University College for Interdisciplinary Learning

Leadership of Learning - with Teaching Placement

Course Unit Code

UCIL21002 (10 Credits)

UCIL20002 (20 Credits)

Also available in Semester 1.

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Course Unit Details

• Level 2
• School of Environment, Education and Development

This course unit involves giving students the opportunity to successfully complete a half-day-a-week teaching placement over 08 weeks in a Greater Manchester School, starting week beginning Mon 06 Feb 2023.

There are limited places on this unit so there is a selective application process. Successful completion of an application form and interview are required for this unit. The link for the application form can be found below, with dates for interviews.

Applications are now open. We invite successful applicants for interviews as we receive their applications. The link to the application form can be found below, with dates for interviews.There are limited places so this is a selective process. The first interview date for both Semester 2 is Wednesday 1 June. Additional dates are given below. Note that for Semester 2, places are filled typically by the middle of November.

Overview

Are you considering a career in teaching, or working with children and young people? Do you believe all children and young people have the right to grow and reach their full potential? Do you want to gain experience of being a professional in an educational setting acting as a member of the teaching staff?

This unit involves the opportunity to successfully complete a half-day-a-week teaching placement over 8 weeks in a Greater Manchester school, starting week beginning Mon 06 February 2023. It gives you the opportunity to assist teaching and to support and inspire children and young people to engage in learning. At the same time, you will further your own learning through keeping a weekly journal and through developing skills in analysis and reflection. This process aims to help you critically reflect on your understandings of your experiences in one written assignment for 10 credits, or two written assignments for 20 credits.

You will share and learn from other students about your differing beliefs and understandings about education, and the complexities of your experiences of working in your placement schools.

You will develop your professional skills through supporting professionals and pupils in schools, your critical reflective skills by using a provided analytical framework to guide you, and your understanding of the English education system.

To apply for this unit click here.

Please note: Attendance at 'Leadership of Learning - with Teaching Placement' seminars is mandatory. You should not enrol onto the course unit unless you are able to attend all of the seminars and at least 90% of placement visits.

Aims

• To develop your knowledge and understanding of, and skills in, being a professional within an educational setting.
• To give you transferable skills in professionalism, interpersonal communication and collaboration, problem solving, leadership and management, analysis, critical thinking and self-evaluation.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the unit, you will be able to:

• Act professionally, in terms of attendance, punctuality, reliability and codes of conduct set out by placement schools and the University
• Maintain positive professional relationships with school staff and pupils
• Work effectively with school staff to support pupils' learning
• Apply principles of critical reflective practice to your experiences from your placement
• Analyse, assess and reflect on your personal learning with respect to placement experiences
• Draw from a range of literature to enhance critical thinking skills and professionalism
• Write using academic and ethical protocols

In addition to the Learning Outcomes above, for 20 credits:

• Analyse and apply concepts and theories of leadership to enhance your reflections on professional experiences of leadership and your future professional learning

Syllabus

10 Credits

• Developing professional critically reflective skills
• Placement in a school - 8 half-days spread over 8 weeks. The half-day is selected according to your availability and suitability for a school
• Being a professional
• Managing relationships and behaviour
• Effective learning and teaching
• Supporting learning in a context of ethnic and socio-cultural diversity
• Planning for Learning

20 Credits

• 10 credit syllabus as outlined above
• 10 credits reflecting on approaches to leadership - Concepts and theories of leadership, Developing critical thinking

Assessment

Draft assignment:

One draft of each of the assignments outlined below may be submitted to get feedback in order to make improvements before final submission.

10 Credits

1. 2000 word written assignment on reflective practice (100%)
2. Submission of weekly reflective journal entries (Pass/Fail)

20 Credits

1. 2000 word written assignment on reflective practice (50%)
2. Submission of weekly reflective journal entries (Pass/Fail)
3. 2000 word written assignment on leadership (50%)

Eligibility

Eligibility and Applications Process

1. Applicants must apply for a place on this unit.
2. To apply for this unit click here.
3. Applications for Semester 2 (UCIL21002, UCIL20002) are required by Monday 28 November 12.00pm 2022
4. You will be invited to a short interview to discuss your reasons for wanting to undertake the unit and your suitability for this unit. Interview dates are as follows: 01 June 2022, 13 July 2022, 25 August 2022, 27 October 2022, 21 November, 24 November 2022, 1 December 2022
5. You must have a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check initiated by Tuesday 06 December 2022 in order to be accepted on this unit . For this, you will need to initiate the process through providing a number of documents and setting up the process via a post office by Tuesday 06 December. The University of Manchester oversees this process. A DBS check takes about four weeks and this needs to be successfully completed before you can be accepted on the unit.
6. In December and early January, school placements are arranged. It is vital that we have your timetable availability details to enable us to do this.
7. Attendance at 'Leadership of Learning - with Teaching Placement' seminars is mandatory. You should not enrol onto the course unit unless you are able to attend all of the seminars and at least 90% of placement visits. The 2022-2023 timetable is given below. The eight week placement begins in the week commencing 06 February 2023
8. You may opt for a primary or secondary placement depending on availability of places in schools.

- For a primary school placement, you will support teaching and pupils' learning in a year group between the ages of 3-11.

- For a secondary school placement, you will support teaching and pupils' learning of a curriculum subject that is closest to your degree discipline. If there is not a suitable match, your A level subjects may be considered depending on your A Level subjects and grades. For example, high A Level grades in Science subjects, Maths, English or History may be considered if you are studying Engineering, Law, Psychology or PPE.

- If there is no match for a secondary school subject, it is likely you will be offered a primary school placement.

- You may be able to arrange your own placement in Greater Manchester in consultation with the Unit Director and a proposed school.

UCIL units are designed to be accessible to undergraduate students from all disciplines.

UCIL units are credit-bearing and it is not possible to audit UCIL units or take them for additional/extra credits. You must enrol following the standard procedure for your School when adding units outside of your home School.

If you are not sure if you are able to enrol on UCIL units you should contact your School Undergraduate office. You may wish to contact your programme director if your programme does not currently allow you to take a UCIL unit.

You can also contact the UCIL office if you have any questions.

Teaching Staff

Sue Goldrick, Colin Mills, Pauline Prevett, UoM Access and Success representative, and guest speakers from local schools

Administrator

Jane Mortimer

Teaching and Learning Methods

10 Credits

• 8 half-days over 8 weeks on placement in a school + travel time
• 8 hours recording evidence and reflections in reflective journal
• 12 hours (6 x 2 hour) seminars - 5 seminars on campus, 1 online
• 30 minute tutorial
• 1 x draft assignment feedback
• 29 hours reading
• 26 hours assignment preparation

20 Credits

In addition to the hours outlined above for 10 credits, the 20 credit unit comprises

• 10 hours recording evidence and reflections in reflective journal
• 06 hours (3 x 2 hour) seminars -on campus
• 30 minute tutorial
• 1 x draft assignment feedback
• 51 hours reading
• 30 hours assignment preparation

Timetable

The 2 hour seminars in Semester 2 for the 10 credit and 20 credit units commence Tuesday 31 January 2023.

Session	Day	Time
1	Tuesday 31 January 2023	16:30-18:30
2	Wednesday 01 February 2023	13:00-15:00/td>
3	Thursday 02 February 2023	16:30-18:30
4	Monday 06 February 2023	16:30 - 18:30
5	Tuesday 07 February 2023	16:30 - 18:30
9	Wednesday 15 March 2023	16:30 - 18:30

In addition, for the 20 credit unit, there are a further three seminars:

Session	Day	Time
6	Monday 20 February 2023	16:30 - 18:30
7	Wednesday 01 March 2023	16:30 - 18:30
8	Thursday 09 March 2023	16.30 - 18:30

Note: Both 10 & 20 credit students attend a final seminar (Seminar 09) together on Wednesday 15 March (16:30-18:30). The 8 week placement commences in the week beginning Monday 06 February 2023.