ED3SIS: Shared Implementation (Secondary)

Module code: ED3SIS

Module provider: Institute of Education

Credits: 40

Level: 6

When you’ll be taught: Semester 1

Module convenor: Mr William Bailey-Watson , email: w.baileywatson@reading.ac.uk

Pre-requisite module(s):

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: Micro placement

Academic year: 2025/6

Available to visiting students: No

Talis reading list: Yes

Last updated: 3 April 2025

Overview

Module aims and purpose

This is the first of three 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.

The module aims to support trainees to:

• Receive an introduction and induction into the profession;
• Gain insight and understanding of the requirements for good teaching;
• Introduce, at an appropriate level, the professional attributes, professional knowledge and understanding, and professional skills required of teachers;
• Gain initial experience of working with individual, small groups and the whole class.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate through their teaching a systematic understanding of teaching and learning and deploy established approaches to teaching and learning;
2. 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);
3. Appreciate the debates about a range of issues relating to teaching and the ability to engage with these debates professionally;
4. Take responsibility for their own development as teachers through reflective practice;
5. Build subject knowledge and subject content pedagogy;
6. Work towards demonstrating proficiency in the fundamental skills in literacy and numeracy.

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 ED3SIS assessment framework, and to be judged as not failing appropriate standards of professional and personal conduct.

Module content

The module will include the following topics: 

Relationships with children and young people, statutory and non-statutory educational frameworks, support for personal professional development, evidence-informed teaching and learning approaches, approaches to planning, assessment and monitoring, giving feedback, reviewing teaching and learning, subjects and the curriculum, literacy numeracy and IT/digital literacy and citizenship, achievement and diversity, health and well-being, reflecting on inclusive learning environments, team working and collaboration.

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

This module will be spent mainly at the placement school under the supervision of a school-based mentor and supported by an ITTCo. Trainees will be supported by a university tutor.

During school placement trainees will undertake observations, teaching individuals, small groups and whole classes, participate in whole school life, undertake teachers’ pastoral responsibilities, have mentoring tutorials and school-based professional studies sessions, record weekly reflections of practice.

University teaching will include sessions on a range of educational issues that have been selected and sequenced by experienced experts in their relevant fields, and will cover the Department for Education’s Core Content Framework.

While the main mode of delivery is face-to-face, online opportunities will provide flexible teaching and learning input with a strong focus on social justice, sustainability, teacher