SUFFOLK & NORFOLK GRTP PARTNERSHIP

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

THE GREEN ROOM

WOODSIDE ROAD

NORWICH

NR7 9QL

Tel: 01603 433276

Fax: 01603 700236

TO ALL HEADTEACHERS, NORFOLK SCHOOLS

Revised arrangements for GTP (Suffolk and Norfolk GTP Partnership)

Under the revised arrangements for GTP, due to be implemented this September, Designated Recommending Bodies will be allocated a quota of places. The Suffolk and Norfolk GTP partnership has bid for 150 places to be shared between the 2 counties. The Norfolk Administration of the GTP places will be co-ordinated by Rob Knee (who is also the Suffolk &Norfolk Secondary SCITT Manager) and Morag Harrhy. They will be based at Woodside Road PDC in Norwich.

A second consortium based in the west of the county is to be co-ordinated by Gillian Boon.

Priority for places (the majority of which will carry both Training Grant and Salary) will go to Secondary shortage subjects, Primary maths and for Classroom Assistants.

Tutoring for GTP follows the familiar approaches of ITT with professional studies being delivered off site.

There is a cost to schools of approximately £2500 (to cover shortfall between salary grant and on costs). Please note however that there will be £600 per term available for supply cover.

The majority of GTP's are mature "career changers" and can be regarded as members of staff from the outset and although their contribution to the timetable is naturally limited in the first term, during the second and third terms they may well be teaching around 75% of a normal timetable.

We are likely to place 25 trainees (Secondary and Primary) this September. We shall be contacting schools to arrange placements but in the meantime, if you have not already done so, please contact us if you wish to express an interest.

GTP's and their schools will be supported by a team of cluster co-ordinators under the direction of Elaine Gibbs, Professional Tutor.