PED4302 - Teaching in the Primary School 1

Objectives:

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

1 Begin to set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils.
2 Begin to promote good progress and outcomes by pupils.
3 Begin to demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge.
4 Begin to plan and teach well structured lessons.
5 Begin to adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils.
6 Begin to make accurate and productive use of assessment.
7 Begin to manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment.
8 Begin to fulfil wider professional responsibilities.
9 Begin to demonstrate the personal and professional conduct expected of a trainee teacher.

Content:

i. Establish effective working relationships with colleagues and demonstrate understanding of their own and others’ roles.
ii. Demonstrate high expectations of children as learners and develop constructive and supportive relationships with them.
iii. Contribute and share in the corporate life of the school and take responsibility for implementation of school policies and practice.
iv. Undertake lesson observation of established teachers in order to evaluate and learn from effective practice.
v. Develop independence in planning and teaching lessons/ learning episodes across the curriculum
vi. Reflect upon and evaluate their own teaching and engage in the coaching and mentoring process in order to develop their professional needs.
vii. Provide effective feedback on pupil attainment that identifies pupil progress and supports individual learning needs.
viii. Establish the use of frameworks that promote classroom discipline and demonstrate positive values in creating a purposeful and safe learning environment.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Training consists of three phases:
Phase 1 Preparation for teaching
Introduction to the classroom context; planning, teaching and management systems
Observation of teaching and learning, information gathering; data collecting tasks for college based Professional Studies modules

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 and teaching in readiness for the Level 5 placement

Learning and teaching method (eg. lecture, seminar, tutorial, workshop) Total student contact hours Intended group size Pre-placement preparation lectures
Contact hours: 4
Intended Group size: 2

Observation of teaching by School-based Tutor and tutorial
Contact hours: 6
Intended Group size: Individual

Planning meetings with CT
Contact hours: 1
Intended Group size: Individual

Final tutorial, discussion of assessment booklet including target setting with School -based Tutor
Contact hours: 1
Intended Group size: Individual

Meet with Link Tutor in school to monitor progress, check files and verify assessments plus fail verification if necessary (LT) Intended Group size: Individual

Additional assessment information
Link tutors support School-based Tutors in their assessment role, moderating grades and quality assuring the training processes.
The size of the cohorts necessitates both college-based and part-time link tutors be deployed.

Other relevant matters
Any student who is insufficiently prepared for SBT, through inattendance at preparation sessions or lack of appropriate preparation for teaching will be referred to the Student Conduct panel (or the equivalent). The outcome may be withdrawal from SBT and a resultant fail mark.

Schools reserve the right to withdraw any student from SBT 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.

Assessment: