Task .2: C1riticaUy !

Reflective Analysis of SkiUs Development

Description of Approach and Performance

I have been passionate about coadhiing and teaching from a young age and I have

been able to develop my knowledge and understanding of these skills during my

time at university. Undertaking a placement at Grammar school as a member of
the PE department allowed me to gain valuablle experience of being a full
time teacher and if teaching this age group is the right path to follow in my career. I
assisted wiith lessons as wellll as being able to lead some sessions myself as the

placement progressed. I also gained a greater understanding of other aspects of the

job such as lesson preparation, and marking work as well as gaining an insight into
roles such being a form tutor or head of year. A combinatiion of teachiing lessons and
experienciing trie other roles that a re part of being a teacher allowed me to develop

my work specific skills.

Completing my placement at grammar school allowed me to develop

by work specific s kills in rellation to teaching. I believe that my placement has allowed
me to improve my work specific skills, as this was the first time I had ever worked in
a secondary school setting and it therefore helped me to improve teaching skills that
I had not previously been able to develop. These teaching skills are vital if I want to
work in this setting, as a good standard of teaching is key to provide children with a
good education {Rivkin, Hanuske, & IKain, 2005). Rivkin, et al. (2005) found that
increasing teacher quality ,just one standard deviation,. had more positive effect on
pupil attainment than reduce class size by ten pupils, proving how significant high
quality teaching is in pupils llearning and subsequently there about to be successful
in later life. Also the other aspects of the role I was exposed to h elped me to develop
these work specific skills. II was able to learn how parts of the job such as lesson
preparation and being a head of year were done, meaning I will have a greater
understanding of what these roles require in my own teaching career.

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 This goal is Obtain further school placements so I have I will need to set aside October 2017
Goal 1: important as these a greater understanding of what each the time to apply for As this is when
Improve the skills are key to my teaching discipline requires and which I am and undertake the PGCE
specific skills future career path. A most suitable for. The placements will also placements. I would applications
that are good teacher must allow me to experience teaching children also need open and I
essential to be able to use from various socio-economic and ethnic transportation to travel would be
becoming a teacher specific backgrounds, as well as at schools with to the placements as required to have
teacher. skills to help various levels of discipline problems. Doing well as money for any completed a
students learn to the so will help me to learn the skills necessary cost the transportation specific number
best of their ability. If for teaching a range of pupils, such as may incur. of hour's
I do not hold these dealing with disciplinary problems I rnay placement to
skills the pupils' face when I become a teacher. gain a place on
education could be Undertaking placements in both primary the course.
at stake_ Another and secondary schools would also help me
example where not to choose the sector I wish to teach in.
possessing these
skills may be an
issue is that it could I will also arrange a meeting with my PAT to I would need to make
lead to behavioural discuss teaching methods and practices sure that my PAT had July 2017 - So I
problems in lessons. they believe will b e useful in my career as a the time available to coul d gain the
If I do not develop teacher. As he also teaches my coaching meet me and as I information

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