MEduc 2 School Experience EDUC2114

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: School of Education
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 2 (SCQF level 8)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

By successfully completing school placement, student will demonstrate appropriate competence in meeting aspects of the standard for provisional registration

Timetable

1 placement of 5 weeks

Requirements of Entry

Successful completion of all academic elements and school placement of M.Educ Year 1

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

Not applicable

Assessment

Students will be observed throughout their placement in seminars, learning observations by the school experience tutor and school mentor and will be jointly assessed against the standard for provisional registration on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis.

Main Assessment In: April/May

Course Aims

This course provides students with opportunities to undertake the following within a school context:

To begin to develop an understanding of the current curriculum, policy and practice

To begin to develop an understanding of their roles in constructing effective cycles of teaching, learning, assessment and evaluation

To make the link between effective teaching and learning, children's attainment, achievement and wellbeing.

To develop an understanding of the current religious education curricula, policy and practice in schools, including Catholic and other faith schools.

 

This course enables students to begin working towards satisfaction of the key elements of the Standard for Provisional Registration. It is also designed to meet the requirements of the Guidelines for Initial Teacher Education Programmes in Scotland. The specific ILOs below are underpinned by the Standard for Provisional Registration.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

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

To start to demonstrate an effective working knowledge of Curriculum for Excellence.

 To understand and plan for effective cycles of teaching and learning, including Literacy, Numeracy and Health and Wellbeing.

To understand the importance of their role in providing for the wellbeing of all learners, ensuring a safe and secure environment that values the emotional, social and intellectual needs of all children.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Satisfactory award for School Experience and have achieved at least 90% attendance on school placement.