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8 week Parent school experience

A distinctive feature of the PGCE Secondary programme is the centrality of school based training. The module aims to provide trainees with the opportunity to develop the skills of preparation, implementation and reflection within a secondary school context.  Central to the module aims is the provision of high quality training designed to support trainees demonstrating that they are working towards and meeting the TDA Standards for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Trainees will have 13-15 hours of teaching timetable per week in their subject. Additionally, they will be involved in administrative procedures, pastoral and other school duties. At the end of the placement all trainees will complete a Career Entry Development Profile (CEDP).

The placement will be complemented by two taught strands: Professional Preparation and Subject Pathway.

Whilst in school they are supported, monitored and assessed by their school training manager and subject mentor. Their Subject Leader will also visit twice a year to observe their teaching, scrutinise their files, discuss their progress with school staff and offer support and advice. Successful completion of this module indicates that students can demonstrate that they are able to meet all of the QTS standards.

The QTS tracker will continue to be used as a tool to monitor assess progress towards the learning outcomes. In addition the Ofsted grade criteria for Initial Teacher Training will be used formatively throughout the placement. There will be an emphasis on raising aspirations in terms of progress and achievement using the ofsted grade criteria.

With reference to the TDA standards for qualified teacher status and the QTS tracker by the end of this module students must have demonstrated at least satisfactory achievement (ie met all the QTS standards) in terms of:

Professionalism and legal responsibilities (Q3,Q4)
Subject, curriculum and pedagogical knowledge (Q14, Q15, Q16, Q17)
Expectations and Inclusive Practice (Q1, Q10, Q18, Q19, Q21)
Assessment for Learning (Q11, Q12, Q13,Q27, Q28)
Planning (Q22, Q23, Q24, Q26)
Management, Organisation and Teaching (Q25, Q30)
Positive behaviour management (Q2, Q31)
Collaboration and team –working (Q5, Q6, Q20, Q32, Q33)
Evaluation, reflection and professional development (Q7, Q8, Q9, Q29)

With reference to the Ofsted grade criteria for Initial Teacher Training at the end of this module students must have demonstrated the ability to working at Satisfactory grade or better.

8 week teaching block

The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide.