Placement (semester option)

Code

EDUC2037

School

Education

Level

2

Credits

10

Semesters

Autumn UK, Spring UK

Summary

This module will provide students with the opportunity to develop their personal and professional skills through a practice-based placement in a local education setting. Those interested in a career in primary and/or Early Years teaching may undertake a placement at a local school. Other settings will include museums and galleries as well as third sector organisations and local government. During the course of the placement, students will gain experience of the ways in which theories, policy and debates related to education are enacted in practical contexts. The module will also develop student employability through experience of a workplace and the opportunity to apply the hard and soft skills developed through their degree in a professional context. Skills developed in placement contexts, and through reflection upon this experience, will also support study across future modules on the degree.

Target Students

Only available for BA Hons Education students in Part I and Part 2 of the programme.

Classes

This module is delivered as a placement.

Assessment

• 20% Presentation: 5-10 minutes.
• 80% Coursework: 1,000 words.

Assessed by end of designated period

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

A. Knowledge and understanding 
Students should demonstrate a critical understanding of:
 
•    The complexity of the interaction between learning and local and global contexts, and the extent to which participants (including learners and teachers) can influence the learning process 
•    The societal and organisational structures and purposes of educational systems, and the possible implications for learners and the learning process.

B. Intellectual Skills 
Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to:

•   Accommodate new principles and understandings which arise from their practical experience, and reflection upon it, recognising connections and discontinuities  
•   Reflect on their own and others' value systems as they are part of the placement setting

C.  Professional practical skills 
Students will be able to demonstrate that they can:

•   Relate experiences and research findings to policy and practice concerning learning, in relation to placement 
•   Demonstrate sensitivity for professional roles and conduct in placements

D. Transferable (key) skills
Students should be able to:

• Articulate their own approaches to learning and communicate this in speech and writing
• Organise an effective work pattern including working to deadlines and in response to the demands of the placement setting

Conveners

• Mr Colin Morley
• Dr Susan Jones