Postgraduate Module Descriptor

EDUM052: Secondary Professional Learning

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Module Aims

The aim of the module is to enable students to provide reflection on their professional development and demonstrate evidence of achievement of the range of essential knowledge, skills and experience listed in the Teachers’ Standards required by the NCTL for QTS. These are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-standards

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here - you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. recognise pupils learning needs and interpret these learning needs in order to plan, teach, assess and evaluate lessons and schemes of work; 2. demonstrate confident academic and pedagogic subject knowledge to teach in a Secondary school; 3. demonstrate secure understanding of the statutory requirements of the National Curriculum and assessment regulations for a specialist subject at Secondary level;
Discipline-Specific Skills	4. critically evaluate personal professional learning; 5. plan future professional development needs;
Personal and Key Skills	6. manage your own learning development; 7. learn effectively and be aware of your own learning strategies; 8. work productively in different kinds of teams (formal, informal, project based, etc); and 9. think creatively about the main features of a given problem and develop strategies for its resolution.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

This module relates directly to your professional development through 36 weeks of the programme, including 24 weeks on placements in school. The co-required modules provide taught sessions and tutorials based at the university to support your learning and a programme of seminars in school. The evidence presented in the IDP will be compiled during the taught university course and the 24 weeks of school-based work experience in two different secondary 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
0	600	600

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

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Guided Independent Study	600	Self-directed reading related to classroom practice; Critical reflection on professional learning.
Placement	600	A range of learning activities including: classroom observations and teaching; tutorials including discussion about professional learning; written critical reflection on progress towards achieving the required professional standards; and written action plans for further development.

Online Resources

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