Leadership of Learning - with Teaching Placement

UCIL21000 Leadership of Learning - with Teaching Placement 20 Semester 2 Undergraduate Level 2 Susan Goldrick Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Middle part of Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 10.0 <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" vspace="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td>Are you considering a career in teaching, or working with children and young people? Do you believe all children and young people have the right to grow and reach their full potential? Do you want to gain experience of being a professional in an educational setting<a name="Pg7"></a> as a member of the teaching staff?This unit gives you the opportunity to successfully complete a half-day-a-week teaching placement over 10 weeks in a Greater Manchester school. It gives you the opportunity to assist teaching and to support and inspire children and young people to engage in learning.At the same time, you will further your own learning through keeping a weekly journal and through developing skills in analysis and reflection. This process aims to help you critically reflect on your understandings of your experiences in one written assignment for 10 credits, or two written assignments for 20 credits.You will share and learn from other students about your differing beliefs and understandings about education, and the complexities of your experiences of working in your placement schools.You will develop your, professional skills through supporting professionals and pupils in schools, your critical reflective skills by using a provided critical framework to guide you, and your understanding of the English education system.To apply for this unit click <a href="https://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/education/study/courses/leadership-of-learning/">here</a>Please note: Attendance at Leadership of Learning seminars is mandatory. You should not enrol onto the course unit unless you are able to attend all of the seminars.</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Are you considering a career in teaching, or working with children and young people? Do you believe all children and young people have the right to grow and reach their full potential? Do you want to gain experience of being a professional in an educational setting as a member pf the teaching staff?This unit gives you the opportunity to successfully complete a half-day-a-week teaching placement over 10 weeks in a Greater Manchester school. It gives you the opportunity to    assist teaching and to support and inspire children and young people to engage in learning.At the same time, you will further your own learning through keeping a weekly journal and through developing skills in analysis and reflection. This process aims to help you critically reflect on your understandings of your experiences in one written assignment for 10 credits, or two written assignments for 20 credits.You will share and learn from other students about your differing beliefs and understandings about education, and the complexities of your experiences of working in your placement schools.You will develop your, professional skills through supporting professionals and pupils in schools, your critical reflective skills by using a provided critical framework to guide you, and your understanding of the English education system.To apply for this unit click <a href="https://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/education/study/courses/leadership-of-learning/">here</a>Please note: Attendance at Leadership of Learning seminars is mandatory. You should not enrol onto the course unit unless you are able to attend all of the seminars.  •  To develop your knowledge and understanding of, and skills in, being a professional within an educational setting•  To give you transferable skills in professionalism, interpersonal communication and collaboration, problem solving, leadership and management, analysis, critical thinking and self-evaluation <div class="PSEDITBOX" style="width: 100%; height: expression('50px'); min-height: 50px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px; vertical-align: top;"><div style="clear:both;">On successful completion of the unit, you will be able to:•     Act professionally, in terms of attendance, punctuality, reliability and codes of conduct set out by placement schools and the University•     Maintain positive professional relationships with school staff and pupils•     Work effectively with school staff to support pupils' learning•     Reflect on observations of personal thinking and practice during your school placement•     Apply principles of critical reflective practice with respect to your immediate interpretations of your placement experiences•     Draw from a range of literature and seminar discussions, to enhance analysis, critical thinking skills and professionalism•     Write reflectively, using academic and ethical protocolsIn addition, for 20 credits:•     Analyse and apply concepts and theories of leadership to<v:line from="194.7pt,112.15pt" id="_x0000_s1026" o:allowincell="f" strokecolor="blue" strokeweight=".367mm" to="218.75pt,112.15pt"> <w:wrap anchorx="page" anchory="page"> </w:wrap></v:line><img src="file:///C:/Users/mtcssgb2/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.png" /><a name="Pg3"></a>enhance your reflections on professional experiences of leadership and your future professional learning</div></div>  <table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" hspace="0" vspace="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left"> Critical ThinkingStudents will be offered an intellectual frame through which to analyse and critically reflect on complex social situations in school, and their own classroom interactions in these situations</td> </tr> </tbody></table><div style="clear:both;">  </div> Our intention is that you will develop a range of transferable skills for future employability, including the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of leadership and appropriate characteristics, behaviours and relationships for working in any professional setting. Analytical skills Essay and group work require research and analysis of a range of social and professional situations in school Group/team working Professional skills and dispositions: Develop appropriate behaviours and relationships for working in a professional context; model positive values, attitudes and behaviours within school Leadership Teaching, learning and leadership skills: The university workshops and school placements provide student with the opportunity to observe, apply principles of effective teaching for learning with peers and to critical reflect on these experience to inform better decision making in the future. <div class="WordSection1">10 Credits Essay and group work require research and analysis of a range of social and professional situations in school Professional skills and dispositions: Develop appropriate behaviours   and   relationships   for   working   in   a professional context; model positive values, attitudes and behaviours within schoolTeaching, learning and leadership skills: The university workshops and school placements provide student with the opportunity to observe, apply principles of effective teaching for learning with peers and to critical reflect on these experience to inform better decision making in the future.</div>•  Placement in a school – ten half-days spread over ten weeks. The half-day is selected according to your availability and suitability for the school<div>•  Developing critical reflective skills•  Being a professional•  Effective teaching and learning•  Managing relationships and behaviour</div><div style="page-break-after:always"> </div><a name="Pg4"></a>•  Leading learning in a context of ethnic and socio-cultural diversity•  Planning for Learning20 CreditsAs above, as well as:•  Concepts and theories of leadership•  Developing critical thinking 10 Credits•    10 half-days over 10 weeks on placement in a school•    10 hours recording evidence and reflections in reflectivejournal•    6 x 2 hour seminars•    1 x 30 minute tutorial•    1 x draft assignment feedback•    25 hours reading•    22 hours assignment preparation20 CreditsIn addition to the hours outlined above for 10 credits, the 20 credit unit comprises•    10 hours recording evidence and reflections in reflectivejournal•    3 x 2 hour seminars•    1 x 30 minute tutorial•    1 x draft assignment feedback•    50 hours reading•    33 hours assignment preparation 2 Written assignment (inc essay) 100% The student will self-evaluate and may discuss with their link-teacher their placement progress, areas for improvement, and overall performance.Academic tutors will give formative feedback on one draft per assignment, as long as this is received in good time so that further changes can be made post-feedback. Academic tutors will also give a summative % grade and formative feedback for the written assignments in Turnitin, Blackboard.School coordinators may give brief written feedback to the students at the end of the placement, and verbal feedback at the request of the student.School coordinators may also provide a brief overview of how well the placement has gone for a particular student, and how well other processes have gone between the University and the schools, to support the placement.<div style="clear:both;"> </div> Students must apply online. For more information visit universityofmanchester-leadershipoflearning.org.uk/howtoapply/ Y eAssessment 22 Lectures 11 Project supervision 1 Seminars 12 Placement 30 124 20 creditsIn addition to the hours outlined above for 10 credits, the 20 credit unit comprises:10 hours recording evidence and reflections in reflective journal06 hours seminars - on campus30 minute tutorial1 x draft assignment feedback50 hours reading33 hours assignment preparationAdditional notes1. Applications for Semester 2 (UCIL21002/20002) are required by Thursday 09 December 20222. You will be invited to a short informal interview in person or via Zoom to discuss your reasons for wanting to undertake the unit and your suitability for this unit.a. Interview dates are as follows: Thurs 13 October, Fri 14 October, Thurs 20 October, Thurs 10 November3. Attendance at Leadership of Learning seminars is mandatory. You should not enrol onto<a name="Pg6"></a>these course units unless you are able to attend all the seminars.a. The 2022-2023 timetable is given below4. The units include the following teaching and learning sessions:<ol> <li>Five two-hour seminars run at the start of the course over a two-week period;</li> <li>One two-hour seminar half way through the placement;</li> <li>Ten placement half days spread over a ten-week period on the same day each week that is suitable for both the student and the placement school;</li> <li>For the 20 credit unit, there are three further two-hour seminars spread over three weeks</li></ol>5. You may opt for a primary or secondary placement depending on availability of places.For a secondary placement, you will support teaching and pupils' learning of a curriculum subject that is closest to your degree discipline. If there is not a suitable match, your A level subjects may be considered depending on your A Level subjects and grades. For example, high A Level grades in Science subjects, Maths, English, History would be considered if you are studying Engineering, Law, Psychology or PPE.6. You must have a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check overseen by the University of Manchester to be accepted on this unit. A DBS check takes about four weeks and this needs to be successfully completed before being accepted on the unit.