Undergraduate Course: Physical Education Placement 3 (EDUA10129)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
| Course type | Placement |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | In keeping with other BEd (Physical Education) placement experiences, Year 3 Placement represents a further opportunity for students to further develop and consolidate their practical knowledge and understanding of the professional, curricular and pedagogical demands of teaching physical education in the secondary sector. This placement takes place over 10 weeks during Semester 1( September-December). Students would normally be allocated 75 per cent of a full time teachers timetable and would work closed with teachers/mentors to develop make satisfactory progress in the three key pertaining to the standards for provisional registration (GTCS2013): Professional Values & Personal Commitment, Professional Knowledge & Understanding and Professional Skills & Abilities. |
| Course description |
Within Placement 3 the key themes are related to 1) the planning, implementation and evaluation of lessons in Physical Education in S1-S4 2) introduction to the teaching of certificate Physical Education
3) consideration of current curricular development relating to a Curriculum for Excellence, Health & Well-Being and Certificate Physical Education and 4) consideration of whole school policies with regards to special educational need and 5) developing knowledge and understanding of the nature and organisation of the wider school
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Placement Study Abroad Hours 397,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
100 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Schools will complete and discuss an interim report with students with a view to assessing progress and setting achievable targets.
Tutors will make one visit to observe a lesson and then in discussion with class teacher/mentor discuss progress. A further tutor visit will be arranged if required.
Performance on placement will be assessed as satisfactory/unsatisfactory and the student requires a 'satisfactory' from both school and tutor to pass Placement 3.
A student will be able to repeat on one further occasion an unsatisfactory placement.
A second unsatisfactory would mean that the Teaching Qualification could not be awarded. |
| Feedback |
During Placement 3 student will work closely with their mentors and colleagues to achieve a satisfactory overall standard, by the end of their 10 week placement, in each of the following elements associated with the standards for provisional registration, (Semester 1) : Professional Values & Personal Commitment; Professional Knowledge & Understanding and Professional Skills & Abilities.
Feedback is provided on a lesson by lesson basis with mentor normally meeting with the student on a weekly basis, where feasible,, to discuss progress and agree targets for progression. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a satisfactory level of competence in planning, delivering and evaluating appropriate physical education lesosns for S1-4 classes
- Demonstrate an understadning of teaching physical education within the certificate context (S3-4))
- Demonstrate an understadning of current curricular developments in Physical Education (Curriculum for Excellence)
- Demonstrate an understanding of whole school policies as they relate to inclusion and pupils with additonal support needs.
- Demonstrate an understanding of wider school issues and policies
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Graduates of this programme will:
- search for, access, critically analyse, evaluate and synthesise relevant literature and information in order to develop their knowledge and understanding relating to education, physical education, physical activity, sport and wellbeing
- recognise the importance of reflecting on the learning experience.
- be open to new perspectives, methods and creative ideas in understanding education, physical education, physical activity, sport and wellbeing
- be able to reflect on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments in education, physical education, physical activity, sport and wellbeing
- be able to use communication as a means for collaborating and relating to others including staff, fellow students, research participants
- be able to seek and value open feedback to inform genuine self- awareness
- be able to identify and manage risks appropriately (e.g., during fieldwork, working with vulnerable groups)
- be able to transfer knowledge, skills and abilities to a professional context (e.g., schools, health promotion organisations)
- manage and organize time, resources, records and information to support decision-¿making and inform planning for children¿s learning
use ICT to enhance their own learning
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| Special Arrangements |
N/A |
| Study Abroad |
N/A |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Timetable information available in Course Booklet.; Placement |
| Keywords | Placement 3 Physical Education |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Justine Maclean
Tel: (0131 6)50 9779
Email: Justine.MacLean@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Norma Turnbull
Tel: (0131 6)51 6210
Email: norma.turnbull@ed.ac.uk |
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