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- Supporting professional development in ITT: introduction
- 1 Developing practice through school-based training
- 2 Mentoring strategies
- 3 The mentor session
- 4 Collecting evidence about teaching and learning
- 5 The tutor visit
- 6 The school experience review
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Supporting professional development in Initial Teacher Training
Mentoring, observation and interviews are three important strategies in developing student teachers....
Mentoring, observation and interviews are three important strategies in developing student teachers. This unit, which gives a flavour of the Open University's flexible PGCE course, introduces student–teacher centred strategies both inside and outside of the classroom involving mentors, pupils, tutors and others to develop student teachers' professional skills and understanding.
After studying this unit you will:
- have an understanding of the role of mentor in relation to supporting a student teacher in the early stages of becoming a teacher;
- recognise the skills of coaching, support and guidance required of the role;
- have considered the issues connected with the assessment of teacher competencies.
- Duration: 20 hours
- Published on: Tuesday 28th June 2011
- Level: Introductory
- Posted under: Teacher Training
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Supporting professional development in Initial Teacher Training
Introduction

The OU PGCE has been developed by The Open University and its partner schools to provide an innovative, student-teacher centred approach to initial teacher education. We aim to build on the skills, knowledge and experience that student teachers bring to the profession, and then to prepare them for a career in teaching. The course leads to the award of PGCE, and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) conferred by the appropriate statutory body. Working with a Partner Schools Network, the OU PGCE provides a rigorous and rewarding course that opens up individual routes into teaching.
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