Curriculum Information

Student teachers undertake on eight-week block of school experience with a further three blended weeks (a mixture of in-school and on-campus to support student teachers to make progress towards their specific targets). They also spend an additional four weeks in school, completing the enquiry-based research project outlined in the Subject Studies 3a module. Students have the opportunity to undertake this enquiry-based project in an international school setting.  

Building on Professional Development and Learning module 2, student teachers will further develop and refine their understanding of key school policies relating to national priorities and will become familiar with the roles of leaders of learning. This will include: 

• Planning sequences of sessions and co-delivering learning and teaching sessions with mentors. Student teachers will teach the whole class or groups as required and demonstrate a level of competence when managing additional adults within the learning environment.   

• Preparing differentiated resources to motivate, engage and challenge pupils and to support their learning.  Student teachers will select and use professionally produced resources as appropriate. 

• Giving positive and helpful oral and written feedback to learners, according to their need and stage of development. 

• Undertaking activities in addition to teaching, including participating in teacher-initiated learning activities, observing teachers, learners and other professionals; further developing their initiative and autonomy. 

• Tracking the progress of learners who represent a range of abilities within the setting and student teachers will contribute to the production of statutory reports to parents/carers using appropriate formats. 

• Showing independence, interacting with other professionals and adults involved in the learning process and, where appropriate, leading on their effective deployment.    

• Supporting teachers to participate in wider school activities such as supervision of break times, undertaking registration of pupils, leading extra-curricular activities, attendance at staff meetings and parent consultation meetings and where possible, professional learning and development opportunities. 

• Meeting weekly with mentors to evaluate their teaching inputs, noting their impact upon learners’ achievements and areas for development; teaching strengths and areas for development; and implications for future teaching and learning following summative assessment against statutory benchmarks. 

• Developing as critically engaged, reflective practitioners who take responsibility for their own learning and progress. 

Student teachers are required to collate evidence of meeting the descriptors for Qualified Teacher Status in the Professional Standards for Teaching and Leadership. This is evidenced via the Professional Learning Passport (PLP) which is housed in the PebblePad platform provided by the Education Workforce Council.