This Week

The Weekly Expectations are outlined in the handbook (p.34). Please do remember that these are for guidance and CMs should guide trainees through them at a pace that is appropriate for their learning.

By way of a reminder, list of discussion points have been included in Appendix D of the handbook (p.21) to support developmental discussions between CMs and trainees. Please do use these. Appendix C (p.20) contains a lesson observation aid.

Weekly Theme

There is no theme this week so this week’s FIA target, set at the end of Week 2 (24-28 Mar), should be on any aspect of practice in need of development. It must be the focus of this week’s formal lesson observation.

The placement theme for Week 4 (the first week back after Easter) is adaptive teaching and details of the activities to complete can be found on this page.

Video Enriched Reflection

As a reminder, all formal lesson observations must be recorded on the devices provided by the university. Further details can be found in Appendix F of the handbook (p.32) and in this post under ‘Formal Lesson Observation’.

Trainees can select any aspect of their practice for teaching moments 1 but teaching moment 2 should focus on the placement theme for week 4 which is adaptive teaching. The FIA (for week 4) will also relate to this placement theme.

Trainees who have gone to Kenya will have done this last week .

In reflecting on their teaching moments, trainees should do so using the ‘Why?’ Challenge as outlined at the mentor briefing and the placement lecture. Further details can be found on this page.

The new Effective Noticing of Teaching Moments page is designed to help trainees notice an appropriate teaching moment. Once they have done so, they should then complete the ‘Why’ challenge to unpick it and start reasoning about the events in preparation for their reflection.

Weekly Review

Please refer to pages 8 and 9 of the placement handbook for full details. The specifics for this week’s agenda are as follows:

1. Discussion about the reflection on the targets trainees have been working on: This will include discussion about the FIA on questioning and modelling.
2. Discuss the trainee’s teaching moments: Teaching moment 2 will relate to any aspect of practice unless the trainee is going to Kenya, in which case it should focus on an aspect of adaptive teaching.
3. Identify the FIA and action plan (and other targets): The FIA for week 3 should stem from teaching moment 2. Other targets can be set as appropriate but all must be achievable within the week and for those trainees in KS1 should continue to set targets in the teaching of phonics if still appropriate to do so
4. Compare the trainee’s teaching moments with those of the CM

Reminders

• Update Posts: All posts can be viewed directly on the updates page.
• Target Setting: Please refer back to this post for details of the sources of targets during SP2.
• Planning: Please can we remind CMs of the need to take time and model planning with their trainees.
• Briefing Video: CMs unable to attend the briefing meeting can view it on the briefing video page.
• iPads: These should be used each week to record the formal lesson observation. More details can be found here.
• Professional Development Activities: Trainees continue to complete the PDAs. Click here for an electronic reference copy of the PDJ.
• Primary Entitlement Document: CMs and trainees should read the Primary Entitlement Document.