Achieving Outstanding on your Teaching Placement: Early Years and Primary School-based Training

Making a success of your teaching placement is a vital part of achieving qualified teacher status (QTS). With a focus on practical strategies and closely referenced to OfSTED, this book provides essential guidance on how to translate the 'outstanding' criteria into practice. The authors break down the OfSTED criteria so that you can easily identify the skills and knowledge you need to make the most of your placements. Packed with case studies, practical tasks and links to the QTS standards, the book is structured around: " developing professional knowledge " planning " how to be an outstanding teacher " classroom management " teamwork " assessment " Continuing Professional Development (CPD) This book will help trainees make the difficult jump from 'good' to achieving a Grade 1 'outstanding' on their placements. Jonathan Glazzard is Course Leader BA (Hons) in Early Primary Education at the University of Huddersfield. Jane Stokoe is Foundation Stage and KS1 leader, SENCO and Assistant Headteacher at Hoyland Springwood Primary School, Barnsley.

Table of Contents:
Outstanding Professional Attributes Acknowledgements About the Authors Table of Acronyms Glossary of Key Terms Introduction Professional Attributes Professional Knowledge and Understanding Planning for Teaching and Learning Outstanding Teaching Assessment for Learning Team Work Classroom Management Pursuing Your Own Professional Development Organising Your Files Going beyond the Standards Developing Your Own Professional Identity Appendix - List of QTS Standard by Chapter References

About the Author :
Jonathan Glazzard is Professor of Teacher Education, Head of Children, Education and Communities, Edge Hill University. Jane Stokoe has over thirty years experience as a primary school teacher. She has spent almost 20 years in Early Years and Key Stage 1, and is passionate about her role as a classroom practitioner with young children.

Review :
′A comprehensive and thorough guide for Primary Education students....... an essential read′ - Richard Myers, Early Primary Education student ′This book will help trainee teachers optimise their progress, and move it towards ′outstanding′, during the school based aspect of their training. It contains both points for reflection and case studies which emphasise the importance of ′brave′ teaching where experimentation, creativity and flexibility are developed and employed in classroom settings′ - Anna Cox Course Leader, PGCE Early Years Education, University of Northampton