Description

Reflect on an aspect of work as a teacher that matters both to your developing sense of your commitments and aspirations as a teacher as well as to achieving the Teachers’ Standards (knowledge and approach to supporting the engagement of children with English as an additional language (EAL) and how assessing them can play a big part in their progression).

Make reference to the Teachers’ Standards you believe are relevant to your focus within the body of the text.

Use the literature to explore and analyse areas linked to the chosen aspect to show you are critically developing a sense of the kind of practitioner you hope to become- some. You will refer to a significant body of sources to develop compelling arguments surrounding teacher identity and development.

To demonstrate critical knowledge and understanding of features of teaching, relevant to the Standards, in ways that will clearly affect practice.

To demonstrate the ability to critically examine and explore self as a teacher in professional contexts that will lead to consequences for the development and strengthening of practice.

Drawing on school related data from professional practice, demonstrate how educational beliefs, values and concepts have been developed and challenged through reflection and the critical use of reading.

To develop coherent arguments that clearly articulates the implications for the development of future practice.