Before beginning my work experience, it is important to set aims and objectives to set a target to achieve. The following will be my aims and objectives whilst my time at Wellfield High School.
Aims and Objectives
The first learning objective set is to build confidence within myself and verbally. This will be achieved by getting involved within the lessons, to help pupils struggling or in need of help. To evidence this, I will write a daily diary to reflect on what I’ve been doing that day with the addition of what went well and what I could improve on.
Another learning objective that will be set is to begin to dig deeper into what the profession of a P.E. teacher consists on, to gain an understanding of whether it is a job for me in the future. This will be achieved by asking the current teachers what they think of the job and what challenges does it hold. To evidence this, I will ask a series of question and log the answers within the diary.
To be able to deliver and plan a Physical Education less is another learning objective to which I seek to complete. This will be achieved by observing what kind of lessons are conducted to fit the national curriculum to allow myself to gain an understanding of what should be planned. This will then allow me to review preset plans and create my own accordingly. If I have the confidence that I seek to build on, I will deliver this session with the approval of the teachers. To evidence this, I will include the lesson plan within the diary to prove my understanding on their types of lessons. If delivered, then I will reflect on my performance within the diary using Gibbs’ reflective cycle.
Overall Aims
My aims of this work placement are mainly surrounding the idea of whether or not this industry is a career that I would like to pursue. Teaching Physical Education in High Schools is a profession that I am currently fond of, with the addition of another career within sports analysis. This work experience will allow me to identify whether or not the job is suited to me and whether I should go down the career path of working towards being a teacher or whether I change the spectrum and begin to work towards something else. Furthermore, an aim that I would like to set is to get more involved within their lessons to not only build experience of coaching or teacher, but to improve my confidence and speaking skills.
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