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. Demonstrate understanding of their own and others’ roles within school.
iii. Demonstrate high expectations of children as learners and develop constructive and supportive relationships with them.
iv. Contribute and share in the corporate life of the school and take responsibility for implementation of school policies and practice.
v. Undertake lesson observation of established teachers in order to evaluate and learn from effective practice.
vi. Develop independence in planning and teaching series of lessons/ learning episodes across the curriculum.
vii. Use a range of assessment strategies.
viii. Provide effective feedback on pupil attainment that identifies pupil progress and supports individual learning needs.
ix. Plan for opportunities outside the classroom context that will enhance children’s learning.
x. Establish the use of frameworks that promote classroom discipline and demonstrate positive values in creating a purposeful and safe learning environment.
xi. 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:

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: 4
Intended Group size: 80

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)
Contact hours: 1
Intended group size: Individual

Further details relating to assessment
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 Academic and Professional Misconduct 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:

001 Summative judgements recorded in the assessment booklet drawing on evidence from the placement (SBT) 100%


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