Maths PGCE assessed work
What’s involved
Course reading
Class notes
PDP
Maths poster
Teaching practice
observation form
Mentor meeting
forms
Read at least the first recommended text listed for each session and keep notes
(approx. 100 word summary and a selection of quotes)
Keep notes from each session
Personal development profile- fill in and share with King’s tutor.
Create a poster on one of the classroom topics discussed. Prepared in groups of 3
people .
Teaching practice observation forms to be completed by school mentor observing a
thought class. Need to ensure these are e-mailed to King’s tutor every week. These
can be found in the PGCE course docs
(http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/education/study/pgce/documentation/i
ndex.aspx)
Summarise work done each week at school placements, note targets working
towards. Info is stored in the PDP form, pg. 36 of maths handbook for more info.
School
Observation 1
Create a map and narrative of a lesson observed. Consider the teacher input,
activities, textbooks…. See maths handbook pg. 34 for more detail. 9-11 October
School
Observation 2
Observe a lesson orientation. How does the teacher allow students engage with
the maths idea? See maths handbook pg. 34 for more detail. 16-18 October
School
Observation 3
Evaluate a lesson observed. Evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching. See maths
handbook pg. 35 for more detail. 23-25 October
Core reading
15min presentation to the class. Prepared in groups of 3 people.
Type of
assessment
Due date
On-going
On-going
On-going
Poster
Weekly e-mail to
King’s tutor.
5 November – 6
June
Weekly e-mail to
King’s tutor.
9 October – 6
June
Written (informal)
notes handed in –
14th
Written (informal)
notes handed in –
21st
Written (informal)
notes handed in –
28th
15 min
presentation
9-14 October
16-21 October
23-28 October
School Experience Submit a sequence plan/lesson plan with a detailed map, narrative and details of
handed in on dates
Task 1
orientation activities and assessment opportunities. One complete set for each
shown opposite
topic (see maths handbook pg35):
 Number systems
 Probability or Statistical
 Functions and algebra
 Geometry
Resource
Consider the issue of orientation. As a group look at different elements (graphing
1,000 word written
portfolio
calculators, laptops, Tarsia, Dice, Textbooks, worksheets… etc.). Include evidence of
report
reading. Describe the maths being thought, how the story is set out and analysis of
the deployment and orientation. See maths handbook pg. 36 &37
Subject studies
Prep 4 hours of lessons and evaluate afterwards (children engagement, etc). Need 8,000 word written
assignment (SSA) to choose a topic you can teach to one class after half term and again to a different
report. 2,000 of
class in January. Consider one of the topics:
which is a
literature report of
 Number and number systems
books read.
 Measures
 Algebra
 FDP/RP
 Probability and statistics
School experience Demonstrate understanding of an educational issue and how it relates to pupils.
8,000 written
report (SER)
Compare government and school policy. See PGCE handbook for more info.
report.
Professional
Produce planned lessons in sequence structure (Map, narrative orientation and
Create 3 detailed
practice file (PPF) evaluation, sequence plan, lesson plan, resources…….) For school experience 2
sequence plans
similar to School Experience Task 1 (above).
(one for each of
the different key
stages)
Visit Twyford
To help run a master-class session and see other aspects of the school.
Day spent in the
School
school.
Visit Greenwich TBC
Free School
18 November
25 November
2 December
9 December
2 December
Literature review:
20th December.
Final SSA:
5th February
11 April
24 February – 6
June
W/C 9 June