Primary Initial Teacher Training

							                   Primary
   Initial Teacher Training
University College Plymouth, St
     Mark & St John 2008
In 2007 We were awarded
University College status
• This means that at Marjon
  we are now deemed to
  have the experience and
  academic quality to
  validate and award our
  own degrees.

• Before 2007 Exeter
  University validated and
  awarded our degrees
    What Are We Looking For?

•   Lively and interesting people
•   A creative spark
•   Experience of working with children
•   Insight into children’s minds
•   Ability to work at masters level
•   Commitment & enthusiasm
•   Flexibility & openness to advice
•    Ability to be reflective
 Primary PGCE with QTS and 60
 Credits at Masters level
 Pre-course
• Self-audit for subject knowledge
• Core reading lists sent on acceptance for pre-course
  reading and to start addressing gaps in subject
  knowledge
• Experience in school with a booklet of guided tasks.
.



    Primary PGCE with QTS and 60
    Credits at Masters level
    Autumn   4 Weeks College 5 Day Visits      3 Weeks School
             based Training                    Placement
                                               1 week tutorials /
                                               independent study


    Spring   3 Weeks College 6 week teaching   1 Week College
             Based Training  practice          based Training
                                               1 week tutorials
                                               independent study


    Summer   2 Weeks College 8 Week Teaching   1 week college
             Based Training  Practice
Master Modules
• Curriculum
  Planning and
  Resources for
  Learning and
  Teaching
• Enabling
  Teaching and
  Learning: a
  comparative
  study
Curriculum Planning and
Resources for Learning and
Teaching
• Planning and assessment
• Primary National Strategy and National Curriculum
• Pedagogy
• Learning theories
• Inclusion
• Specific Learning difficulties and special educational needs
• Child protection
• Extended school community and role of other professionals,
  parents and carers.
• PSHE and citizenship
• Role of subject co-ordinator
• Research methodology
Enabling Teaching and
Learning: a comparative study
 •   Pedagogy
 •   Critical evaluation of learning theories
 •   Whole school Inclusion
 •   Specific Learning difficulties and special educational
     needs
 •   The teacher as researcher and reflective practitioner
 •   Extended school community and role of other
     professionals, parents and carers.
 •   Wider political context of primary education
 •   Critical evaluation of environments which promote
     learning.
 •   Research Methodology
Assessment at Masters level
               • Research projects
                 based on
                 experience in
                 primary schools.
               • Links with subject
                 specialism
               • Comparative
                 research study
Modern Foreign Language
specialism
• Additional sessions encompassing the
  pedagogy of French and Spanish.
Special Educational Needs
• Opportunity to take part in an SEN
  teaching placement during the
  Spring term.

• Programme includes college based
  sessions on specific aspects of
  SEN.
PGCE programme and TP
structure
General Primary                     MFL/ SEN
Autumn Term              PHASE 1 – appraised
                        5 days and 3 week block
Host School                                       Partner School
Key stage A                                       Key stage A
Spring Term – 6 weeks        PHASE 2 – appraised
Partner School                               Placement abroad or in
Key stage B                                   special school (4 weeks)
                                              Host school
                                              2 weeks – key stage B
Summer Term – 8 weeks        PHASE 3 – assessed
Host School                                  Host School
Key stage A                                  Key stage B
“The college, known as Marjon, has again
emerged as one of the leading higher
education colleges in our league table. Highly-
rated teaching plus an exemplary rate for
student retention have secured its high
ranking.” (Sunday Times University Guide)
                The Sunday Times
                 University Guide
• “Big on teacher training, this Christian
  foundation college has ridden high in our
  league table, buoyed by respectable teaching
  ratings” (10th out of 160 teacher training
  institutions) and “a low dropout rate”.
• “Marjon scores well for widening participation.
  It punches well above its weight on the sports
  field, too.”
• “Student view: Marjon's single-site campus
  makes for a close-knit student community”.
Please ask questions!

Questions you forget
today please email:

Wendy Geens
wgeens@marjon.ac.uk