Module manager: Dr Alison Voice
Email: A.M.Voice@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2022/23
NOTE: All candidates will be required to complete a Police DBS check to assure their suitability to work in a school environment. Please speak to the Module Leader first if you wish to enrol on this module as places are very limited
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module gives students the chance to understand and experience what it is like to teach physics in school. By undertaking a placement they can develop skills utilised in the teaching profession. And while not exclusively for students considering a career in teaching, it can help them decide, and advantage them in this career route.
At the end of the module, students should be able to:
- plan and organise a physics-related activity for a secondary school;
- collate information and create a well-reasoned, reflection, report and presentation.
Develop teaching materials.
Present material in a way to engage secondary school pupils.
Time management and lesson planning
We envisage that students taking this module:
- will be placed within a local secondary school/6th form college with a specific remit to help organise Physics activities
- will organise Physics-based project(s) with the aim of promoting the excitement of Physics.
The specifics for each student will be decided in consultation between the student, host school teacher and the academic staff liaison.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar | Delivery type 15 | Number 1 | Length hours 15 |
| Private study hours | Delivery type 133 | ||
| Total Contact hours | Delivery type 15 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | Delivery type 148 | ||
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment type Report | Notes Written Report on Project | % of formal assessment 50 |
| Assessment type Oral Presentation | Notes Oral Presentation on Project | % of formal assessment 25 |
| Assessment type Reflective log | Notes Learning Log Summary reflecting on experiences | % of formal assessment 25 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | Assessment type 100 | |
Resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, but no repeat placement can be guaranteed. Students must submit a serious attempt at all assessments for this module to pass this module overall.
There is no reading list for this module
Last updated: 29/04/2022
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