ED3PTGP-Guided Teaching (Primary)

Module Provider: Institute of Education
Number of credits: 20 [10 ECTS credits]
Level:6
Terms in which taught: Spring term module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites: Co-requisite: Must have passed ED3PTSP
Co-requisites: ED3PTSP Shared Teaching (Primary)
Modules excluded:
Placement opportunity: Mini placement
Current from: 2021/2

Module Convenor: Dr Catherine Foley
Email: c.m.foley@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 second school placement in addition to within their main training school, extending and consolidating their learning in the previous module in order to work towards demonstrating the knowledge, skills, attributes and understanding necessary to become a qualified teacher.

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 gain experience of working with individuals, small groups and the whole class both within an across sequences of lessons, taking increasing responsibility for learning

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 ED3PTGP formative assessment points, and to be judged as not failing appropriate standards of professional and personal conduct.Ìý

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


• Show evidence-informed understanding that both informs the trainee’s own teaching (including planning and problem-solving) and informs their analysis and evaluation of classroom practice (theirs and that of other teachers).


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


• Show an ability to take responsibility for their own development as a teacher 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.

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

School experience: observation, teaching including the whole class, participating in whole school life, undertaking and discussing teachers’ pastoral responsibilities, mentoring, school based professional studies sessions. Trainees will be supported in school by a mentor, an ITTCo and a university supervising tutor.



University teaching: Whole-cohort lectures, subject and professional studies sessions, tutorials, 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.