Foundation Week
What to expect in Foundation Week
Foundation Week is a critical part of our PGCE courses in the Centre for Teacher Education. We love welcoming our new students getting started on the journey to becoming a teacher. We are a small and very friendly community and during welcome week, you can expect a warm introduction with the chance to meet your tutors and begin learning about being a teacher. Below is an overview of what to look forward to during the first week of the programmes.
09:50-10:30 - Welcome to Warwick: The Warwick Teacher Values and the year ahead - Zeeman Building
11:00-11:40 - History of Education - Zeeman Building
11:50-12:30 - Children's Emotional Development - Zeeman Building
12:30-13:30 - Lunch
13:30-14:15 - Primary/Secondary Specific Lecture: Course Information - Zeeman Building
(Secondary only) Introduction to the Secondary PGCE – Dr Alison Morgan. In this lecture, Alison will welcome you to the Secondary PGCE programme and guide you through the course content and other key information.
14:30-15:30 - Getting to Know You - in Groups on Westwood Campus
(Primary only) In this workshop, you will be grouped into your personal tutor groups to help you to get to know each other.
(Secondary only) In this workshop, you will be grouped according to subject (face-to-face) or course (digital) and you will begin to get to know each other and consider what it means to be a teacher of your subject.
Self Study - Library Services, SU, Careers, Wellbeing Resources and Moodle treasure hunt
09:50-10:30 - Welcome to Warwick: The Warwick Teacher Values and the year ahead https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
11:00-11:40 - History of Education https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
11:50-12:30 - Children's Emotional Development https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
12:30-13:30 - Lunch
13:30-14:30 - Primary (https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/hfoul3g) / Secondary (https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/alw29cq) Lecture: Course Information.
(Secondary only) Introduction to the Secondary PGCE – Dr Alison Morgan. In this lecture, Alison will welcome you to the Secondary PGCE programme and guide you through the course content and other key information.
15:45-16:15 - Getting to Digitally Know You - In Subject Groups in Tutor online rooms
(Primary only) In this workshop, you will be grouped into your personal tutor groups to help you to get to know each other.
(Secondary only) In this workshop, you will be grouped according to subject (face-to-face) or course (digital) and you will begin to get to know each other and consider what it means to be a teacher of your subject.
Self Study - Library Services, SU, Careers, Wellbeing Resources and Moodle treasure hunt
09:50-10:30 - Welcome to Warwick: The Warwick Teacher Values and the year ahead https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
10:50-11:45 - Safeguarding Q&A https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/dsbowsd OR History in Education https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
11:50-12:30 - Children's Emotional Development https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
12:50-13:30 - Character Education https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
In this session, Julie Taylor and Jen Rowan-Lancaster will explore with students what character education is and why it is important with reference to the theory that underpins good practice in the field. The session will support the development of virtue knowledge and understanding, and will introduce key concepts such as phronesis and Aristotle's golden mean. We will consider the essential 'ingredients' for moral development with reference to an Aristotelian model.
13:40-14:20 - How Children Learn: Cognitive Science https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
Self Study - Library Services, SU, Careers, Wellbeing Resources and Moodle treasure hunt
09:00-09:40 - How Children Learn: Cognitive Science - Zeeman Building
This lecture introduces the principles of memory formation underpinned by cognitive science research in education and the practical implications for classroom teaching (cognitive load, retrieval practice and gapped learning).
09:50-10:30 - Introduction to the Primary/Secondary Curriculum - Zeeman Building
11:00-11:40 - Educating the whole child - Zeeman Building
In this session, Julie Taylor and Jen Rowan-Lancaster will explore with students what character education is and why it is important with reference to the theory that underpins good practice in the field. The session will support the development of virtue knowledge and understanding, and will introduce key concepts such as phronesis and Aristotle's golden mean. We will consider the essential 'ingredients' for moral development with reference to an Aristotelian model.
11:50-12:30 - Safeguarding Lecture - Zeeman Building
12:30-13:30 - Lunch
13:30-15:30 - Professionalism in phase groups workshop - in Groups on Westwood Campus
This workshop takes place in your subject/faculty groups and you will be introduced to the Professional Practice element of the course. In this session, you will consider the professional behaviours and ethical practice necessary to being a successful teacher.
Self Study - Preparation for Reflective Practice Session
09:00-09:40 - How Children Learn: Cognitive Science https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
This lecture introduces the principles of memory formation underpinned by cognitive science research in education and the practical implications for classroom teaching (cognitive load, retrieval practice and gapped learning).
09:50-10:30 - Introduction to the Primary (https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/hfoul3g) / Secondary (https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/alw29cq) Curriculum
11:00-11:40 - Educating the whole child https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
In this session, Julie Taylor and Jen Rowan-Lancaster will explore with students what character education is and why it is important with reference to the theory that underpins good practice in the field. The session will support the development of virtue knowledge and understanding, and will introduce key concepts such as phronesis and Aristotle's golden mean. We will consider the essential 'ingredients' for moral development with reference to an Aristotelian model.
11:50-12:30 - Safeguarding Lecture https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
12:30-13:30 - Lunch
13:30-14:30 - Online learning and learning platforms https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
Self Study - Preparation for Reflective Practice Session
09:00-09:40 - How Children Learn: Language and constructing meaning - Zeeman Building
This lecture will explore the linguistic elements of learning, how children talk about their developing understanding and construct their own meaning from learning experiences. The session will draw on socio-constructivist views of learning. The session will argue for a complementarity between socio-constructivist approaches and cognitive science informed approaches highlighting the importance of schema. Critically, the session signposts the importance of talk in classrooms for the construction of meaning by children.
09:50-10:30 - AI and the role of the teacher - Zeeman Building
This session will look at the tensions and strengths of the evolving world of AI in education.We will look at the principles of using AI within the confines of university, assignments and safely in school. We would like you to come away from the session, knowing the principles of how to use AI transparently, safely and appropriately – within the confines of the university or school setting.
11:00-11:40 - Children's' Intellectual Development - Zeeman Building
11:50-12:30 - Character Education - Zeeman Building
In this second session on Character Education, Julie Taylor and Jen Rowan-Lancaster will build on the theory from session 1 and explore with trainees what character education looks like in practice in schools. We will consider how character can be 'caught', 'taught' and 'sought' and reflect on how our learning from the session can be applied to our placement schools and what this might look like in different age phases/subjects/schools.
12:30-13:30 - Lunch
13:30-15:30 - Primary Specific: Reflective Practice / Secondary Specific: Learning Workshop - in Groups on Westwood Campus
(Secondary only) In this session, you will engage with the theory of learning and the reality. This interactive workshop involves a range of activities to deepen understanding about how we learn.
Self Study - Subject intro videos
09:00-09:40 - How Children Learn: Language and constructing meaning https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
This lecture will explore the linguistic elements of learning, how children talk about their developing understanding and construct their own meaning from learning experiences. The session will draw on socio-constructivist views of learning. The session will argue for a complementarity between socio-constructivist approaches and cognitive science informed approaches highlighting the importance of schema. Critically, the session signposts the importance of talk in classrooms for the construction of meaning by children.
09:50-10:30 - AI and the role of the teacher https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
This session will look at the tensions and strengths of the evolving world of AI in education.We will look at the principles of using AI within the confines of university, assignments and safely in school. We would like you to come away from the session, knowing the principles of how to use AI transparently, safely and appropriately – within the confines of the university or school setting.
11:00-11:40 - Childrens' Intellectual Development https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
11:50-12:30 - Character Education https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
In this second session on Character Education, Julie Taylor and Jen Rowan-Lancaster will build on the theory from session 1 and explore with trainees what character education looks like in practice in schools. We will consider how character can be 'caught', 'taught' and 'sought' and reflect on how our learning from the session can be applied to our placement schools and what this might look like in different age phases/subjects/schools.
12:30-13:30 - Lunch
13:30-15:30 - Reflective Practice https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/dsbowsd
Self Study - Subject intro videos (Secondary only)
09:00-09:40 - How Children Learn: Language and constructing meaning
09:00-09:40 - How Children Learn: Sociopolitical theories of Education - Zeeman Building
In this lecture, Alison considers the significance of sociopolitical theories of education, particularly to the Warwick Teacher Value of social justice. Beginning with Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of cultural capital before exploring Paulo Freire’s influential theory of critical pedagogy and learner agency, Alison argues that societal inequalities result in educational inequalities and advocates the need to empower students to question and change society.
09:50-10:30 - Safeguarding Lecture - Zeeman Building
11:00-11:40 - Teacher and the Law - Zeeman Building
11:40-12:30 - Lunch (with stands)
12:30-13:30 - Chartered College - Zeeman Building
14:00-16:00 - Teaching Philosophy Warwick Teacher Values - in Groups on Westwood Campus
In this session, you will explore your identities and lived experiences, considering how these shape the teacher you want to be and your own nascent teaching philosophy.
In this session, you will explore your identities and lived experiences, considering how these shape the teacher you want to be and your own nascent teaching philosophy.
09:00-09:40 - How Children Learn: Sociopolitical theories of Education https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
In this lecture, Alison considers the significance of sociopolitical theories of education, particularly to the Warwick Teacher Value of social justice. Beginning with Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of cultural capital before exploring Paulo Freire’s influential theory of critical pedagogy and learner agency, Alison argues that societal inequalities result in educational inequalities and advocates the need to empower students to question and change society.
09:50-10:30 - Safeguarding Lecture https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
11:00-11:40 - Teacher and the Law https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
11:40-12:50 - Lunch (Explore relevant websites)
12:30-13:30 - Chartered College https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
14:00-16:00 - Teaching Philosophy Warwick Teacher Values https://frp-smart.newrow.com/#/room/iel0vl2
In this session, you will explore your identities and lived experiences, considering how these shape the teacher you want to be and your own nascent teaching philosophy.
In Personal Tutor Groups:
Group 1: Anna Donnelly - WT1.03
Group 2: Emily Davies - WT1.06
Group 3: Dr Deborah Roberts/Julie Taylor - WT0.06
Group 4: Jo Dobb - WA0.15b
Group 5: Mark Harris/Louisa Brown - WA0.15a
In Subject/Faculty groups:
Group 1: Art & Design, Drama, Music, Design & Technology - WA0.24
Group 2: Biology, Chemistry, Physics - WT1.04/5
Group 3: Computer Science, Business Studies - WT0.02
Group 4: Geography, History, RE, Social Sciences - WT0.03
Group 5: Maths - WT0.04
Group 6: Modern Languages - WT1.01
Group 7: PE - WT0.01
Group 8: English - WT0.05
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Please make sure that you attend all of the Centre for Teacher Education events. They are so important and will really help you to settle into life at Warwick and your course.
(To help with finding locations, please click here)
Key links:
Zeeman Building (Where all morning lectures start) https://w3w.co/poetic.wedge.club
Westwood Teaching Rooms (Where our small groups will mainly take place) https://w3w.co/drop.richer.float)