and encouraging new thinking in schools and local authorities.

Creative Scotland’s Joan Parr
Joan Parr, portfolio manager for education, learning and young people, Creative Scotland is featured, talking about the national drive for creativity across learning.

‘Step Forth into the Creativity Portal’
The new-look Creativity Portal is reviewed, including an overview of its new features and feedback from teachers using the site.

‘Away with the Fairies’
Project Dream, is a collaboration between City of Edinburgh’s Arts and Learning Team, the Lyceum Theatre and Edinburgh schools in which teachers and pupils are coming off timetable to immerse themselves in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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