Plan, deliver and evaluate teaching and learning activities under the direction of a teacher
Overview
Who is this unit for?
This unit is for those who plan, deliver and evaluate teaching and learning
activities for individual pupils or groups of pupils under the teacher's guidance or instructions.
What is this unit about?
This unit is about planning and delivering teaching and learning activities to complement, reinforce or extend teaching and learning planned and delivered by the teacher. It also involves monitoring and providing feedback on pupil participation and progress, and evaluating your own contribution to the learning activity.
The teaching and learning activities will be for individual pupils or small groups of pupils and delivered alongside or close to the teacher who remains in overall charge of the whole class. They may be delivered in the classroom or any setting where teaching and learning takes place such as field studies, educational visits, extended hours provision and study support arrangements. Planning, implementation and evaluation will also cover any partnership working with the teacher as part of the overall lesson plan, for example when working with the whole class in a plenary session.
Teaching and learning activities should take place under the direction and supervision of a qualified teacher in accordance with arrangements made by the headteacher of the school.
This unit contains three elements:
1. Plan teaching and learning activities under the direction of a teacher
2. Deliver teaching and learning activities
3. Evaluate teaching and learning activities and outcomes
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Plan teaching and learning activities under the direction of a teacher
P1 clarify and confirm with the teacher:
P1.1 the teaching and learning objectives of the activities
P1.2 your role in planning, providing and evaluating the teaching and learning activities and how this relates to what the teacher will be doing
P1.3 the pupils you will be working with
P1.4 how success is to be measured
P2 contribute effectively to the planning of any partnership working with the teacher as part of the overall lesson plan
P3 plan activities to meet the agreed teaching and learning objectives and the personalised learning needs of the pupils involved
P4 structure teaching and learning activities to:
P4.1 maintain pupils' motivation and interest
P4.2 provide feedback on pupils' learning and progress
P5 select and prepare teaching and learning resources relevant to:
P5.1 the pupils' needs and interests
P5.2 the teaching and learning objectives of the activities
P5.3 the linguistic and cultural diversity of society
Deliver teaching and learning activities
P6 establish and maintain a purposeful working environment for the learning
activities
P7 communicate effectively and sensitively with pupils to support their learning
P8 use appropriate teaching and learning methods: P8.1 for the pupils and the learning activities
P8.2 to maintain pupils' motivation and interest
P8.3 to support and challenge pupils appropriately
P8.4 to gather feedback on pupils' learning and progress
P9 promote and support the inclusion of all pupils involved in the learning activities
P10 monitor the pupils' responses to the teaching and learning activities and modify or adapt activities if necessary to promote learning
P11 monitor pupils' participation and progress in the learning activities and provide constructive support to pupils as they learn
P12 reliably carry out agreed commitments to partnership working with the teacher
P13 provide accurate and complete feedback to relevant people on pupils' participation and progress
P14 maintain appropriate records of the teaching and learning activities and outcomes in accordance with school procedures
Evaluate teaching and learning activities and outcomes
P15 identify and use evidence from the teaching and learning activities to evaluate pupil progress
P16 make a realistic assessment of the extent to which the planned teaching and learning objectives were achieved taking account of the agreed success measures
P17 seek and take account of feedback from the teacher and pupils
P18 identify the strengths and weaknesses of the teaching and learning activities in relation to:
P18.1 the teaching and learning objectives
P18.2 the success measures
P18.3 pupil participation and progress
P18.4 the teaching and learning resources
P18.5 the teaching and learning methods
P19 identify issues for improvement and ways of addressing these
P20 record and use the results of your evaluation to support development and improvement
P21 provide feedback to the teacher to inform his/her future planning
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
K1 the nature and boundaries of your role in planning and delivering teaching and learning activities, and its relationship to the role of the teacher and others in the school
K2 the importance of having high expectations of pupils and how this is demonstrated through your practice
K3 the relevant school curriculum and age-related expectations of pupils in the subject/curriculum area and age range of the pupils with whom you are working
K4 the teaching and learning objectives of the learning activities and the place of these in the teacher's overall teaching programme
K5 how to take account of pupils' experiences, interests, aptitudes and preferences in planning personalised learning
K6 the key factors that can affect the way pupils learn including age, gender, and physical, intellectual, linguistic, social, cultural and emotional development, and how to take account of these in the planning, implementation and evaluation of learning activities
K7 how social organisation and relationships, such as pupil grouping and the way adults interact and respond to pupils, may affect learning
K8 strategies for gathering information on pupil learning and progress, and how to plan for and use these in teaching and learning activities
K9 how to select and prepare teaching and learning resources to meet the needs of the pupils involved
K10 how to establish and maintain a purposeful learning environment and promote good behaviour
K11 the importance and methods of establishing rapport and respectful, trusting relationships with pupils
K12 how to select and use teaching and learning methods to support, motivate and interest all pupils with whom you are working
K13 school policies for inclusion and equality of opportunity and the implication of these for how you plan, deliver and evaluate teaching and learning activities
K14 how to monitor the pupils' response to teaching and learning activities
K15 when and how to modify teaching and learning activities
K16 how to monitor and promote pupil participation and progress
K17 the importance of working within the boundaries of your role and competence and when you should refer to others
K18 how to reflect on and learn from experience
Scope/range
Scope Performance
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
Skills
Glossary
Evaluation
an assessment of how well the teaching and learning activities achieved their objectives
Learning resources
materials, equipment (including ICT), software, books and other written materials (e.g. handouts, worksheets), DVDs, etc. that are required to support teaching and learning
Partnership working
working with the teacher to support teaching and learning, for example in whole-class plenary sessions
Personalised learning maintaining a focus on individual progress, in order to maximise the capacity of all children and young people to learn, achieve and participate. This means supporting and challenging each learner to achieve national standards and gain the skills they need to thrive and succeed throughout their lives. `Personalised learning' is not about individual lesson plans or
individualisation, where children are taught separately, largely through a oneto-one approach
Plans
plans may relate to a single lesson or span a number of lessons, e.g. project plans, scheme of work. The plan will be recorded in writing and agreed by the teacher before putting it into action
Relevant people
people with a need and right to have information about pupils' participation and progress. This will include the qualified teacher responsible for the pupils but may also include others such as school leaders, other classroom support staff working with the pupils, special needs coordinator, or other professionals, e.g. speech and language therapist, educational psychologist. Information sharing must always adhere to the school's confidentiality policy and child protection procedures
Success measures
the criteria against which the teaching and learning activities are evaluated.
Success measures could relate to:
1. the impact on individual or groups of pupils
2. coverage of the curriculum
3. individual learning target
Teaching and learning activities
the teaching and learning activities for individual pupils or small groups of pupils developed and delivered by the practitioner working within a framework set by the teacher
Links To Other NOS
TDASTL1 Provide support for learning activities
TDASTL8 Use information and communication technology to support pupils' learning
TDASTL18 Support pupils' learning activities
TDASTL24 Contribute to the planning and evaluation of teaching and learning activities
TDASTL27 Support implementation of the early years curriculum
TDASTL34 Support gifted and talented pupils
This unit covers the independent planning, delivery and evaluation of teaching and learning activities under the teacher’s guidance or instructions.
TDASTL2 and TDASTL3 together cover the responsibilities of those who work with the teacher to the plan and evaluate teaching and learning activities, and then support the delivery of the teacher’s planned activities.
However, TDASTL3 can be used separately where there is no involvement in planning and evaluation, e.g. for cover supervision.