English

School Placement

The vast majority of your time will be spent in schools on placement. You will be guided across at least two contrasting placements by our expert subject mentors who will provide you with weekly targets to challenge your practice, and support to ensure that you develop rapidly as a teacher. You will also have the opportunity to enrich your teaching with visits to alternative provision providers, post 16 colleges or adult education centres.

Teacher Training Enhancement Programme (TTEP)

The Teacher Training Enhancement Programme (TTEP) is a flexible online course to support your teacher training year.

The content of the English TTEP course is made up of the following modules and topics:

Professional Studies 1

What is Education
Application of the Theories of Learning
Introduction to the Teachers’ Standards
Lesson Planning
Questioning Skills
Ideas for Starters and Plenaries
Activities for Learning
Behaviour Management 1
Assessment and AfL
Differentiation and Inclusive Practice
Staging Debates and Role-plays
Impacts and Presence
Getting the Best out of your Placements

Professional Studies 2

Behaviour Management 2
Tracking Progress and Using Data
Using Language to Influence
The Pastoral Role
Safeguarding - Child Protection
Safeguarding - e-safety
Moving from Good to Outstanding
Communicating with Parents
Working with other Professionals
Beyond the Classroom
Personal and Professional Conduct
Evaluation and Reflection
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Subject Studies

Working with GCSE Syllabuses
Novels
Plays
Poetry
Non-Fiction
Speaking and Listening
Independent Reading
Developing Writing
The Importance of Storytelling
Assessment in English
Differentiation in English

Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE)

Where identified during selection and recruitment you may complete an 8, 12, 16, 20 or 28-week Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) course. This is delivered online, so you can manage these hours around your other commitments. This course is 100 % distance learning and comes with a personal tutor. The course is free and attracts a bursary of £175 per week for eligible trainees.

The content of the English SKE is made up of the following topics and modules:

GCSE topics

Critical reading and comprehension (Language)
Summarising & synthesising
Writing clear and coherent text
Writing for impact
Grammar and vocabulary
Spoken language
Critical reading and comprehension (Literature)
Evaluating and comparing texts (Literature)
Writing clearly and coherently about literature (Literature)

GCSE virtual lessons modules

English Language

Reading and Understanding Texts
Language and Structure in Reading and Writing
Evaluating Texts
Comparing Texts
Creating Writing
Non-Fiction Writing

English Literature

Shakespeare
Modern Drama
19th Century Literature
Poetry (anthology)
Unseen Poetry (EdExcel/AQA)
Generic Skills