Your Essential Guide to Placements in the Primary School
Understanding culture and expectation
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-1-138-64241-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book will help you to prepare for your primary school placement, before even stepping foot in the school. With essential advice and guidance from TAs, teachers, head teachers, lecturers, and local authority advisors, it takes you from initial preparation, through to final reflections on your time within the school. Each chapter draws upon insider knowledge to illustrate key concepts and high quality practice, as well as to consider wider issues that affect primary school teaching. By unlocking the hidden expectations schools have of their students, the book identifies the full impact you can have on a child's learning, helping you to excel as an integral part of the school team.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-138-64241-6 (9781138642416)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Jim Pugh is Academic Group Leader and Principal Lecturer of Education at Staffordshire University, UK. Jim previously worked as a primary school teacher, but now leads a team of academics who manage a range of undergraduate education and early childhood studies awards.
Vivian Lloyd is Senior Lecturer in Education and Leader of the PGCE Primary Award at Staffordshire University, UK. Viv has an extensive background of teaching and managing within primary schools, both nationally and internationally, as well as substantial experience supporting schools as a Local Authority education consultant.
Vivian Lloyd is Senior Lecturer in Education and Leader of the PGCE Primary Award at Staffordshire University, UK. Viv has an extensive background of teaching and managing within primary schools, both nationally and internationally, as well as substantial experience supporting schools as a Local Authority education consultant.
Content
1. The Primary School
What is a primary school?
How are they special?
Why do they offer placements?
2. The Purpose of Placements
Understanding what you need to do on a placement
Planning out what you will do and how you're going to do it
Statutory days in placement
Ensuring children's progression
Personal learning cycle
3. Preparation and Reconnaissance
The school website, past SAT scores, the local area, the teaching team
The test run
Orientation
DBS
Health and Safety
4. Day 1
How you portray yourself
What to say, what to ask
Have a trick up your sleeve
5. Establishing Effective Relations with Your Mentor and Other Professionals within the School
Meeting your mentor and setting the tone
Other adults
6. Understanding How Your School is Organised
Curriculum
Targets
7. Driving Your Placements
Showing spark
Timings
Personal organisation
8. Your Impact upon Student Learning
What is your impact?
How you will change the children (if only for a short time)
Planning for learning
9. Understanding Wider Issues
What issues impact upon the school?
SEN; behaviour; inequality
Planning early reading
10. Preparing for the End
Getting everything done with time to spare
Ensuring that you could go back
Getting the best references
What is a primary school?
How are they special?
Why do they offer placements?
2. The Purpose of Placements
Understanding what you need to do on a placement
Planning out what you will do and how you're going to do it
Statutory days in placement
Ensuring children's progression
Personal learning cycle
3. Preparation and Reconnaissance
The school website, past SAT scores, the local area, the teaching team
The test run
Orientation
DBS
Health and Safety
4. Day 1
How you portray yourself
What to say, what to ask
Have a trick up your sleeve
5. Establishing Effective Relations with Your Mentor and Other Professionals within the School
Meeting your mentor and setting the tone
Other adults
6. Understanding How Your School is Organised
Curriculum
Targets
7. Driving Your Placements
Showing spark
Timings
Personal organisation
8. Your Impact upon Student Learning
What is your impact?
How you will change the children (if only for a short time)
Planning for learning
9. Understanding Wider Issues
What issues impact upon the school?
SEN; behaviour; inequality
Planning early reading
10. Preparing for the End
Getting everything done with time to spare
Ensuring that you could go back
Getting the best references