1. Second Placement Mentor Training Session
4 February 2016

2. Outline Welcome and introduction Expectations for the second placement
Welcome and introduction
Expectations for the second placement
Providing a successful second placement
Q&A  

3. Course handbook Section1 – Course information Section 2 – Timetable
Section 3 – Course Days
Section 4 – Forms
All on your USB memory Stick along with mentor handbook

4. Second Placement Experience
4 days across the 2 weeks prior to Easter
Familiarisation with school expectations and classroom routines
Observe across school, with specific focus on literacy and numeracy.
Observe other subjects/areas of learning in host class.
Attend planning meetings.
Discussions with core subject co-ordinators.

5. Maths task
Identify a learning objective for your new class that requires consolidation. Create a game (or other practical activity) for your learners that could be used in-class (and at home). – week 1
Use your game or activity with a group of learners and evaluate its effectiveness to support teaching your identified learning objective reflecting on pupils’ learning- week 2

6. Week 1 11th -15th April
Plan and teach English and maths activities in host class include maths task.
EYFS trainees focus on Literacy, maths, communication and language
Observe across school, with specific focus on English and maths.
Observe other subjects/areas of learning in host class.
Attend planning meetings.
Where appropriate plan Foundation Stage experience.
In KS2 observe MfL if not observed during first placement.
In KS 1/EYFS observe phonics sessions.

7. Week 2
Plan and teach English, maths, science and foundation subjects in host class for up to 50% of the week
EYFS trainees begin to plan and teach across the different areas of learning and development including use of the outdoor classroom as appropriate building for up to 50% of the week
Observe science and non-core subjects across school as appropriate
In KS1/EYFS continue to observe phonics sessions
In KS1/EYFS plan and deliver a phonics session

8. Week 3/ 4/5/6 Plan and teach between 60% and 80%
EYFS trainees plan and teach 60 to 80% across the areas of learning and development
Discussions with core subject leaders
Carry out teaching for English assignment
In KS1/EYFS teach phonics sessions and evaluate (mentor to observe 1 session)

9. Visit to first placement schools
Second placement mentors to visit for half day prior to placement
Carry out a joint observation of trainee (QA judgements and use of observation form)
Discussion of progress, targets for development etc

10. Mentor sessions
Mentor sessions are 1.5 hours during class time (supply cover paid) and follow the broad outline below.
Brief review of previous week’s experience
Issues arising
Mentoring focus as directed by programme
Review of progress e.g. tasks, general workload, development of core subject knowledge etc
Targets for development
Trainees should complete a record of mentor session. Deadline

11. Mentoring sessions
To reflect on lessons taught and discuss issues arising
To support trainee with planning for teaching building up to 80%
Final week
To review trainee’s progress during their placement including on-going targets.
Complete the 2nd placement report and highlight standards on progress report

12. Observing your trainee
Pull out key strengths of the lesson link to SKQ
Highlight standards evidenced and highlight lesson grading sheet
Identify some key areas to target for development link these to the standards – and key actions to enable the target to be met
Make an overall judgement using lesson grading sheet
Carry out a joint observation with external mentor
Trainees in EYFS first placement will have an observation visit from their English tutor
2 formal observations during practice plus 1 HT observation
Some schools will be selected for external moderation (11th May External Moderator visit)

13. SECOND PLACEMENT REPORT To be completed by mentor and signed off by head teacher and returned to Carole Wood at Moulsham Infant School Progress made during placement Development of subject knowledge(referenced to Standards) Teaching (referenced to Standards) Agreed trainee developmental needs (reference to standards) as a result of second placement (targets to be consolidated in first placement school)