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Postgraduate Module Descriptor

EPSM000: Educational and Professional Studies

This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

All lectures are normally underpinned by the Ten Key Principles of Effective Pedagogy from the TLRP (Teaching and Learning Research Programme).  The lead lectures include:

• National policy frameworks;
• Theories of children’s learning and development;
• Pedagogy – choices in theory and practice;
• preparing to teach learners from a Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Background;
• Creativity in Primary Education;
• Child Development;
• The importance of informal learning to children’s educational development;
• Addressing Gender and Social Class Inequalities in Primary Schools;
• Provision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND);
• English as an Additional Language (EAL);

There are additional lectures which address other generic aspects of professional development, e.g.:

• Child protection and Safeguarding;
• The Exeter Model of Education;
• Behaviour Management etc.
• Seminar days and workshop activities and other events will provide additional learning opportunities e.g. Employability, NQT year etc.

Further extension will be provided through the Professional Studies element of school-based work

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

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