Second half term: revisit how you support pupils to develop subject-specific skills
ECTs
In this module you'll:
- revisit some self-study materials from Year 1
- take part in 2 training sessions
- meet with your mentor and decide how to integrate learning into your teaching
Week 1
ECTs
Revisit the following self-study materials.
Duration: 45 minutes.
- Considering how to introduce new knowledge to pupils
- Explanations and modelling
- Identifying concepts, knowledge and skills
- Sequencing teaching and learning
- Helping pupils to master important concepts, knowledge and skills - part 1
- Helping pupils to master important concepts, knowledge and skills - part 2
Week 2
ECTs
You'll:
- attend a training session arranged by your school’s induction tutor (90 minutes)
- meet your mentor to discuss the materials you reviewed in Week 1, and decide on a related area of focus for your professional development this half term (60 minutes)
Induction tutor
Use the materials below to arrange a training session on supporting pupils to develop subject-specific skills.
Duration: 90 minutes.
View induction tutor materials
Mentors
Use the materials below to:
- discuss the self-study materials your ECT revisited in Week 1
- decide on a related area of focus for their professional development this half term
Duration: 60 minutes.
Week 3
ECTs
You'll:
- attend a training session arranged by your school’s induction tutor (60 minutes)
- meet your mentor to discuss the training session and plan how to integrate new learning into your teaching (60 minutes)
- integrate learning from this half term’s 2 training sessions into your teaching
Induction tutors
Arrange a training session for the ECT based on their chosen area of focus for the half term. This should take the form of an observation or discussion with an expert colleague who exemplifies good practice in that focus area.
It’s helpful for the ECT’s mentor to attend the session for reference.
Duration: 60 minutes.
Mentors
We recommend attending this week’s training session with an expert colleague for reference.
Use the materials below to:
- deconstruct the learning from the training session
- plan how your ECT will integrate what they learned into their teaching
Duration: 60 minutes.
Weeks 4, 5 and 6
ECTs
You’ll:
- continue to integrate new learning into your teaching
- have a lesson observed by your mentor
- meet with your mentor to discuss your area of focus
Mentors
Carry out a lesson observation with a specific focus on how the ECT has integrated new learning into their practice. Consider how the identified area of focus has been applied.
Arrange a discussion with your ECT and use the instructional coaching model to provide feedback: praise, probe, set precise actions, plan, practise.
Look ahead to the next half term’s training materials and areas of focus.
Duration: 80 minutes.