PED5632 - Teaching in the Primary School 2 (SBT)

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Demonstrate high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils.
Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils.
Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge.
Demonstrate ability to plan and teach well-structured lessons.
Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils.
Demonstrate accurate and productive use of assessment.
Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment.
Demonstrate wider professional responsibilities.
Demonstrate the personal and professional conduct expected of a trainee teacher.

Content:

i. Establish effective working relationships with colleagues, parents and carers.
ii. Ensure they understand their responsibilities in relation to child protection and act to ensure children are kept safe, operating within the policy and practice of the school
iii. Demonstrate nderstanding of their own and others' roles within school.
iv. Demonstrate high expectations of children as learners and develop constructive and supportive relationships with them.
v. Contribute and share in the corporate life of the school and take responsibility for implementation of school policies and practice.
vi. Undertake lesson observation of established teachers/lead practitioners in order to evaluate and learn from effective practice.
vii. Develop independence in planning and teaching series of lessons/ learning episodes across the curriculum.
viii. Use a range of assessment strategies effectively to support pupil progress.
ix. Provide effective feedback on pupil attainment that identifies pupil progress and supports individual learning needs.
x. Plan for opportunities outside the classroom context that will enhance children's learning.
xi. Establish the use of frameworks that promote classroom discipline and demonstrate positive values in creating a purposeful and safe learning environment.
xii. Reflect upon and evaluate their own teaching and engage in the coaching and mentoring process in order to develop their professional needs.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Training consists of three phases:
Phase 1 : preparation for teaching
- introduction to the classroom context; planning, teaching and management systems

Phase 2 : assisted teaching
- collaboration and assisted performance in planning, teaching and assessment

Phase 3 : developing independence
- a period of more independent performance in planning, teaching and assessment

Pre-placement preparation lectures
Contact hours: 16
Intended Group size: 80

Observation of teaching by mentor and tutorial
Contact hours: 6
Intended group size: Individual

Planning meetings with Class teacher/Lead practitioner
Contact hours: 2
Intended group size: Individual

Final tutorial, discussion of assessment booklet including target setting with mentor
Contact hours: 1
Intended group size: Individual

Meet with Link Tutor in school to monitor progress, ensure student is meeting their responsibilities and verify assessments. In the event of a student failing to meet the requirements Link Tutors will need to verify entitlement and judgements made.
Contact hours: 1
Intended group size: Individual

Further details relating to assessment
Students must pass all nine outcomes as evidenced in the Assessment Booklet to be awarded an overall pass for the module. Link tutors support Mentors in their assessment role, moderating grades and quality assuring the training processes. The size of the cohorts necessitates both University-based and Associate Link Tutors be deployed.

This module is exempt from condonement of marginal failure as a pass is required in order to demonstrate subject knowledge and understanding of key concepts and ideas around professional practice and pedagogy that are essential in order to demonstrate preparedness for School Based Training and in line with the requirement to meet the Teacher's Standards. .

Other relevant matters
Any student who is insufficiently prepared for School-based Training, through inattendance at preparation sessions or lack of appropriate preparation for teaching will be referred to the Academic and Professional Misconduct Panel (or the equivalent); the outcome may be withdrawal from School-based Training and a resultant fail mark.

Schools reserve the right to withdraw any student from School-based Training who is acting unprofessionally, is insufficiently planned and who is jeopardising the education and/or safety of the children. A fail will be recorded subject to the outcome from the relevant Panel of Examiners.

The rationale for the shared PED code (EY&LY) is that students have shared Moodle site and this supports the administration of that.

Summative judgements are made against the Teachers' Standards below, appropriate to stage of training.

Teachers' Standards 2012:

PART ONE: TEACHING

A teacher must:

1 Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
2 Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils
3 Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
4 Plan and teach well-structured lessons
5 Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils
6 Make accurate and productive use of assessment
7 Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment
8 Fulfil wider professional responsibilities

Assessment:

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Megan Stephenson
Level - 5
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - PED4302
Semester(s) Offered - 5YLQ5YLQ

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