Overview

The module team are very grateful to all the class teachers in Fife and Dundee schools who make placements for our students possible. We provide a more detailed Teacher-mentor Handbook and your placement student also receives a printed copy of the Student Handbook to pass to you at the first meeting. These webpages contain the most salient information in a concise format for your convenience.

Our students' role in the classroom should progress through the semester from initial observation sessions to constructive support of the teacher. It is to be hoped that students will progress to leading part, if not all, of a lesson under the supervision of the class teacher by the end of the module. They should expect to become more involved in school activities possibly by working with small groups of pupils on specific topics or activities, or in delivering a lesson to a whole class.

The students will be required to plan, prepare and implement a Special Project. The choice of the project should be made following discussion with the teacher and with the departmental representative. This project should allow the student to develop their ideas gained through the placement, and should not normally be “just” following an existing lesson plan from the school. The special project should be targeted, where possible, at a specific concept or activity for which there is a perceived need in the school. Students are required to submit a proposal for the special project, and their University departmental representative will provide comments on this. Further information about the special project is given in the next section.

Student must keep a reflective journal of their experiences in the school.