Introduction to Teaching module for undergraduates

Are you interested in teaching?

This module takes place in Term 1 (Languages and Drama only) and Term 2 (Biology, Chemistry, Drama and Theatre Studies, Languages, Mathematics, Physics, Primary) and is specially designed to give you a great taster of life as a teacher

It's led by experienced staff in the Centre for Teacher Education (currently rated 'Outstanding' by OFSTED).

Our team

Holly Heshmati, Module Leader, h.heshmati@warwick.ac.uk

Emma Rawlings, Admin Coordinator - On-Course, E.Rawlings@warwick.ac.uk

Lydia Obirek, Admin Coordinator - Admissions, L.Obirek@warwick.ac.uk

Mark Christensen, Partnership Co-Ordinator, M.Christensen@warwick.ac.uk

Students

Register your interest

Partners

Offer a placement in your school

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE WINDOW FOR REGISTERING ON THIS MODULE WILL OPEN ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2022 AND CLOSE ON OCTOBER 17TH 2022.

What does this module (15 & 30 CAT) involve?

Teaching

You'll take seven weekly seminars from CTE staff, and seven weekly twilight workshops from expert teachers, starting in Term 2*. All your work will be supported by a bespoke Moodle course.

In seminars you'll explore themes like the National Curriculum, the pedagogy of teaching your subject, assessment for learning, and current issues in teaching and education.
In workshops you'll focus on providing strategies and techniques to support you with your practice in schools, and deal with areas such as dealing with behaviour in class and how to ask plan engaging session.
The seminars and workshops will be face to face.

*There is a Languages cohort in Term 1 and Term 2 and a Drama cohort in Term 1 and Term 2. The Languages and Theatre Studies department provide lists of interested students so please contact them if you want to be added. Term 1 comprises eight seminars and workshops. Please register as soon as possible if you are taking the Module in term 1, otherwise you will miss the start of the course (commencing Week 1 of Term 1 for Languages and Week 2 of Term 1 for Drama).

Placement

The 30 CAT Module requires teaching interaction with students. There are two possible options available, as follows:

A short placement (7 days) at a local school. We will arrange the placement after Module registration and will contact you then with further details / questions. The days of attendance for your placement will happen during Term 2. There is flexibility on the days you attend and whether they would be half or full days. An experienced teacher will act as your mentor and they will put together a timetable for you, and support the activities. This is not guaranteed and depends if schools have availability.
Engage with creating learning resources for Primary / Secondary students. This provides access to similar experiences and learning outcomes with no travel requirements. There is no engagement with students.

Any engagement with students means you will need a Disclosures and Barring Services (DBS) check. We will organise and pay for your DBS check. If you have lived in an overseas country in the last five years for a period of six months or more, you will also need to provide us with evidence of good conduct from those countries.
You can see country-specific information on the DBS website about this and need to do this as soon as possible to avoid delays.

Assessment

You'll be assessed by coursework (see subject-specific guidelines below). You'll need to write in the academic style for the discipline of education. We appreciate that this is a second discipline for the majority of students, and we offer support within seminars for academic writing, along with additional resources on Moodle and in weekly office hours. You'll have the opportunity to submit for feedback and comment before final submission.

Please note - important information for DBS and overseas

Identification checklist here:

We will carry out an enhanced DBS check for all students who undertake a face to face placement. The check will be done upon registering for the Module. If you have anything to declare that may be brought up in an enhanced DBS check then please contact us on wins@warwick.ac.uk. All responses are considered Private and Confidential and will be treated as such. If you have lived in an overseas country in the last five years (for a period of six months or more) you will also need to provide us with evidence of good conduct from that country. The application process for obtaining the evidence of good conduct varies from country to country. You can find guidance on applying for overseas checks on gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for- overseas-applicants.

Students say...

“It's been the best thing I have done at University which has contributed to my degree.”

“It helped me decide I definitely want to be a teacher, and has given me the experience I needed to secure a place on Teach First starting this summer.”

“It helped me develop my confidence and ability to talk to an audience.”

Interested? Register your interest for Introduction to Teaching

We welcome students from the following degree subject areas

Sessions and assessment vary per course. Classes will be face to face. All classes are at Westwood Campus

Biology, EP310 (15 CAT) & EP311 (30 CAT)

Sessions

Seminars: Tuesdays 5.00-7.00pm, WT1.03 (lab)
Workshops: Wednesdays 5.30-7.30pm, WT1.03 (lab)

Assessment

15 CAT

Assignment 1: Critical Review on an issue in Biology Education (1000 words) followed by a 500 word discussion on the implications for teaching Biology - 50% weighting
Assignment 2: A poster presentation of a learning resource, artefact or materials designed to support children's learning in Biology with a supporting rationale relating to the Biology curriculum, learning or pedagogic theory - 50% weighting.

More details can be found at: https://courses.warwick.ac.uk/modules/2022/EP310-15

30 CAT

Assignment 1: Critical Review on an issue in Biology Education (1000 words) followed by a 500 word discussion on the implications for teaching Biology - 35% weighting
Assignment 2: A recorded teaching presentation designed to support children's learning in Science (Biology) with a 500-word teacher note, discussing the rationale relating to the secondary Science (Chemistry) curriculum, learning intentions or pedagogic theory - 35% weighting
Assignment 3: An academic poster to synthesise ideas from the module learning and demonstrate their application by exploring what the future of Biology education should look like - 30% weighting.

More details can be found at: https://courses.warwick.ac.uk/modules/2022/EP311-30Link opens in a new window

Please Note: if you choose the physical placement as part of the 30 CAT Module you have to complete the placement and do all three assignments, the placement informs your understanding of the assignments it does not replace them.

Chemistry, EP312 (15 CAT) & EP307 (30 CAT)

Sessions

Seminars: Tuesdays 5.00-7.00pm, WT1.03 (lab)
Workshops: Wednesdays 5.30-7.30pm, WT1.03 (lab)

Assessment

15 CAT

Assignment 1: Critical Review on an issue in Chemistry Education (1000 words) followed by a 500 word discussion on the implications for teaching Biology - 50% weighting
Assignment 2: A poster presentation of a learning resource, artefact or materials designed to support children's learning in Chemistry with a supporting rationale relating to the Biology curriculum, learning or pedagogic theory - 50% weighting.

More details can be found at: https://courses.warwick.ac.uk/modules/2022/EP312-15

30 CAT

Assignment 1: Critical Review on an issue in Chemistry Education (1000 words) followed by a 500 word discussion on the implications for teaching Chemistry - 35% weighting
Assignment 2: A recorded teaching presentation designed to support children's learning in Science (Chemistry) with a 500-word teacher note, discussing the rationale relating to the secondary Science (Chemistry) curriculum, learning intentions or pedagogic theory - 35% weighting
Assignment 3: An academic poster to synthesise ideas from the module learning and demonstrate their application by exploring what the future of Chemistry education should look like - 30% weighting.

More details can be found at: https://courses.warwick.ac.uk/modules/2022/EP307-30Link opens in a new window

Drama, EP313 (15 CAT) & EP314 (30 CAT)

Sessions - Term 1

Seminars: (Tuesdays), ASYNCHRONOUS
Workshops: Tuesdays 6.00-8.00pm, WT0.01 DRAMA STUDIO (Avon Building, Westwood campus)

Sessions - Term 2

Seminars: (Tuesdays), ASYNCHRONOUS
Workshops: Tuesdays 6.00-8.00pm, WT0.01 DRAMA STUDIO (Avon Building, Westwood campus)

Assessment

15 CAT

Assignment 1: Critical Review on an issue in Drama Education (1000 words) followed by a 500 word discussion on the implications for teaching Drama - 50% weighting
Assignment 2: A poster presentation of a learning resource, artefact or materials designed to support children's learning in Drama with a supporting rationale relating to the secondary Biology curriculum, learning or pedagogic theory - 50% weighting.

More details can be found at: https://courses.warwick.ac.uk/modules/2022/EP313-15

30 CAT

Assignment 1: Critical Review on an issue in Drama Education (1000 words) followed by a 500 word discussion on the implications for teaching Drama - 35% weighting
Assignment 2: A recorded teaching presentation designed to support children's learning in Drama with a 500-word teacher note, discussing the rationale relating to the secondary Drama curriculum, learning intentions or pedagogic theory - 35% weighting
Assignment 3: An academic poster to synthesise ideas from the module learning and demonstrate their application by exploring what the future of Drama education should look like - 30% weighting.

More details can be found at: https://courses.warwick.ac.uk/modules/2022/EP314-30Link opens in a new window

Languages - French, Spanish, German, EP308 (15 CAT only)

Other Languages may be accommodated, however, we cannot guarantee this.

Sessions - Term 1

Seminars: Tuesdays 5.00-7.00pm, WT0.03
Workshops: Wednesdays 5.30-7.30pm, WT0.03

Sessions - Term 2

Seminars: Wednesday 3.00-5.00pm, WA0.15a
Workshops: Wednesdays 5.30-7.30pm, WT0.03

Assessment

Assignment 1: Critical Review on an issue in MFL Education (500 words) followed by a 1000 word discussion on the implications for teaching MFL - 50% weighting
Assignment 2: A poster presentation of a learning resource, artefact or materials designed to support children's learning in MFL with a supporting rationale relating to the secondary MFL curriculum, learning or pedagogic theory - 50% weighting.

More details can be found at: https://courses.warwick.ac.uk/modules/2022/EP308-15

Mathematics, EP304 (15 & 30 CAT)

Sessions

The Maths cohort is the largest so has to be split into to groups. You will be able to opt for the desired seminar / workshop after registration and this will then be confirmed. Your choice is not guaranteed and will be worked on a first come, first serve basis.

Group 1

Seminars: Wednesdays 3.00-5:00pm, WT0.06
Workshops: Wednesdays 5.30-7.30pm, WT0.02

Group 2

Seminars: Thursdays 3.00-5:00pm, WT0.06
Workshops: Thursdays 5.30-7.30pm, WT0.06

Assessment

15 CAT

Assignment 1: Critical Review on an issue in Maths Education (1000 words) followed by a 500 word discussion on the implications for teaching Maths - 50% weighting
Assignment 2: A poster presentation of a learning resource, artefact or materials designed to support children's learning in Maths with a supporting rationale relating to the secondary Maths curriculum, learning or pedagogic theory - 50% weighting.

More details can be found at: https://courses.warwick.ac.uk/modules/2022/EP304-15Link opens in a new window

30 CAT

Assignment 1: Critical Review on an issue in Maths Education (1000 words) followed by a 500 word discussion on the implications for teaching Maths - 35% weighting
Assignment 2: A recorded teaching presentation designed to support children's learning in Maths with a 500-word teacher note, discussing the rationale relating to the secondary Mathematics curriculum, learning intentions or pedagogic theory - 35% weighting
Assignment 3: An academic poster to synthesise ideas from the module learning and demonstrate their application by exploring what the future of Maths education should look like - 30% weighting.

More details can be found at: https://courses.warwick.ac.uk/modules/2022/EP304-30Link opens in a new window

Physics, EP305 (15 & 30 CAT)

Sessions

Seminars: Tuesdays, 5.00-7.00pm, WT1.04 (lab)
Workshops: Wednesdays 5.30-7.30pm, WT1.03 (lab)

Assessment

15 CAT

Assignment 1: Critical Review on an issue in Physics Education (1000 words) followed by a 500 word discussion on the implications for teaching Physics - 50% weighting
Assignment 2: A poster presentation of a learning resource, artefact or materials designed to support children's learning in Physics with a supporting rationale relating to the secondary Physics curriculum, learning or pedagogic theory - 50% weighting.

More details can be found at: https://courses.warwick.ac.uk/modules/2022/EP305-15

30 CAT

Assignment 1: Critical Review on an issue in Biology Education (1000 words) followed by a 500 word discussion on the implications for teaching Biology - 35% weighting
Assignment 2: A recorded teaching presentation designed to support children's learning in Science (Biology) with a 500-word teacher note, discussing the rationale relating to the secondary Science (Physics) curriculum, learning intentions or pedagogic theory - 35% weighting
Assignment 3: An academic poster to synthesise ideas from the module learning and demonstrate their application by exploring what the future of Science (Physics) education should look like - 30% weighting.

More details can be found at: https://courses.warwick.ac.uk/modules/2022/EP305-30Link opens in a new window

Primary Teaching, EP306 (15 CAT) & EP309 (30 CAT)

Sessions

Seminars: Thursdays 3.00-5.00pm, WT1.03 (lab)
Workshops: Wednesdays 5.30-7.30pm, WT1.03 (lab|

Assessment

15 CAT

Assignment 1: Critical Review on an issue in Primary education (1000 words) followed by a 500 word discussion on the implications for teaching Primary - 50% weighting
Assignment 2: A poster presentation of a learning resource, artefact or materials designed to support children's learning in Primary with a supporting rationale relating to the Primary curriculum, learning or pedagogic theory - 50% weighting.

More details can be found at: https://courses.warwick.ac.uk/modules/2021/EP306-15

30 CAT

Assignment 1: Critical Review on an issue in Primary Education (1000 words) followed by a 500 word discussion on the implications for teaching Primary - 35% weighting
Assignment 2: A recorded teaching presentation designed to support children's learning in primary with a 500-word teacher note, discussing the rationale relating to the primary subject curriculum, learning intentions or pedagogic theory - 35% weighting
Assignment 3: An academic poster to synthesise ideas from the module learning and demonstrate their application by exploring what the future of primary education should look like - 30% weighting.

More details can be found at: https://courses.warwick.ac.uk/modules/2022/EP309-30Link opens in a new window