Primary Education Placement 3 (University) (ED1125)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : EDU-3-PrPlacUG

This two part placement, five weeks in the lower school and five weeks in the upper, is designed to build on, use and extend experiences, learning outcomes and understandings developed on previous placements. It is intended to be coherent and progressively demanding, maintaining a pattern of growth in all areas.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Successful completion of First and Second Years of the BEd (Primary Education) degree programme.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Education, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Other Required Attendance : 35 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

? Additional Class Information : Timetable information available in Course Booklet.; Placement: commencing in week one with a preparatory week in the university before students go to school.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Placements 3A and 3B together aim to develop understanding and professional competence in relation to:

- planning, undertaking and assessing an appropriate curriculum for a class over an extended period;

- applying the principle of curriculum differentiation to meet the needs of individual learners;

- examining and discussing with school colleagues the school's policies with regard to the promotion of pupils' physical, emotional and social well being;

- negotiating and co-operating with school colleagues regarding pupil learning, behaviour management and welfare and also, where appropriate, with members of other professions and agencies.

Assessment Information

At the end of each part of the placement the University tutor should complete a final assessment profile allocating a grade Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory to each main category. Each profile should include appropriate comments.