Optional Module
This module examines the context in which teachers develop their skills, confidence and ethos in their professional world. It achieves this by helping you review your own education experience while exploring the concept of professionalism. You will also critically explore the role of professionals in the context of cultural and political change.
You will also look at the professional attributes and responsibilities expected of schoolteachers, which include organisation, role modelling, the development of respectful relationships and autonomy within the relevant statutory frameworks.
Professionalism will also be explored in practice; you will be required to investigate roles and responsibilities through the experiences of a trainee or early career teacher. The roles of other professionals who work with teachers will also be examined, along with contemporary initiatives and pedagogical approaches.
The module will also support you in meeting specific entry requirements into professional training, such as interviews.
