This module introduces students to a range of issues faced by beginning teachers in the early part of their careers. We focus on key areas pertinent to the skills, topics and issues that teachers need to critically engage with. Students have the opportunity to critically reflect upon these areas from a UK and international perspective.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Spring Term 2022-23 |
This module will explore some of the key issues in teaching facing beginning teachers in the early part of their career.
Subject content
Academic and graduate skills
Course outline
Week 2: Beginning teachers
Week 3: Classroom language
Week 4: Teacher Satisfaction and Motivation
Week 5: Learning Outside the Classroom
Week 6: Discipline
Week 7: Assessment
Week 8: Pupil Wellbeing
Week 9: Sexism
Week 10: Helping troubled pupils
Course details
Week 2 - Beginning teachers.
This session introduces the central themes of this module in the context of recent policy developments and the needs of beginning teachers.
Week 3 - Violence in schools.
This session introduces the key aspects of violence in schools and what this means for the roles and responsibilities of teachers and their classroom practice in protecting children.
Week 4 - Teacher satisfaction and motivation.
This session looks at the nature of teacher satisfaction and motivation and explores the factors which influence these.
Week 5 - Pupil well-being.
This session looks at the nature of pupil well-being and the factors that influences it.
Week 6 - Discipline.
This session introduces the key aspects of maintaining discipline in terms of school policy and classroom practice.
Week 7 - Assessment.
This session introduces the key aspects of assessment and what this means for classroom practice.
Week 8 - Learning outside the classroom.
This session introduces the uses that can be made for learning outside the classroom.
Week 9 - Classroom language.
This session introduces the key aspects of the way language is used in the classroom and what this means for improving practice.
Week 10 - Helping troubled pupils.
This session considers the issues involved in helping troubled pupils.
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
None
Assessment - Information.
An essay of 3,500 words in length on a topic covered in the course or negotiated with the tutors.
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Written feedback on assignment report sheet and face-to-face feedback in supervisions. The feedback is returned to students in line with university policy. Please check the Guide to Assessment, Standards, Marking and Feedback for more information.
Carden, C. (ed). (2018). Primary Teaching: Learning and Teaching in Primary Schools Today. Learning Matters