You are here

  1. Home
  2. Our work
  3. OU ITE Partnership
  4. Partner school resources and training

Partner school resources and training

  1. AY2425_Guide to Practice Learning
  2. AY2425_Student Support Framework
  3. AY2425_Signposting Student Support
  4. AY2425_Practice Tutor Guide

Year 1 (PGCE1)

What? By whom? By when?
Lesson Observation 1 Mentor 20/12/24
Practice Review Form 1 Mentor 17/01/25
Lesson Observation 2 School Coordinator / IRIS Connect 31/01/25
Practice Review Form 2 Practice Tutor 14/02/25

Year 1 (PGCE2)

What? By whom? By when?
Lesson Observation 3 Mentor 28/03/25
Lesson Observation 4 School Coordinator / IRIS Connect 16/05/25
Practice Learning Report Mentor (Section A) 16/05/25
  School Coordinator (Section B) 23/05/25
  Practice Tutor (Section C) 06/06/25

Practice Review Form for Second

School Experience (SSE) - Salaried

students only

 SSE Mentor 27/06/25

Year 2 (PGCE3)

What? By whom? By when?
Lesson Observation 1 Mentor 02/12/24
Lesson Observation 2 School Coordinator / IRIS Connect 02/12/24
Practice Review Form 1 Mentor 6/12/24
Practice Review Form 2 Practice Tutor 20/12/24
Lesson Observation 3 Mentor 07/03/25
Lesson Observation 4 School Coordinator / IRIS Connect 28/03/25
Practice Learning Report Mentor (Section A) 28/03/25
  School Coordinator (Section B) 04/04/25
  Practice Tutor (Section C) 11/04/25
  1. AY2425_School Coordinator Job Description
  2. AY2425_Mentor Job Description
  3. AY2425_Practice Tutor Job Description

To support our students and school-based colleagues as efficiently as possible it is important that we have correct contact details. Please use this form to confirm the contact names and email addresses of School Coordinators and Mentors.

  1. Mentor Mat Year 1
  2. Mentor Mat Year 2 
  3. School Coordinator Mats All Modules
  4. Mentor Getting Started
  5. Guide to Mentoring
  6. Mentor Skills Audit (Word doc)
  7. Practice Learning Assessment Framework
  8. IRIS Connect Guide
  9. IRIS Connect Letter
  10. Welsh language competency framework
  11. Practice Tutor Monitoring Form

We are holding a series of events for school-based staff and open events for prospective students throughout the year.

  • School Event: Supporting a Salaried Student: 20/05/2024 - click here to view the recording
  • School Event: Professional Development 24/06/2025 - click here to view the recording
  • Annual Briefing for School Coordinators: - 16/09/2024
  • Annual Briefing for Practice Tutors: - 22/10/2024
  • Annual Briefing for Mentors (Option 1): - 23/09/2024
  • Annual Briefing for Mentors (Option 2):- 14/10/2024

Please complete this form to book your place at a training event

Remember to complete the free, open access ‘A Mentoring Mindset’ module available on OpenLearn.

Please note: Weekly drop in sessions on Mondays at 3:30pm for mentors and School Coordinators to meet with Curriculum Tutors can be accessed using this Teams link: Join Meeting