TDA Standards Case Study: Group observation and discussion of model lessons in early training
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on a secondary PGCE programme in science, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to provide opportunities for trainees to carry out group observation and discussion of model lessons in early training.
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TDA Standards Case Study: Developing Trainees' Professional Attributes
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on a primary undergraduate programme in physical education, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to develop trainees' professional attributes.
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TDA Standards Case Study: The Global Dimension in Initial Teacher Education
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on initial teacher training programmes, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to increase trainee awareness of the global dimension.
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TDA Standards case study: Use of non-school settings
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on a primary PGCE programme, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to offer trainees the opportunity to explore Every Child Matters and personalisation.
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TDA Standards case study: Communicating and working with others
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on a primary undergraduate programme, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to embed development of trainees' collaboration and communication skills.
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TDA Standards case study: BTEC Raising Attainment Enhanced Placement Day
This case study charts the experiences of a trainee on a Secondary PGCE programme in Business Studies, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to encourage trainees to reflect on their subject knowledge and personal professional development.
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Teachers Matter: Attracting, Developing and Retaining Effective Teachers: Overview
This resource is a report published by the OECD focusing on the preparation, recruitment, work and careers of teachers. It is an overview document based on a major study of teacher policy carried out between 2002-4 involving responses from 25 countries around the world, including the UK. It would be of interest to ITE tutors and student teachers as it raises a number of important issues that are of international concern, but which can also be directly linked to current educational policy initiat
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TDA Standards case study: Teaching Science Outdoors
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on a secondary PGCE programme in science, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to support trainees in identifying and implementing opportunities for out-of-school learning.
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TDA Standards case study: Developing Subject Knowledge to Teach Design and Technology (11-18)
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on a secondary PGCE programme (11-18) in design and technology, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to develop trainees’ subject knowledge.
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The Children's Plan One Year On: a progress report
The Children's Plan One Year On: a progress report is written and produced by the DCSF. It outlines in great detail (230 pages) the progress made by the UK government on fulfilling the aims of the Children's Plan which was presented to Parliament in December 2007. It sets out the steps the government plans to make in 2009 and beyond for integrated services (professionals in education, children support services, health services and the police) to work together to ensure that every child and young
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TDA Standards case study: Phonics and Early Reading
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on a primary undergraduate programme, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to support trainees' in the teaching of phonics.
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How does age relate to pupils’ perceptions of themselves as readers?
This is a short paper which draws on the results of a larger study, focussing on the differences between secondary and primary school children’s perceptions of themselves as readers, drawing on evidence collected from over 1,600 children. The children were all from 29 schools which were part of the Reading Connects project - a DCSF funded initiative delivered by the National Literacy Trust – which provides support for schools to develop reading communities.
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The development of pupils' reading comprehension skills during the first six school years
This paper is a summary of the author’s research into children’s development of comprehension skills across the first six years of their schooling in Finland. It begins with a very helpful overview of research which considers the nature of comprehension and presents some of the findings of this longitudinal study of primary school children from a baseline assessment conducted when they began first grade, aged 6 or 7 years and tested at different times during the next five years.
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Audit of Dance Provision in English Schools 2006/07: Final report
The Audit of Dance Provision in English schools is the first ever report of this kind. The main focus of the study is to identify the characteristics of the delivery of dance provision in English schools. This focus relates to the inclusion of time devoted to the teaching of dance education in the curriculum and as an out of school activity. This baseline data identified the dance styles and genres offered in schools, the qualifications of those employed to teach this subject in an educational s
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TDA Standards case study: Trainee-led Citizenship Workshops
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on a secondary PGCE programme, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to develop trainees’ awareness of opportunities to teach citizenship through their subjects.
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TDA Standards case study: Experience of a female Muslim trainee training to teach Physical Education
A case study charting the experiences of a Muslim trainee on a secondary PGCE programme in physical education, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to take account of the trainee’s individual training needs.
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TDA Standards case study: Out of school learning
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on a primary PGCE programme, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to give trainees the opportunity to explore how out-of-school contexts could enhance their understanding of education in wider and more diverse settings.
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TDA Standards Case Study: Use of Non-School Settings
A case study charting the experiences of a trainee on a primary (early years) undergraduate programme, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to support the trainee in developing understanding of the complexities of leading and managing change.
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TDA Standards case study: Planning for Creativity in the Curriculum of Initial Teacher Education Pro
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on initial teacher training programmes, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to support trainees in developing creative lesson planning skills.
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TDA Standards case study: School based Professional Work: Teaching and Learning
A case study charting the experiences of English specialist trainees on a primary undergraduate programme, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to help trainees explore how literacy experiences can be developed by using multimodal texts.
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