Trial year for newcomers 2020/21: the main phases of the way

Pending the publication, by the Ministry of Education, of the Annual Note on the subject of “Training and test period for newly hired teachers 2020/21”, we generally illustrate the obligations that new teachers will have to fulfill.

Probably, also for 2020/21, in its main characteristics, the training model outlined with Ministerial Decree no. 850/2015.

Path DM 850/2015: interested teachers

The path concerns newly hired teachers:

• from ranking to exhaustion (childhood, primary, first and second grade of secondary);
• from the rankings of merit of the 2016 competences (infant, primary, first and second grade of secondary);
• of the merit rankings of the extraordinary 2018 infant and primary competition;
• Additional Bands, 2018 Teacher Contest;
• through a contracting procedure by call.
• teachers already hired in previous years who have not yet done so

In this article we have described all the cases about who should take the trial year and who is exempt:

Newly Placed Teachers 2020/21: Trial Year, Who Should Do It

Compliance

The total duration of the course is quantified in 50 hours of commitment; the path includes the following phases / activities:

• preparatory and final restitution meetings;
• face-to-face training activities (workshops and / or visits to innovative schools);
• Class observation Tutor-Teacher and Teacher-Tutor (to be planned also using specific operational tools);
• training-professional development pact between the newly hired teacher and the school director;
• online training / INDIRE platform;
• compilation of the documents / professional folder that will constitute the final Dossier at the end, including:

1. Educational curriculum with at least complete experience;
2. The initial balance of competences;
3. Title and summary of the teaching activity;
4. Future training needs;
5. Survey.

At the end of the training and test course, those interested will have the final interview before the Evaluation Committee.

Preparatory meetings

MI recommends scheduling meetings every year starting in the month of October.

During the preparatory meetings:

• indications should be provided on the different stages of the training course;
• The support materials for the subsequent management of the activities (structure of the training workshops, format of the balance of competencies and portfolio) should be illustrated;
• Information must be provided that also helps teachers to integrate into the dynamics of professional life, providing operational indications (for example, the usefulness of accessing the benefits of the Espero social security system).

The participation of the tutor teacher is allowed upon request.

Final restitution meetings

As to final restitution meetings, professional events are generally organized by educational institutions also through the participation and testimonies of the direct protagonists of the training events (for example, teachers who participate in visiting or particularly attractive workshops, tutors, school directors), as well as experts in professional development and professional community.

Duration of meetings

The duration of the aforementioned initial and final meetings is 6 hours in total.

NB The article is based on the provisions of previous years. We are awaiting the new circular for the 2020/21 school year.