Module Aims

The aims of the module for our students are to:

• Experience and demonstrate knowledge of working in an educational establishment.
• Gain opportunities to apply subject knowledge and demonstrate understanding of addressing the educational needs of others.
• Demonstrate the capacity to reflect upon progress in the education of others.
• Gain experience in and demonstrate a capacity for lesson planning and management.
• Further develop your work-related transferable skills.
• Develop and demonstrate your capacity to distil relevant data and writing a significant report.
• Gain educational experience (and possible referee) for your CV and future job applications.

The specific and transferable skills students will be able to gain include:

• Public speaking and communication skills
• Organizational and interpersonal skills
• Time management skills
• Team-working
• Working in a challenging and unpredictable environment
• Staff responsibilities and conduct
• Addressing the needs of individuals
• Taking the initiative and problem-solving.
• The ability to improvise.
• Providing constructive feedback, receiving and acting on formative feedback.
• Handling difficult and potentially disruptive situations.
• Experience of teaching methods.