PGCE RE

Welcome to the Pre-course meeting

Helen Bromley

Learning Objective

By the end of this session you will…1. Have met some other trainees2. Have an understanding of how you can

prepare for September and have set some subject knowledge targets for yourself.

Starter – where are we now?• Talk to the person next to you, ask them

what they are doing now and what they have done to prepare for the course next year.

• Be prepared to feedback.

Find someone who….Take a sheet and talk to the others in the

group, try to get one name for each question – you have 10 minutes…

PS and SA?

You will be assessed in 2 areas – Professional Studies and Subject ApplicationDuring Stage 1 you have 12 weeks in college (Sept – Nov)Subject Application is all day Tuesday and Friday morningsWorkshops, lectures, visits, speakers and 6 assignments which allow you to practice skills for school

School Placements

• 2 contrasting placements• We consider training need and personal

circumstances• You will not be placed where you have any

connections.• Up to an hour travel each way• Possible paired placements

Auditing Subject knowledge.• Aim to fill this in for September (there is a

general college one and an RE one)• Start thinking now about what your key

targets are for September in terms of subject knowledge.

• We will test your subject knowledge on the first day, be prepared – RE trainees use the workbooks you have been sent – these will come by e-mail.

• History see reading list for guidance

Other things….

• Subject knowledge support REonline

• Join NATRE

• NATREwww.natre.org

• History trainees join the HA

Also by September

• Complete a CV, e-mail this to your tutor and upload as advised.

• See examples.

Reports from the chalk face..

Any questions…..

Plenary• One new person I met today is……

something interesting about he / she is………..

• Over the summer I am planning to prepare for the course by…………