PGCE/School Direct Primary 2019-2020 Welcome to Taster Day! We will start at 9.30. Please help yourselves to coffee. If you have any specific questions you would like answered today, then please write them on a post-it or piece of paper and put them on the table at the front of the room.

Overview of the day 9.30 – Welcome and Introductions (Steph Laird) 9.45 – PGCE and School Direct Introductory talks (Steph Laird and Pablo Mayorga) 10.30 – Introduction to Professional Studies (Sarah Leonard) 10.50 – Introduction to English (Alastair Daniel/Steph Laird) 11.10 – Coffee break 11.40 – Introduction to Maths (Lorraine Hartley) 12.00 – Introduction to Science (Jacqui Lewis) 12.20 – Final questions 12.30 – DBS checks (optional if agreed with the admissions team)

Meet the team Sarah Leonard – Head of Primary Initial Teacher Education – sarah.leonard@Roehampton.ac.uk Steph Laird – Programme Convener, PGCE Core & School Direct Primary - s.laird@Roehampton.ac.uk Pablo Mayorga – Assistant Programme Convener - Pablo.Mayorga@Roehampton.ac.uk Group tutors & subject tutors.

Aims of the day: Familiarise yourself with the environment; Meet key people; Pose any questions you may have; Develop connections with each other; Prepare yourself for starting the course.

Why become a teacher? Five reasons people start teaching (The Guardian, 27th January 2015) 1) Work with young people and to make a difference 2) The variety of the job 3) Teaching is fun 4) Inspiring teachers 5) Love of their subject

Our Ethos Respectful Reflective Resilient Resourceful A Froebelian approach to teacher development, with the pastoral and learning needs of the whole student and child at its core.

Routes into teaching Core PGCE (EYFS/KS1 or KS1/KS2) Core PGCE with mathematics specialism (KS1/KS2) School Direct – Provider route (follow the core PGCE route) School Direct – Alliance route School Direct – Alliance route with mathematics specialism (KS1/KS2)

PGCE School Direct Primary Education Steph Laird PGCE & School Direct Primary Programme Convener

What is the PGCE? Initial Teacher Education programme for primary teachers of children aged 3-11 years PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education) with 60 Masters-level credits and awarded Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) The programme is a teaching qualification which aims to produce teachers who meet the Teachers’ Standards and also an internationally recognised academic qualification

Share your thoughts with the people around you… What is concerning you? What is the most important purpose of teaching for you?

Access via link from your offer letter: PGCE Welcome Pages Updated version of calendar due to change of May bank holiday date for 2020. Access via link from your offer letter: https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/applying/offers/ite-at- roehampton/pgce-primary/ School Direct Alliance Students section – Pre-course booklet – key dates and suggested preparation tasks Maths/English/Science audit – complete over the summer

School-based/University-based training School training starts Monday 2nd September – Wednesday 4th September University Induction days – Thursday 5th & Friday 6th September University training days – every Friday from 13.9.19 – 20.3.20 Partnership with university and schools – your alliance provides a complementary training programme University attendance is compulsory and your schools will be notified of absences.

Induction Days – Thursday 5th & Friday 6th September Location: The Portrait room, Grove House, Froebel College, University of Roehampton, SW15 5PJ Time: 9-5pm You will be given a full timetable on the first day and meet your group. We look forward to seeing you then!

Assessment Academic Essays Professional Studies Core Curriculum Wider Curriculum or Mathematics Specialism School Experience Profile of Professional Development The Teachers’ Standards Observation Directed Tasks

Taught Modules University Masters Level Modules: Professional Studies The Core Curriculum The Wider Curriculum/maths specialism Pre-course booklet with suggested readings and complete the maths audit – on the Welcome Pages.

Professional Studies Child Development Theories of Learning Effective Behaviour Management Teaching Strategies EAL, behaviour for learning Partnership with Parents Management of Learning Pupils with Special Educational Needs Current Issues in Education Classroom Organisation

Primary PGCE assessed placements Autumn term – based in host school until half term. Move to contrasting school placement - Block School Experience 1 - after half term for 7 weeks assessed placement. Spring and summer term – return to host school and commence Block School Experience 2 in March for 13 weeks assessed placement. Term dates: Beginning of September to July

Support and supervision Class Teacher School-based mentor Alliance lead Roehampton Link Tutor PGCE Programme Convener Subject tutors Academic Achievement Team Wellbeing services Disability services Each other…

And in ONE year…. N.B. PGCE graduation is held the following January after completion of the course.

Questions?