Postgraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2025-2026
Module EDUC47900: Professional Studies and School Based Practice (Secondary)
Department: Education
EDUC47900: Professional Studies and School Based Practice (Secondary)
| Type | Tied | Level | 4 | Credits | 0 | Availability | Available in 2025/2026 | Module Cap |
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| Tied to | X7KV14 |
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Prerequisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None
Aims
- To be awarded qualified Qualified teacher Teacher status Status (QTS), students must provide evidence for and pass the Teachers’ Standards (DfE, 2012).
Content
- The Teachers’ Standards define the minimum level of practice expected of trainees and teachers from the point of being awarded (QTS). The Teachers’ Standards are used to assess all trainees working towards QTS. Students will be required to complete school-based training and for the required number of days, as per DfE regulations.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
Subject-specific Skills:
- Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils.
- Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils.
- Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge.
- Plan and teach well-structured lessons.
- Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils.
- Make accurate and productive use of assessment.
- Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment.
- Fulfil wider professional responsibilities.
- Demonstrate consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct.
Key Skills:
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Students will attend the DfE required number of school-based practice days, and provide evidence of successful progress, in order to be awarded QTS.
- Both elements of assessment must be passed to pass the module. Assessment is Pass/Fail only.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 8 | 1 hour | 8 | ■ | |
| Lectures | 1 | 3 hours | 3 | ■ | |
| Seminars | 6 | 2 hours | 12 | ■ | |
| Placement | 127 | 9 hours | 1143 | ■ | |
| Preparation and Reading | 834 | ||||
| Total | 2000 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Professional Practice | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Portfolio of Evidence (Pass/Fail) | 50% | Yes | |
| Practical Evidemce of meet the Teachers' Standards (Pass/Fail) | 50% | Yes | |
Formative Assessment:
Professional and school-based practice milestones.
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University