College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Primary Curriculum Studies
Module EDUM033 for 2023/4
Module EDUM033 for 2023/4
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EDUM033: Primary Curriculum Studies
This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.
Module Aims
The principal aims of the module are to:
enable you to gain an understanding of theory and practice in the key areas of English, Mathematical understanding, Scientific understanding; Art, Physical Education (PE), Humanities, Music, Modern Languages (ML), Computing in primary school settings;
- help you meet the Standards required for the award of Qualified Teacher Status and thus be in a very good position to gain employment as a primary school teacher;
- nurture your development as a reflective and autonomous professional practitioner who is able to identify strengths and areas for development in your subject knowledge and pedagogy, through evaluating current professional practice in relationship to developments in research and curriculum theory.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. identify and evaluate educational concepts and issues related to the areas of English, Mathematics, Science, Art, PE, Humanities, Music, ML, Computing and engage in critical debate about current educational issues, drawing on evidence from theory, research and practice; 2. recognise pupils learning needs in the areas of English, Mathematics, Science, Art, PE, Humanities, Music, ML, Computing and interpret these learning needs in order to plan, teach, assess and evaluate lessons and schemes of work; 3. demonstrate confident academic and pedagogic subject knowledge to teach in the primary phase of education; 4. demonstrate secure understanding of the statutory requirements of the National Curriculum for English, Mathematics, Science, Art, PE, Humanities, Music, Computing and ML; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 5. critically evaluate the relevance of educational theory to practice; 6. synthesise relevant educational literature to support understanding of childrens development in the primary curriculum; 7. appreciate the potential for cross curricular, integrated and themed approaches; |
Personal and Key Skills | 8. manage your own learning; 9. be aware of your own effective learning strategies; 10. express ideas and opinions, with confidence and clarity, to a variety of audiences for a variety of purposes; and 11. work productively in different kinds of teams (formal, informal, project based, committee based, etc.). |