SDQW23 - School Experience (2024/25)
| Module specification | Module approved to run in 2024/25 | ||||||||||
| Module title | School Experience | ||||||||||
| Module level | Honours (06) | ||||||||||
| Credit rating for module | 0 | ||||||||||
| School | School of Social Sciences and Professions | ||||||||||
| Total study hours | 200 | ||||||||||
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| Running in 2024/25(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change) |
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Module summary
NB: Teaching Period (whole course) is a statutory period of currently 36 weeks, set by the Department of Education. Placement Module dates are set at 24 weeks minimum. Term dates are set separately to the standard university dates, with an earlier start and later finish than other postgraduate courses.
The module will be comprised of two school experiences placements in contrasting schools or other appropriate settings to support the trainee to:
• Develop their professional practice as a teacher.
• Gain the skills and understanding outlined in the Core Content Framework for ITT.
• Become a critically reflective practitioner inside and outside the classroom.
• Acquire the necessary skills, experience and understanding required to plan, deliver and evaluate the appropriate areas of the curriculum (for their route) by the end of the module.
Prior learning requirements
Graduate (and must be enrolled on PGCE)
Syllabus
• Training and supervision of practice with focused feedback and target setting.
• Continuous practice of planning, teaching, evaluating and assessing using relevant curriculum documentation.
• Teamwork and collaborative practice within the school environment/setting.
• Collection of evidence to demonstrate that the Core Content Framework has been followed and that the requirements of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) are being addressed.
• Preparation for employment as an Early Career Teacher
Balance of independent study and scheduled teaching activity
Practical teaching experience under the guidance of expert school-based mentor with regular observation and feedback from mentor and/or class teachers, where appropriate.
● Other professionals (Professional Coordinating Mentor (PCM), University Link Tutor and External Examiner) may also observe teaching or scrutinise training documentation to quality assure training and assessment.
● Regular meetings with the school-based mentor and / or University Link Tutor during school experience.
● Independent study for reading, planning, reflection and evaluation.
● Reflection upon university-based teaching to inform practice.
● Reflection upon practice to inform professional development.
● Blended learning – use of online materials and VLE.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module, trainees will be able to:
● LO 1 Demonstrate that they have met at least the minimum requirements of the Teachers’ Standards for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and have been able to teach satisfactorily across a sustained period.
● LO 2 Demonstrate that they can behave in a professional manner through adherence to the school and university procedures and the professional expectations set out in the Teachers’ Standards for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
● LO 3 Demonstrate that they are able to review their own teaching (through reflection and through response to feedback from colleagues) and identify targets and strategies for improvement of their practice.
● LO 4 Demonstrate that they are able to establish themselves in the classroom with sufficient expertise that they can conduct successful lessons in a variety of situations and settings, applyingEar a range of different teaching strategies to promote learning and manage behaviour successfully.
● LO 5 Plan, teach and evaluate lessons to enable children to make good progress within subjects and across subject areas (as appropriate to their route), applying a range of formative and summative assessment strategies to inform planning and support and challenge children's learning.