Module EDU2017 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
EDU2017: Learning for Teaching: School Experience
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
This module aims to: provide you with knowledge and understanding of the professional role of the teacher within a school setting; provide you with knowledge and understanding of a range of legal, professional and theoretical frameworks applicable to working as a teacher in school; enable you to learn from structured analysis and reflection on your experience gained within a school context or through a virtual placement; to allow you to demonstrate learning that will be applicable to future training and employment in the teaching profession. You will be introduced to the Teachers’ Standards that apply to all teachers in England and Wales, including those in initial training, and will be given information and advice about the diverse routes into the teaching profession and how to apply for them.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how teaching and learning is organised in school settings; 2. demonstrate awareness and a critical understanding of the curriculum delivered in one or two key stages; 3. select and prepare curriculum resources and plan for their effective use in the classroom or online; 4. demonstrate knowledge of the legal and professional frameworks applicable to working as a teacher in school including the Teachers Standards; |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 5. reflect critically on the professional role of the teacher including an awareness of the statutory requirements related to working with young people (eg safeguarding; health and safety); 6. demonstrate awareness of the learning process and an ability to reflect on and evaluate learning in a school context, based on professional and scholarly literature and analytical reflection on your experience and observations; |
| Personal and Key Skills | 7. recognise the skills needed to work as a teacher, with reference to the Teachers Standards in particular; 8. analyse your personal skills related to teaching and learning, identifying ways to improve these through personal development planning; and 9. present your ideas and demonstrate your understanding clearly in an appropriate format for purpose and audience. |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content and order may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will include the following topics:
- A programme of lectures and seminars at the university with preparation tasks;
- A virtual placement which you will engage with online and the option of a face to face placement (if permitted)
- Reflection on your learning by participation in online discussion groups;
- Preparation of a portfolio of documentary evidence, based on the Teachers’ Standards, to demonstrate your engagement with and learning from the taught course and from your face to face or virtual placement.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 216 | 60 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 24 | Taught lecture and seminar programme (12 x 2 hour sessions) |
| Guided independent study | 24 | Preparation tasks related to content of lectures |
| Guided independent study | 12 | Participation in online reflective discussions following lectures |
| Guided independent study | 10 | Planning and preparation for school placement including making contact with school |
| Placement/study abroad | 60 | School experience: 10 days |
| Guided independent study | 20 | Critical, analytical and reflective case study based on school experience |
| Guided independent study | 150 | Planning and preparation for school experience activities and compilation of documentary evidence of learning |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Web-based and electronic resources: will be available on ELE (http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/)
Other relevant URLs:
University of Exeter PGCE programmes: http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/education/pgce/
Department for Education: http://www.education.gov.uk/
Get into Teaching website: http://www.teachfirst.org.uk/our-programme
School Direct: http://www.education.gov.uk/get-into-teaching/teacher-training-options/school-based-training/school-direct
Teach First graduate recruitment: http://www.teachfirst.org.uk/our-programme
Ofsted inspection reports: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report
