• Activities in settings other than schools. All activities are mapped to the QTS Standards.

• Planning template. Download this simple template for planning and managing the placement. This document links directly to the evaluation framework. It includes a matrix for recording intended learning outcomes.

Once you have found a partner, all partners should begin joint planning to ensure aims and objectives of the placement are clear and a system is in place to measure success and learning during the placement.

For all partners, managing placements focuses around two key areas:

Practical arrangements
These include:

• the activities the trainee will undertake and the structure of the placement
• induction to the setting and its work – including health and safety and background information
• methods of communication between partners during the placement to monitor progress
• travel arrangements for trainees and how they will be reimbursed
• meetings with trainees
• post placement reviews
  

Evaluation

• Monitoring progress during the placement and embedding the learning for all partners involved after the placement