Module Descriptors
PREPARATION FOR TEACHER TRAINING
EDUC60174
Key Facts
Faculty of Business, Education and Law
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Clyde Redfern
Email: C.K.Redfern@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
  • PORTFOLIO weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
End Examination (2 hours) prepared seen titles 50% assessing Learning Outcomes 1 and 3.
Portfolio, to include lesson plans, reflection and self evaluation, mock application to GTTR assessing Learning Outcomes 2 and 4.
Module Indicative Content
Structure and organisation of UK secondary education sector
Trends and developments in UK secondary education
The application process for PGCEd.
Lesson plans
School visits
Preliminary teaching experience (group and individual)
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures 12 x 1 hours
Surgery sessions 12 x 1 hr
Placement experience 4 x 3 hours
Student centred learning 114 hours
Module Resources
Secondary school, in subject area indicated by student?s award.
D & T, Music Tech, IT or Sports facilities to aid preparation.
www.gttr.ac.uk
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Texts
Am I teaching well? Lisa Hayes, Vesna Nikolic & Hanna Cabaj, Learning Matters, 2002, ISBN 1-903300-30-4
How to Survive Your First Year in Teaching, Sue Cowley, (March 2003) Continuum International Publishing Group - Academic ISBN: 0826464653