Modules:
- Practice of Teaching (30 credits)
There are two blocks in this module. The first requires you to teach 11 hours per week for six weeks. The second requires you to teach 14 hours per week for six weeks. The block 'windows' are both longer than six weeks to account for regional variations with regards to holidays and school terms and to also allow you to start teaching at the start of a school unit or scheme of work if they don't align favourably with the start of each window. The evidence folders that you will see highlighted in the module are folders of evidence that you have collected (lesson plans, lesson observations, resources created, examples of pupil work, etc) that we judge against set teaching standards. This is how we assess your practical teaching.
Theory:
- Observing And Assessing Young Children’s Learning And Literacy Development (30 credits)
This is the first academic module with two assessments focusing on the role of observing, assessing and reporting of young children’s learning and literacy development. The first assessment is based on a narrative observation (from your TE1) with a focus on phonological development and an evaluation of this drawing upon academic reading and child development theory. The literacy progress of this child is tracked for the duration of the practicum module. These observations will form the basis of the second submission which will demonstrate your communication skills, alongside your knowledge and understanding of the importance of parental collaboration linked to the quality planning cycle to assist children’s development.
- A Critical Analysis of A Curriculum For The Early Years (30 credits)
This is the first of two Master’s level academic modules. In this module, you will critically consider factors that might influence perceptions and definitions of a curriculum. The impact of culture and society on the curriculum will be explored and relevant literature drawn upon to evaluate the way in which competing demands of different social worlds can influence content and processes. The nature of quality will also be explored. There are two elements to this assignment – the first is an evaluation of the curriculum you currently implement and the second is a critical consideration of key themes within the curriculum and the impact on educational experiences.
- Negotiated Individual Study In Early Years Teaching (30 credits)
This is an academic module, at Master’s level, where you conduct action research in your setting. You are asked to identify, implement and evaluate a project to develop effective communication, partnership and practice with parents and setting staff that supports the well-being and development of the child. In line with the cyclical nature of action research, you will try out some new techniques, make on-going amendments to your techniques and practice, collect data on it all, and then write it all up in a final report. You will need to submit a research proposal for this too, to tell us what you are going to do before you begin.
Some modules have prerequisites. Read more about what this means in our Help and Advice article.
