Professional Development Portfolio

Contents

  1. Personal Profile
  1. Target Setting and Placement Review Documents
  1. Trainee Progress Tracker (TPT)
  1. Assignment Feedback Sheets
  1. Placement Reports

Personal Profile

Name:

Address and Contact Number:

Qualifications (list only from ‘A’ level & beyond):

Work Experience with Children

Date / School/Organisation / Experience gained
Other Experience/Skills:
Professional Attitude and Ethos:

Review of progress against the standards – Pre PGP 1.

Standard / How are you beginning to address this standard?
  1. Set high expectations, which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils.

  1. Demonstrate good subject and pedagogical knowledge.

  1. Plan and teach well-structured lessons.

  1. Manage behaviour effectively.

Standard / How might you address these standards during the PGP1 block placement?
  1. Promote good progress and outcomes.

  1. Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all learners.

  1. Make accurate and productive use of assessment.

Placement Review – Post PGP 1.

Pick two standards where you feel you have made a lot of progress. Using one or two pieces of evidence, explain to your PT how you have addressed each of your two chosen standards.

Standard / Discussion

Review of progress against the standards – Pre PGP 2.

Pick three standards where you feel you would like to develop your practice. Discuss with your PT what evidence you currently have of your progress against those standards and ways that you might develop your practice.

Standard / Evidence already collected
Thoughts about developing practice
Standard / Evidence already collected
Thoughts about developing practice
Standard / Evidence already collected
Thoughts about developing practice

Review of progress against the standards – Post PGP 2.

Pick three standards (different from those you chose for your post PGP1 tutorial) where you feel you have made a lot of progress. Using one or two pieces of evidence, explain to your PT how you have addressed each of your two chosen standards.

Standard / Discussion

Review of progress against the standards – Pre PGP 3.

Pick three standards (different from those you chose before PGP2, unless you have a strong reason not to) where you feel you would like to develop your practice. Discuss with your PT what evidence you currently have of your progress against those standards and ways that you might develop your practice.

Standard / Evidence already collected
Thoughts about developing practice
Standard / Evidence already collected
Thoughts about developing practice
Standard / Evidence already collected
Thoughts about developing practice

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Questions for transition

Check – how well have you:

•reflected on your broader experience and the relevant skills and expertise you have developed?

•thought about why you are motivated towards particular aspects of teaching?

•identified why you want to explore some areas of teaching further

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Assignment Feedback Sheets

Placement Reports

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