Second Placement Mentor Training Session 6 February 2015

Outline • Welcome and introduction • Expectations for the second placement • Providing a successful second placement • Q&A

Course handbook • • Section 1 – Course information Section 2 – Timetable Section 3 – Course Days Section 4 – Forms All on your USB memory Stick along with mentor handbook

Second Placement Experience 5 days across the 2 weeks prior to Easter • Familiarisation with school expectations and classroom routines • Observe across school, with specific focus on literacy and numeracy. • Observe other subjects/areas of learning in host class. • Attend planning meetings. • Discussions with core subject co-ordinators.

Maths task 1. Identify a learning objective for your new class that requires consolidation. Create a game (or other practical activity) for your learners that could be used in-class (and at home). – week 1 2. Use your game or activity with a group of learners and evaluate its effectiveness to support teaching your identified learning objective reflecting on pupils’ learning- week 2

Week 1 13 th -17 th April • Plan and teach English and maths activities in host class include maths task. • EYFS trainees focus on Literacy, maths, communication and language • Observe across school, with specific focus on English and maths. • Observe other subjects/areas of learning in host class. • Attend planning meetings. • Where appropriate plan Foundation Stage experience. • In KS 2 observe Mf. L if not observed during first placement. • In KS 1/EYFS observe phonics sessions.

Week 2 • Plan and teach English, maths, science and foundation subjects in host class for up to 50% of the week • EYFS trainees begin to plan and teach across the different areas of learning and development including use of the outdoor classroom as appropriate building for up to 50% of the week • Observe science and non-core subjects across school as appropriate • In KS 1/EYFS continue to observe phonics sessions • In KS 1/EYFS plan and deliver a phonics session • Trainees have a rearranged maths course day during this week

Week 3/ 4 • Plan and teach between 60% and 80% English/maths/science and foundation subjects. • EYFS trainees plan and teach 60 to 80% across the areas of learning and development • Discussions with core subject leaders • Carry out teaching for English assignment if appropriate • In KS 1/EYFS teach phonics sessions and evaluate (mentor to observe 1 session)

Week 5 • Plan and teach between 60% and 80% English / maths/ science and foundation subjects • Discussions with core subject co- ordinators as appropriate. • Carry out English assignment as appropriate. • In KS 1/EYFS teach phonics sessions and evaluate (mentor to observe 1 session)

Visit to first placement schools Second placementors to visit for half day prior to placement § Carry out a joint observation of trainee (QA judgements and use of observation form) § Discussion of progress, targets for development etc

Mentor sessions are 1. 5 hours during class time (supply cover paid) and follow the broad outline below. • Brief review of previous week’s experience • Issues arising • Mentoring focus as directed by programme • Review of progress e. g. tasks, general workload, development of core subject knowledge etc • Targets for development • Trainees should complete a record of mentor session

Mentoring sessions • To reflect on lessons taught and discuss issues arising • To support trainee with planning for teaching building up to 80% Final week • To review trainee’s progress during their placement including on-going targets. • Complete the 2 nd placement report and highlight standards on progress report

Observing your trainee • Pull out key strengths of the lesson • Highlight standards evidenced and highlight lesson grading sheet • Identify some key areas to target for development link these to the standards – and key actions to enable the target to be met • Make an overall judgement using lesson grading sheet • Carry out a joint observation with external mentor • 2 formal observations during practice plus 1 HT observation • Some schools will be selected for external moderation (14 th May External Moderator visit)

SECOND PLACEMENT REPORT To be completed by mentor and signed off by head teacher and returned to Carole Wood at Moulsham Infant School Progress made during placement Development of subject knowledge(referenced to Standards) Teaching (referenced to Standards) Agreed trainee developmental needs (reference to standards) as a result of second placement (targets to be consolidated in first placement school) • •