Successful Teaching Placements in Secondary Schools
First Edition
Edited by:
- Kate Shilvock - University of Warwick, UK
- Melanie Pope - University of Warwick, UK
Other Titles in:
Secondary Teaching Placement
Secondary Teaching Placement
September 2008 | 136 pages | Learning Matters
Professional teaching placements are an essential part of secondary teacher training, with trainees spending around two thirds of their time in schools. This practical handbook helps trainees fully prepare for their school experience, offering the guidance and reassurance to ensure they are confident and successful during placement. It is full of invaluable advice and practical suggestions, with clear links to the Professional Standards for QTS throughout.
Introduction
The challenges of placement
Orientation: preparing for placement
Beginning professional placement
Planning and evaluating
Teaching: delivering learning
Assessment, monitoring and reporting
Managing student behaviour
Your pastoral role
SMSC, citizenship and PSHE
The broader curriculum
Making progress: observation, target-setting and assessment
Your first post
allows students to review the inclusion agenda
Faculty of Health and Social Care, Chester University
October 10, 2022
Thought provoking for ITE students about how they need to behave and ideas for a successful placement
Plymouth Institute of Education, University of Plymouth
June 7, 2016
Easily accessible text for trainees alongside other wider reading. Some practical advice to support with a range of issues and aspects of school placements. Useful case study sections to contextualise the focus.
Institute of Education, Worcester Univ.
November 22, 2013
A good read and lots of helpful advice and guidance for student teachers.
Education Enterprise Office, Roehampton University
April 12, 2012
Excellent text - covering a key range of issues and offers excellent tops for PGCE students.
The School of Education and Lifelong Learning, Exeter University
March 6, 2012