ED3PGG-Guided teaching PGPrimary

Module Provider: Institute of Education
Number of credits: 40 [20 ECTS credits]
Level:6
Terms in which taught: Spring term module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Placement opportunity: Micro placement
Current from: 2021/2

Module Convenor: Mrs Scarlett Murphy
Email: s.l.e.murphy@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

This is the second of 3 school experience modules. It provides trainees with experiences of teaching and learning in a contrasting school and phase to that of the Shared (Autumn) school experience, extending and consolidating their learning in the previous module in order to demonstrate the knowledge, attributes, skills and understanding to become a qualified teacher.Ìý

Aims:

• To continue to gain insight and understanding of the requirements for good teaching


• To develop the professional attributes, professional knowledge and understanding, and professional skills required of teachers


• To continue the experience of working with individuals, small groups and the whole class

Assessable learning outcomes:

On successful completion trainees will be able to:

Demonstrate and provide evidence of making appropriate progress towards expected outcomes against the programme ITE curriculum as illustrated by the ED3PGG formative assessment points, and to be judged as not failing appropriate standards of professional and personal conduct.

On successful completion trainees will be developing their confidence to:

• Demonstrate through their teaching a systematic understanding of teaching and learning


• Deploy established approaches to teaching and learningÌý


• Understand the conceptual framework that both informs their own teaching (including planning and problem-solving) and informs their analysis and evaluation of classroom practice (theirs and that of other teachers).


• Appreciate the debates about a range of issues relating to teaching and the ability to engage with these debates professionally


• Take responsibility for their own development as teachers through reflective practice.

Additional outcomes:

To continue working towards demonstrating proficiency in the fundamental skills in literacy and numeracy.

Outline content:

Evidence-informed practice, relationships with children and young people, professional behaviours, how children learn and child development, statutory frameworks and safeguarding, personal professional development and reflective practice, teaching and learning, subject, curricular and pedagogical knowledge and curriculum design; inclusion, planning, teaching, assessing, giving feedback, , learning environment, team working and collaboration.

Global context:

Trainees would be expected to put into practice all they have learnt with regard to global awareness into their school experiences.

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

School experience: observation, teaching individuals, small groups and whole classes, participating in whole school life, observing teachers’ pastoral responsibilities, mentoring, school based training sessions. Trainees will be supported in school by a mentor, an Initial Teacher Training Co-ordinator (ITTCo) and supported in school by a university tutor.

University teaching: Whole-cohort lectures, subject and professional studies sessions, tutorials and guided independent study

In addition to the taught hours shown below, students will be provided with a minimum of 40 days on placement in school supported by a visit by their university tutor.