Routes Into Languages Teaching Language Show Live Saturday 17th October 2015 Chair: Suzi Bewell Annalise Gordon Nikki Beardsley / Maren Blume / Lauren Gray suzi.bewell@york.ac.uk
Session outline: 1 How to apply (inc bursaries and funding) 2 The course: content, support and assessment 3 Pre-application considerations 4 Question and answers session
How to apply Useful websites: https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/ http://teachersupport.info/
Bursaries and Funding https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/bursaries-and- funding
The course Example from The MFL PGCE at The University of York*: http://www.york.ac.uk/education/pgce/mentors/documentation/ Traditional PGCE route = generally 1/3 of course spent in University and 2/3 of course in school (across 2 contrasting placements) *Course content and structure will vary for each ITE provider
Assessment Mentor and Professional Tutor in school regularly review progress against the TSs Course tutor who will quality assure and visit to see you teach Self assessment: own evidence of meeting the TSs via files / online sharing of documentation Subject Knowledge Development and Linguistic Accuracy *Submission of M level assignments
Assessment against the Teacher Standards https://www.egfl.org.uk/sites/default/files/imported/categorie s/career/_docs/Teachers_Standards.pdf *NB Some courses are assessed at M level and require the trainee teacher to submit several assignments relating to their teaching practice and small scale research in order to successfully pass the course.
Pre-application support and help for prospective Languages teachers http://www.all-languages.org.uk/ The Association for Language Learning https://www.tes.com/uk/ TES – keep up to date with latest developments in teaching http://www.sec-ed.co.uk Sec Ed free weekly online newspaper for secondary teachers
Question and Answer Session Over to you…