Module EDUM033 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EDUM033: Primary Curriculum Studies
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
The principal aims of the module are to:
- enable you to gain a comprehensive understanding of theory and practice in the key areas of English, Communication and Languages, Mathematical understanding and Scientific understanding;
- enable you to gain an introduction to the teaching of the Arts, Physical Education (PE), Humanities, Music and 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, the Arts, 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, the Arts, 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, the Arts, 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.). |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The module introduces students to current thinking in the teaching of Primary education and develops students’ pedagogic and academic subject knowledge in the field of Primary education. 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:
University-led sessions on English, Maths, Science, Humanities, Music, PE, Art, ML, Computing.
School-based activity on PE, ML.
The module will address the following key elements:
- English, Mathematics and Science within the National Curriculum for Key Stage 1 and 2;
- Humanities, Art, Music, ML and PE. within the National Curriculum for Key Stage 1 and 2;
- Effective formative and summative assessment;
- The role of Computing;
- The principles of lesson planning, including recommended structures for Literacy and Mathematics lessons;
- Critical reflection, through the use of lesson evaluations, agenda evaluations, assignments, directed tasks, and peer and tutor discussions.
On the Primary PGCE, you will learn and reflect on the skills and knowledge required by the programme’s credit-bearing and non-credit bearing modules throughout the year. You will need to think about the modules in relation to each other. To facilitate this, the learning and teaching activities and guided independent study described below are scheduled to occur across all three terms both in the context of your university taught course and in the context of your 24 weeks of applied professional experience in schools.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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164 | 136 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 27 | 27 x 1 hr lectures: English, Mathematics, Science |
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 81 | 27 x 2-3 hr seminars: English, Mathematics, Science |
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 56 | 20 x 2 hr seminars: Humanities, Art, Music, PE, ML, Computing |
Guided independent study | 20 | Framework Tasks for PE within School Based placements |
Guided independent study | 20 | Framework Tasks for ML within School Based placements |
Guided independent study | 96 | Peer support and personal study time. |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).