For this placement please submit your professional practice goals and make clear reference to the SPR standard that you wish to address. Your choice of goals must be accompained by justification of choice.

Goals;

-I will be organised and prepared for lessons every day in order to have successful, efficient lessons and to ensure the children are learning to the best of my ability.  I chose organisation as a goal as i feel it is key to effective teaching as it allows the pupils to feel in safe hands and ready to learn.

*This links to SPR:

3.2.1  Create a safe, caring and purposeful learning environment

• plan and provide a safe, well organised learning environment, including effective use of display

3.1.1  Plan coherent, progressive and stimulating teaching programmes which match learners’ needs and abilities

• plan appropriately for effective teaching and in order to meet the needs of all learners, including learning in literacy, numeracy, health and well-being and skills for learning, life and work

-I will keep up to date with all reading and continue to develop my teaching through reflecting on books and taking notes.  I chose critical reading as a goal as i feel it is very important for myself to continue reading to ensure i am consistently developing my practice and being the best i can be.

*This links to SPR:

3.4.1  Read and critically engage with professional literature, educational research and policy

• read and analyse a range of appropriate educational and research literature
• use what they have learned from reading and research to challenge and inform practice