Its modular structure provides greater flexibility and student choice. This strand is concerned with developing the wider range of skills and knowledge needed for primary teaching. Issues such as child development, how children learn, planning for learning, primary schools, and classroom management and control are all considered, as are broader issues such as special educational needs, assessment, class, gender and ethnicity. During Years 3 and 4, professional modules and school-based experiences focus on the chosen age phase. Such experiences widen horizons and extend perspectives for students.
All students gain experience of working in at least five different schools.
The final block experience is placed in the Spring Term of the final year so that students can enter their first teaching post with confidence, in the following September. Curriculum studies All students are prepared to teach the whole primary curriculum as set out in the National Curriculum. There are introductory modules in English, Mathematics, Science, Art, Geography, History, Information and Communication Technology, Music, Religious Education, Physical Education and Design Technology. In these modules students gain knowledge of the National Curriculum and develop the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and teach the subjects. During Years 2 and 3 students follow modules in English, Mathematics and Science, and two other subjects of their choice.