PED6862 - Professional Roles and Responsibilities

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1 Evaluate the key legal requirements and responsibilities of primary school practitioners (Q3, 10, 21) (A2)
2 Debate issues related to child welfare, inclusion, health and safety etc. (A3)(K4)
3 Review own practice and set personal professional development targets (Q7)
4 Draw on their experience to discuss the role of key leaders in schools (Q20)

Content:

The aim of this module is for trainees to gain an insight into the broader roles and responsibilities of teaching as a profession including:

• Personal development as a reflective practitioner
• Generic skills of subject leadership
• Key legislation including health and safety etc
• Child welfare issues
• Working with other agencies
• Inclusion
• Identifying areas for development and developing as a professional

Learning and Teaching Information:

Workshop sessions will involve trainees in practical activities involved with teaching and learning and evaluation. Lectures will involve trainees in interactive discussion and analysis of sources and key concepts. Tutorials will involve trainees in small group and individual discussion focusing on analysis and synthesis. Time allocated to each is appropriate to the module delivered eg. P.E. all workshop; professional studies workshop 50%, tutorial 50%

Workshops, lectures and tutorials
Contact hours: 40

Assessment: