1. Expectations for Phonics Teaching on School Experience UG3 SE University of Worcester

2. Teachers’ Standards September 2012 3. Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge If teaching early reading, demonstrate a clear understanding of systematic synthetic phonics.

3. Trainees can teach phonics on several occasions. They are advised to follow the school’s phonics scheme.

4. Phonics Teaching All trainees should observe, teach and be observed teaching phonics on SE. If there are no phonics lessons or interventions in your upper KS2 placement, it is strongly recommended that you arrange to observe and teach a series of phonics lessons in another year group (in negotiation with your class teacher). All trainees need to be confident that subject knowledge is at stage 3 as set out on the Phonics Tracking Sheet (see UG English profile or BB).

5. Observing trainees’ phonics teaching Please complete observations on the Phonics Observation form; trainees have copies and they can be accessed on Blackboard. Trainees are rated Outstanding (OT1), Good (OT2), Pass (OT3). If any trainees receive a Fail for their lesson, please contact Suzanne Horton s.horton@worc.ac.uks.horton@worc.ac.uk Trainees will receive a grade for their phonics teaching on their final SE report and this is tracked.

6. SE 3 It is strongly recommended that all trainees teach phonics during SE 3, regardless of the Key Stage in which they find themselves. English tutors will be visiting 10% of trainees (Undergraduate and Post Graduate) on SE3, in order to monitor progression, subject knowledge and trainees’ confidence.

7. Questions If you have any questions about the process, please contact: Jane Whittenbury - Module Leader PITE 3005 (English) j.whittenbury@worc.ac.uk Suzanne Horton – Subject Leader for Primary English s.horton@worc.ac.uk Elizabeth Davies – Partnership & Placements Administrator e.davies@worc.ac.uk