The trainees are not in school on Monday 28 April as this is a University Return Day

Video Enriched Reflection

To assist trainees in the use of video and write reflections that demonstrate they are meeting of the Teachers’ Standards, we have published a set of articles called Reflective Guidance. They are listed on the Guidance option of the main menu at the top of the homepage. The first article is called Video Enriched Reflection.

Professional Tutor Visits

These will begin this week. Further details of what to expect and how to prepare can be found on this page. Trainees must ensure their ePortfolios are up-to-date and have completed the Preparedness to Teach Survey (April) prior to the day of the visit.

On the visit, tutors may need to view a recorded lesson. Trainees and mentors are reminded to keep as many recordings as possible for the official assessment towards the end of the placement.

This Week

There is no theme in Week 5. Discussions at this week’s weekly review can focus on any element of practice for both Teaching Moments, and targets, including the FIA, for Week 6 can be on any relevant area of practice.

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.

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’.

Reminders

• Weekly Reviews: Details can be found on pages 8 and 9 of the handbook and in this post.
• 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.