1. Individual Training Plan
Incorporating School Based Training
Introduction to the unit
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2. Learning Outcomes
• To be introduced to the unit activities and
assessments
• To be able to locate and access materials on
the BREO unit shell
• To become familiar with the new Pebble+ e-
portfolio
• To become confident to build up own e-
portfolio
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3. Teachers’
Standards
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4. 4 Plan and teach well structured lessons
• Impart knowledge and develop understanding through
effective use of lesson time
• Promote a love of learning and children’s intellectual
curiosity
• Set homework and plan other out-of-class activities to
consolidate and extend the knowledge and
understanding pupils have acquired
• Reflect systematically on the effectiveness of lessons
and approaches to teaching
• Contribute to the design and provision of an engaging
curriculum within the relevant subject area(s)
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5. The Teachers’ Standards
• The Teachers’ Standards set out a basic
framework within which all teachers should
operate from the point of initial qualification
• Appropriate self-evaluation, reflection and
professional development activity is critical to
improving teachers’ practice at all career stages
• The standards set out clearly the key areas in
which a teacher should be able to assess his or
her own practice, and receive feedback from
colleagues
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6. Evidence for meeting the Standards
Some guidelines
• Gather a range of evidence
• Offer a rationale for each piece of evidence
• Make links with wider reading
• Make links with learning on different units
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7. Evidence for meeting the Teachers’
Standards
Consider
• How does the evidence demonstrate that you
have begun to meet the Standard?
• How has the evidence moved you on in your
thinking?
• How has your wider reading influenced your
understanding about a particular aspect of
teaching?
• What do you want to learn more about as a result
of your analysis?
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9. Pen Portrait
• Design, draw up and submit your own pen
portrait
• Use indicated headings on next slide
• Submit on Pebble+
• Submit by Monday 8th October
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10. Pen Portrait Headings
• Name • Initial and current
• Name of your unit learning audits, for example subject
partner knowledge audits
• Qualifications (including • Year 2 written feedback at
GCSEs, A Levels, or final observation on
equivalent) placement, i.e. Strengths
• All grades for different units and Areas for Development
on course • Your own evaluation of your
• Relevant experience before progress
entry to course • Other relevant information
• A brief account of particular • Aims for the year
features of training that
have supported you to
make progress
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11. Tutorials
Guide your tutor through your e-portfolio with particular
reference to your
• Pen portrait
• Action plans
• Phonics file
• Evidence for meeting the Teachers’ Standards
• Reflective blog
Bring hard copies of
• Complete School Based Training file, including reports
• Assignment feedback sheets and full set of grades
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12. Setting targets
S Specific
M Measurable
A Attainable
R Realistic
T Time related
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13. Sarah.Cousins@beds.ac.uk
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