Successful Teaching Placement in Scotland Primary and Early Years

Jane Medwell taught in primary schools in Cardiff and South Devon, before moving into teacher education. She has lectured at the Universities of Cardiff, Plymouth and the College of St Mark and St John, and is currently Director of Teacher Education and Associate Professor at the University of Warwick. Her research and writing has covered areas such as the teaching of writing and the use of electronic books to teach reading. More recently she has begun a major research programme exploring the teaching of handwriting, and has begun a unique programme of teacher education in primary Modern Foreign Languages. She is fluent in French and Russian, and is learning Chinese. Frances Simpson is a Lecturer in Environmental Studies at the School of Education, University of the West of Scotland.

• IntroductionPreparing for professional placementStarting in schoolLearning to observe, plan and evaluate on teaching placementLearning to teach on placementLearning to assess, monitor and report on children′s progressIndividualised training: target-setting, observation and assessment on placementThe challenges of placementMoving onThe probation yearGlossaryIndex