TE7049 - Education System in England

Sessions will include formal lectures, seminars and group work. The e-learning portal will provide additional learning support and enable communication between students and staff. You will be encouraged to engage with current research in this field through the critical evaluation of research papers that will then be further explored within seminars. A ‘research rich’ learning approach will enable you to build upon previous higher education and/or practice experiences.

Academic support for this module is provided by the module leader. The module leader will ensure that you receive clear guidance about the module learning outcomes and how you will be assessed against these. Individual and group tutorial time will be identified during the module. Students requiring additional support can arrange to meet, e-mail or telephone the module leader outside of module sessions. The University’s e-Learning Portal will offer remote access to materials and aids for support and learning.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:

1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the
rationale for key features in the modern day
education system in the UK

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
1. Critically analyse and reflect upon key issues within
the education system in England.
2. Identify and critically discussa a facet of education in terms of the system as a whole

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
1. Enhance your communication skills through group discussion and your discussion in your summative written assignment
2. Enhanced your skills of critical reflection and problem solving through discussions and written assignment .

Formative:
Students will participate in discussion groups critically reflecting upon key issues within the education system

Feedback:
Verbal feedback from tutor and peers.


Summative:
Write an assignment critically reflecting upon the development of the education system in England, focussing on the system as a whole or on one of the key facets or issues within the system and include recommendations for future practice.
(4,500 words)

MLOs: KU1, IPSA1-2; PVA1 & 5
Feedback:
The tutor will provide written, graded feedback against the criteria and using the elaborated grade descriptor.

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The aim of the module will enable you to develop an understanding of the Education system in England, where it has come from and how it works in practice today. This will enable you to put all other education related modules into context. It will give you an understanding of the education system in England and allow you to critically appraise its many facets.