Welcome to the induction programme run by the Education Authority in Northern Ireland and getting started on induction.
Here are the aims for today. You should download the GTCNI competences from the GTCNI website or from the induction and EPD section of the EA website.  You should download the induction portfolio from the induction and EPD section of the EA website.  It’s a word document and you can format it as you wish for your personal use.
Here are the competences we will look at. If you have completed your PGCE in England, Scotland or Wales, you will have used different competences and had less than the 27 in GTCNI but they all amount to the same in terms of content. You are required to use a minimum of 2 competences when you complete each of the 2 action plans you do for your induction portfolio.
These are the core values that it is important to adhere to.  Along with these it is important to make a commitment to yourselves as teachers. The website inspirewellbeing.org is one that all teachers, school members of staff, everyone on the school can avail of online or face to face in confidence for counselling services and other support. It is free and useful to bookmark or recommend to colleagues. 
You will be involved in life long learning and the DE  publication “Learning leaders”  downloadable from the Department of Education in Norther Ireland website or from the induction and EPD section of the EA website outlines this. You are engaged in induction training now but throughout your career you are responsible for your continued professional development and learning. 
You can see that there is a progression. Induction takes a year, EPD or Early Professional Development takes 2 years, 1 year for EPD1 and 1 year for EPD2. Teachers move up the main scale from MS1 to MS6 each year, provided they teach a minimum of days per academic year. This progress each year from MS1 to MS6 regardless of whether they have completed induction and EPD. However, they must have completed EPD2 and 2 cycles of PRSD before they can progress from MS6 to UPS1 which is the upper pay scale. PRSD is conducted by the school. You will find opportunities in schools for career progression and courses that you can undertake in the Education Authority. Make sure you look for these opportunities and jot down in the back of your diary all the courses you have undertaken online or otherwise to ensure you have a log of these as you go on. This will be useful for job applications.
Induction is statutory. If you complete your PGCE or NQT in England, Scotland or Wales or the Republic of Ireland it is transferable and you then commence at EPD1 in Northern Ireland.  Northern Ireland is the only place that has the additional 2 years of EPD or Early Professional Development. It is important to emphasise that it is possible to complete induction whilst you are subbing and that many teachers do so. It is possible to complete your first action plan in one school and your second action plan in another. It is possible to complete your action plan in different phases such as one in Primary and another in Post-Primary or Special or Nursery. It is important to be flexible, adaptable and resilient.
The induction year may take longer than one year if you are subbing. If you get for example a maternity leave of 2 terms you can complete your first action plan in term one and your second action plan in term two. If you are subbing from day to day you can still complete elements of your portfolio such as professional learning and take the opportunity to attend staff professional development meetings. It is possible to complete an action plan online given the move to online learning and blended learning in schools. You need to discuss this with your teacher tutor. The first thing you do when you get a post in a school is to make contact with your teacher tutor and explain that you wish to complete elements of your induction. Each school has a teacher tutor designated member of staff.
Here are some of the key documents that you can download from the induction and EPD section of the EA website. You should also ensure you know the school development plan of the school you are working in and ensure your action plans tie into the aims of the school.
You have a range of support to guide you through induction in the schools you work in. The 2 action plans are conducted in school and your colleagues will support you especially in the department you are working in as your action plans will relate to the departmental objectives within the school’s development plan.
This slide indicates how you progress from initial teacher education, to induction, to early professional development and to ongoing PRSD. 
You may have a career profile which you can use as a starting point in your induction portfolio, if you do not have one it may have been called something similar at your higher education institution. It is in any case, a starting point for discussion with your teacher tutor about your first action plan. The framework for the induction portfolio that you have to complete is clearly outlined.
This is what you are required to do for induction. You can take longer than a year to do induction, but it is important to be aware that you need to have induction and EPD completed and 2 cycles of PRSD by the end of MS6 if you wish to progress to the upper pay scale.
Let’s have a look at the GTCNI competences. You will have registered with GTCNI, registered with NISTR and registered with the EA as an induction teacher. GTCNI are the registrar for teachers in Northern Ireland.
There is a letter of completion document in the induction portfolio and this is adapted by the school on headed note paper, signed by the Principal and the Chair of the Board of Governors.
The induction portfolio is the responsibility of the teacher.
The areas are straightforward to complete, the school information details are usually the school that signs you off for the second action plan.
The reason induction takes a year is that each action plan takes 4 to 8 weeks in length and the second action plan should build on the learning from the first action plan.
The work you do for your induction should enhance your teaching and build on what you are doing anyway in the classroom.  The best induction experience is one that you fully engage in, tying your action plan into your teaching.
The induction portfolio is a working document that you should commence as soon as possible when you get some sustained work in a school.
Depending on the school you may be given an opportunity to present your portfolio to the board of governors or to a sub group.  If so, take the opportunity as it will be a way to showcase your work.
On the induction and EPD section of the EA website there are resources you can use for online learning.
Every School a Good School is a publication that can downloaded on the EA website.
This summary can be useful for mapping competences for your action plans.
The first action plan is often on a topic such as behaviour management, assessment for learning, active learning or a generic topic.
There are sample action plans on the induction and EPD section of the EA website.
There is guidance on the action plans on the induction and EPD section of the EA website.
There is guidance on success criteria on the induction and EPD section of the EA website.
Your colleagues in school who are doing induction or who have recently completed , are good to network with.
Evaluation is an important part of the process of action planning and should be incorporated from the beginning.
Reflection is also an important part of action planning.
It is important to note that the process of reflection is ongoing.
There are two classroom observations per action plan and these are usually conducted by the teacher tutor or an appropriate member of staff. There is usually a space between observations to allow time for reflection and progression.
Classroom observation is something you will be used to doing during initial teacher training and the school may use their observation sheets or ones used by EA according to their preference.
Remember to retain your copy of the letter of completion of induction and keep this with your degree certificate and other qualifications.
Induction can be a challenge to complete if you are subbing but schools are very supportive and will progress you wherever possible.
If you have any queries about induction please contact the Education Authority.