Reflective Professional Practice

Module overview

This 20 Level 7 CAT point module is offered to ETS Officers (regular or reserve) who have been awarded a recognised Level 7 PGCE (primary or secondary) within the last 5 years. The module is non-residential but requires the same collection of evidence of professional competence and experience as the core PGCE Module 2. In short, officers on the ‘conversion’ route will need to demonstrate the same professional teaching evidence as their colleagues. The module also requires completion of a 4000-word assignment (or equivalent) examining their professional practice through the lens of academic literature.

Officers will be supported through this module with academic literature, videos and one to one tutor support akin to our doctoral researcher supervision.

This module is designed for qualified teachers who have joined the ETS Army pathway and who need experience of teaching adults in a work based environment. It forms part of the PGCE (Prof Dev).

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

Demonstrate your ability to ensure the health, safety and well-being of learners in the learning environment.
Develop action plans and targets for your professional development which are regularly monitored and updated.
Use a range of data to reflect upon, analyse and plan future practice.
Develop the Reflective Practice skills of the learner to allow them to reflect upon and evaluate their own performance and progress.
Demonstrate ability to plan and manage the learning process using an appropriate range of inclusive teaching and learning strategies.
Challenge and stretch learners to maximise their development
Identify, analyse, discuss and evaluate components of good and outstanding teaching.
Differentiate where appropriate between learners and develop suitable learning interactions to meet the needs of all.
Evaluate the success of individual learning sessions.
Demonstrate appropriate subject specific knowledge.
Demonstrate teaching competences to a range of learners.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Trainees will teach peers in a classroom situation. They will plan, prepare, build resources, teach lessons, reflect on their practice and react to observations from peers and tutors. All the trainees will receive regular feedback with personalised targets set to improve practice. The Teaching and Learning methods will be personalised to support each trainee’s individual needs and requirements using whole class, lecture, discussion, seminar groups, peer learning sets and self-directed study. All trainees will then continue their development in their own workplace and in their first in-service teaching role, whilst receiving support from more experienced practitioners, mentors, subject specialists and University teaching staff.

Study time
Type	Hours
Guided independent study	150
Teaching	50
Total study time	200

Assessment

Assessment strategy

Portfolio must be passed for successful completion of the programme.

Reflective Assignment must score 50% or more.

100% of module mark is from assignment

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
Assignment	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%