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The Wider Role of the Teacher - Secondary

Examine the learning that occurs as a result of both your teaching practice and having a holistic understanding of your pupils.

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  • Duration

    2 weeks
  • Weekly study

    10 hours

Analyse your teaching practice and identify areas of professional development

This course encourages critical and systematic analysis of your teaching practice. This will give you the opportunity to identify your specific professional development needs. You will have the chance to reflect on, and evaluate, the strategies you have adopted to support pupil learning and progress.

You will also have the opportunity to explore the importance of pastoral care as well as emotional intelligence and how these impact the wider role of the teacher within a school.

What topics will you cover?

  • Pastoral care: understanding and knowing the boundaries for the multi-faceted role of a teacher
  • Understanding emotional intelligence and the role it plays in school
  • What it means to be a professional teacher and how that looks in practice
  • Considering and working to school homework policies
  • How to encourage effective and efficient revision skills in your pupils
  • Reflecting on and evaluating strategies that you have adopted to support pupil learning and progress

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Identify how to consolidate learning using homework and other out of class activities
  • Demonstrate how you adapt teaching as a result of your knowledge of pupils with learning difficulties, behaviour concerns, additional needs and high-attaining pupils
  • Explain pastoral care and the wider role of the teacher
  • Identify how emotional intelligence and professional values may be reflected in your teaching

Who is the course for?

This course is designed for PGCE trainees.

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992
  • Location

    Coventry

Learning on FutureLearn

Your learning, your rules

  • Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

Join a global classroom

  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

Map your progress

  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control

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