Secondary Education: Critical Observations

Module overview

This module will incorporate critical observation and analysis of diverse aspects of secondary education. You will develop your knowledge and understanding of the values and theories of secondary education that underpin current practice. Your time in school might normally include lesson observations, discussions with teachers, meetings with staff, working with individual or small groups of pupils/students in classrooms alongside teachers/tutors, or examination of school policy documents. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is required for this module and must be in place before the start of the second week. PLEASE NOTE: DBS can take up to ten weeks to obtain; failure to meet this requirement will result in you having to choose an alternative module. It is your responsibility to obtain the DBS clearance at your own cost. Please contact the Education Administration and Assessment Team at: eds-studentoffice@soton.ac.uk regarding application

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

This module is taught through a mix of lectures and seminars along with directed reading and suggested additional research. Typically, there will be an interactive lecture and seminar each week with the exception of the weeks during your visits to a secondary education setting. You will be expected to carry out critical observations in secondary school settings (a minimum of 8 hours).

Study time
Type	Hours
Teaching	24
Placement	8
Independent Study	118
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Other. Additional reading from key journals and electronic resources will be made available on the module website on BlackBoard. Relevant websites will also be highlighted in taught sessions.

Textbooks

Hramiak, A and Hudson, T (2013). Understanding learning and teaching in secondary schools. London: Routledge.

Maguire, M., Ball, S. and Braun, A. (2012). How Schools do Policy. Policy Enactments in Secondary Schools.. London: Routledge.

Assessment

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assignment	100%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Coursework assignment(s)	100%

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assignment	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External