SCHOOL DIRECT Secondary PGCE Preliminary experience arrangements

INFORMATION FOR SCHOOL DIRECT TRAINEES WHO WILL ATTEND THE TAUGHT PGCE COURSE AT EXETER UNIVERSITY

It is a programme requirement that all trainees attending the taught PGCE course at Exeter should spend a period of at least two weeks in state schools prior to starting the taught provision on campus on Monday 30September.You will be spending September in your main placement school, where a pre-course training programme has beendesigned for you. There are Preliminary Experience Tasks to be completed during this time in school that will be incorporated into your September training programme. Please contact your main training placement school if you have any queries about your pre-course programme in September.

Tasks to be completed before the start of the course

Preliminary Experience Tasks

There are a number of tasks that PGCE trainees at Exeter are asked to complete that feed into the taught course during the first few weeks of term.These tasks will be incorporated into your pre-course training programme. It is important that you complete all of these tasks and your lead school will facilitate this. Please go to to access the Secondary PGCE Preliminary Experience Tasks document.

The outcomes of your pre-course tasks should be well presented and filed carefully, as they will contribute to the evidence required for the award of your PGCE and will be checked by your subject tutor.

In addition:

Subject-Specific Pre-Course Information
University Subject Leaders have their own tasks, reading lists and general information to impart relating to the individual main subject areas.Please go to to access the subject-specific pre-course information relating to your main subject and ensure that you complete all tasks within this.

PRELIMINARY READING

Many trainees ask for advice on useful reading prior to beginning the course.The following books have been suggested by tutors and represent a range of views on educational issues. The list includes some more accessible texts, while others are quite ‘heavyweight’. All are relevant to the course that you are about to follow. Select from these titles, depending on your interests. Most of these books are more recent publications, but the list includes a few older texts that are still significant.

Capel, S., Leask, M. and Turner, T. (2012) Learning to Teach in the Secondary School: A companion to school experience. 6th Revised Edition. Taylor & Francis Ltd.

Denby, N. (2012) (ed).Training to Teach. 2nd Revised edition. Sage Publications Ltd.

Ellis V (2013) Learning and Teaching in Secondary Schools, 5th Revised edition. Sage Publications Ltd. Learning Matters Ltd.

Fisher R (2005) Teaching Children to Learn. Nelson Thornes

Fisher R (2005) Teaching Children to Think. Nelson Thornes

Flutter J and Rudduck (2004) Consulting Pupils: What's in it for schools? RoutledgeFalmer.

Fox R (2004) Teaching and Learning: Lessons from Psychology. Blackwell

Hramiak, A., and Hudson, T. (2011) Understanding Learning and Teaching in Secondary Schools. Pearson Education Limited Longman

Kyriacou, C (2007) Essential Teaching Skills. Nelson Thornes Ltd.

Petty, G. (2009) Teaching Today: A Practical Guide.4th Edition. Nelson Thornes

Pollard, A. (2008) Reflective Teaching. 3rd Revised edition. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Pritchard, A. (2008) Ways of Learning: Learning Theories and Learning Styles in the Classroom. 2nd Revised edition. David Fulton Publishers

Sewell, K. (2012)(ed). Doing Your PGCE at M-Level: A Guide for Students. 2nd Revised edition. Sage Publications Ltd

Wells, C.G. (1999) Dialogic Inquiry. Toward a Sociocultural Practice and Theory of Education. Cambridge University Press