Engaging in Professional Practice in Primary and Early Year Settings (X6607)
15 credits, Level 5
Autumn and spring teaching
On this module, you’ll engage in the classroom with eight weeks of professional practice. You’ll develop skills to engage in teaching, learning and children’s wellbeing in a primary or early years setting.
You’ll experience a phased introduction to teaching, including a timetable amounting to a minimum of 15 hours. This includes:
- eight hours classroom teaching
- seven hours of other professional duties including observing and co-teaching.
You’ll move from supporting the learning, development and wellbeing of individuals to taking responsibility for preparing and delivering learning experiences for larger groups of children.
You’ll also:
- gain wider experiences in education beyond the immediate classroom
- look at how the school or setting manages transition and operates in the wider community.
You’ll develop skills in:
- personal resilience
- professionalism
- communication
- reflection.
You’ll participate in the statutory Intensive Training and Practice (ITAP) weeks. These focus on specific, foundational or pivotal areas of the ITE curriculum relevant to the primary/early years phase. You’ll appreciate the impact of statutory frameworks within which schools, early years settings, teachers and fellow professionals operate including the Teachers’ Standards or Early Years Teachers’ Standards.
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.
We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.
Courses
This module is offered on the following courses: