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The overall aim of Understand Learning and Teaching is to develop students' knowledge and understanding of key theoretical discourses related to learning and teaching in schools. Students will examine a range of pedagogical theories and key aspects of child development and apply these insights to professional practice.

1 hour lecture once a week for 9 weeks

1 hour seminar once a week for 9 weeks

1 hour tutorial once a week for 9 weeks

Entry onto the PGDE Primary Education / PGDE Secondary STEM subjects programmes (as appropriate).

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1) A 2000-word written literature review (50% weighting) - ILO 1

2) Three 500-word reflective logs based on classroom practice (50% weighting) - ILOs 2&3

The aims of this course are:

1. To develop students' critical understanding of theoretical discourses concerning learning and teaching and child development through an engagement with recent research.

2. To develop students' ability to reflect on their professional practice and next steps by using insights from pedagogical research.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Evaluate theories, scholarship, and professional literature to develop a research-informed understanding of theoretical discourses concerning learning and teaching.

2. Apply theoretical understandings of the cognitive, social, and emotional development of children and the contexts in which they learn to their professional practice

3. Apply a theoretical understanding of pedagogical approaches to critically reflect on their professional practice and to inform the next steps in their professional learning.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.