TS3

Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge -have a secure knowledge of the relevant subject(s) and curriculum areas, foster and maintain pupils’ interest in the subject, and address misunderstandings, -demonstrate a critical understanding of developments in the subject and curriculum areas, and promote the value of scholarship , -demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy, articulacy and the correct use of standard English, whatever the teacher’s specialist subject, -if teaching early reading, demonstrate a clear understanding of systematic synthetic phonics, -if teaching early mathematics,demonstrate a clear understanding of appropriate teaching strategies.

I have learnt through my time in school, that a secure subject knowledge forms a crucial part of a well-planned, effective lesson. From the experiences I discussed within my critical incident assignment, I had not revised a small area of a topic I was teaching which had an eventual positive impact on my practice in understanding the importance of this standard. Pupils rely on you as the teacher to be able to answer their questions and having the answers available is important to the development of their learning. For subjects I feel I am not as competent in, I would revise or observe other teachers to gain a greater understanding of knowledge but also method of teaching it. In my second piece of evidence below I observed phonics which is something I am continually researching to improve where I may be required to teach it in my future career. Developing my subject knowledge as I have over the past 12 months has allowed the children in my classrooms to progress their knowledge and understanding, where I may have challenged them further to find out more, or additionally add something extra. In their writing specifically, promoting a high level of articulacy in English, this might be through correcting spellings which I'd want to see correct in their next piece of writing, but also in speech and language. As well as subject specific knowledge, the strategies I placed on core subjects, assured that children were able to grow and develop their understanding, using visual aids, hard resources and other methods. In future I will continue to develop my subject knowledge that will help to deepen learners' knowledge and understanding, addressing common errors and misconceptions effectively in my own learning as well as the children's.

This is a certificate showing I have scored 80 or above in the national numeracy challenge audit. Last time I took this audit I scored 67. However, through revision and my time in school I managed to achieve 87.

In my phase 1 placement I was not required to teach phonics, however, I identified this as an area of weakness. I took it upon myself to go into reception and watch a group of phonics lessons to observe how they are planned, taught and assessed. This evidence is a weekly plan showing how teachers teach phonics effectively, I now feel more comfortable if I was required to teach it.