ED3PTSS-Shared Teaching (Secondary)

Module Provider: Institute of Education
Number of credits: 40 [20 ECTS credits]
Level:6
Terms in which taught: Autumn term module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
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Current from: 2022/3

Module Convenor: Mr William Bailey-Watson
Email: w.baileywatson@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

This is the first of 3 school experience modules. It provides trainees with an introduction to and early experiences of teaching and learning in order to enable them to develop the knowledge, skills, attributes and understanding to become a qualified teacher.

Aims:

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


• To introduce, at an appropriate level, the professional attributes, professional knowledge and understanding, and professional skills required of teachers


• To gain initial experience of working with individual, small groups and the whole class

Assessable learning outcomes:

• To demonstrate and provide evidence of making appropriate progress towards ITE curriculum as illustrated by the ED3 PTSS formative assessment points,Ìýand to be judged as not failing professional and personal conduct.


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


• An ability to deploy established approaches to teaching and learningÌý


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


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


• The ability of students to take responsibility for their own development as teachers through reflective practice.


• To work towards demonstrating proficiency in the Fundamental Skills of literacy and numeracy.

Additional outcomes:

Outline content:

Relationships with children and young people, frameworks, personal professional development, teaching and learning, assessment and monitoring, subjects and the curriculum, literacy numeracy and ICT, achievement and diversity, health and wellbeing, planning, teaching, assessing, monitoring, giving feedback, reviewing teaching and learning, learning environment, team working and collaboration.

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: policy context for education; research context in relation to teaching, learning and ch ildhood development; developing approaches to reflective practice; understanding the Teachers’ Standards; strategies for learning in the school environment.Ìý



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

Placement hours are subject to change according to Programme Director and Steering decisions.