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This placement should consolidate and extend experiences and skills gained in previous placements. Students will be assessed against the Standard for Provisional Registration as published by the General Teaching Council for Scotland.

Typically, a 6 week placement. Approximate contact hours are given below.

Successful completion of Year 1 school experience. Students must complete the taught element of the prior year of the degree programme with the required level of progression and attendance demonstrated against the degree regulations.

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There will be summative assessment of the student's professional portfolio, and by a report on the student teachers level of alignment with professional standards (GTCS) produced by the technology department they are placed within.

■ The portfolio is a working document integral to their professional practice that can contain content such as; lesson planning, resources for learning and teaching and weekly reflections.

■ The student will be summatively assessed at their current level of progression by way of an end of placement report generated by the Principal Teacher / Faculty Head within the placement department, after discussion with a specialist School Experience Tutor (SET).

This course aims to provide the professional practice context that will allow student teachers to develop and extend their professional knowledge, understanding, skills, professional values and personal commitment. This course enables students to satisfy the key elements of the Standard for Provisional Registration. It is also designed to meet the requirements of the Guidelines for Initial Teacher Education Programmes in Scotland. The specific ILOs below are drawn from the Standard for Provisional Registration.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

Start to demonstrate an effective working knowledge of Secondary Technology Education.

Understand and plan for teaching and learning in secondary technology education with due cognisance to Literacy, Numeracy and Health and Wellbeing.

Understand the importance of their role in providing for the wellbeing of all learners, ensuring a safe and secure environment that values the emotional, social and intellectual needs of all children.

Demonstrate the professional values, professional knowledge and understanding and professional skills and abilities necessary to progress towards the Provisional Standard of Registration in Scotland

Students must demonstrate professional behaviour and achieve a pass grade from school-based placement partners and the specialist SET. Students must meet the GTCS requirements for attendance during placement.