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Early Professional Development Support Programme 2013-14
‣ Planning for Learning – Details of the class or group of pupils with
whom the PDA will be carried out, the intended learning outcomes,
background reading, teaching content, strategies and resources
Supporting evidence of planning such as unit planners or schemes of work
may be included as attachments in hard copy portfolio format or as
hyperlinks in e-portfolio format to further exemplify content and intended
use of teaching strategies and resources
Teaching for Learning
‣ Lesson Plans for Observed Lessons
‣ Reflective Self-Evaluation of Lessons
‣ Evidence of Pupils Learning – you should collect 3 sources of evidence
to enable you to monitor the progress of your pupils. All evidence
should be annotated and relate to your chosen focus, purpose and
competences
Evidence 1 should be written observation feedback from your
Teacher Tutor or other recognised supporting teacher
Evidence 2 and 3 may be sourced from any of the following:
- Written self evaluations of lessons delivered and/or observations
of pupils’ learning
- Pupils’ work, including evidence of their use of Educational
Technology, if appropriate
- Pupil feedback e.g. questionnaires, recorded interviews
- Videos, audio recordings, photographs
NB: The e-portfolio system more easily facilitates and supports the
inclusion of this type of digital evidence
‣ PDA 1 Learning Log – this should log any significant moments during
the PDA delivery which may challenge you to think more critically
about your pupils’ learning and their role in the learning process
Review of My Teaching - A brief record of the outcomes of your
discussion of all of the above evidence with your Teacher Tutor or
recognised supporting teacher
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A Teacher’s Guide to the EPD Process
July 2013 edition