Successful Teaching Placements in Secondary Schools »

Professional teaching placements are an essential element of Secondary teacher training. This practical handbook helps trainees fully prepare for their school experiences, offering guidance and reassurance to ensure they are confident and successful during placements. It is full of invaluable advice and practical suggestions, including the challenges of behaviour management, and links to the 2007 Professional Standards for the Award of QTS throughout.

Introduction 1

Coverage of QTS standards 5

1 Orientation: preparing for placement 6

2 The challenges of placement 15

3 Beginning professional placement 24

4 Planning and evaluating 33

5 Teaching: delivering learning 43

6 Assessment, monitoring and reporting 54

7 Managing student behaviour 64

8 Your pastoral role 73

9 SMSC, PSHE and citizenship 82

10 The broader curriculum 91

11 Making progress; observation, target-setting, assessment 102

12 Your first post 111

App. 1 Exemplar lesson plan pro forma 120

App. 2 Exemplar medium-term planning sheet 122

App. 3 Lesson evaluation pro forma 123

Index 124