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Full of practical help and guidance, this is a must have for primary trainees on school experience, whether they are in a school-based or university-based teacher training programme. It begins by helping trainees to plan their own journey through training and beyond. Taking control of their own training in this way supports student teachers to approach the course with confidence, and secure their first teaching job.
- adapting to working in school
- observing, planning and evaluating in school
- teaching on placement
- assessing, monitoring and reporting on children's progress
- self-evaluation and how to pre-empt and resolve issues
- securing the first teaching job and succeeding in the NQT year
For student teachers, the experience of school-based training is exciting but also challenging - this book supports them throughout and prepares them for the journey ahead.
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List of contents
Introduction
1. Managing your school based training
2. Preparing for school based teacher training
3. Starting in school
4. Learning to observe, plan and evaluate in school based training
5. Learning to teach in school based training
6. Learning to assess, monitor and report on children¿s progress
7. Individualised training: target-setting, observation and assessment in your school based training
8. The challenges of school based training
9. Moving on
About the author
Jane Medwell taught in primary schools in Cardiff and South Devon, before moving into teacher education. She has lectured at the Universities of Cardiff, Plymouth and the College of St Mark and St John, and is currently Director of Teacher Education and Associate Professor at the University of Warwick. Her research and writing has covered areas such as the teaching of writing and the use of electronic books to teach reading. More recently she has begun a major research programme exploring the teaching of handwriting, and has begun a unique programme of teacher education in primary Modern Foreign Languages. She is fluent in French and Russian, and is learning Chinese.
Summary
With guidance on adapting to work in school, teaching on placement, securing the first teaching job, and succeeding in the NQT year, this book is a must-have for primary trainees on school experience, whether they are in a school-based or university-based teacher training programme.
