You will be expected to start your teaching practice immediately following the Induction School, initially in weekly 1:1 sessions each of one hour (with Learner 1). You will need to teach this learner for a minimum of 10 sessions.
You will be sent letters requesting permission from schools and parents together with consent forms, as you will be video recording your teaching and assessments - these consent forms must be signed and sent to the Training Office before you begin teaching practice. Each of the two learners with whom you will work during this course must be age-appropriate speakers of English and it is advisable to choose a learner who, although not having been formally assessed as having dyslexia, is struggling in literacy. For the purposes of your teaching practice for this course, you are advised to avoid learners with complex difficulties.
Regardless of your teaching environment, the age range of your first learner should be between 8 - 14 years and it is your responsibility to find appropriate learners in order to be able to begin teaching immediately following the induction school.
You should expect to teach your learner each week throughout term times - a minimum of 10 hours with your first learner in one-hour sessions. For the majority of students, timing for teaching is very tight as we are constricted by school term-times. It is vital, therefore, that you plan the teaching of your learners as a priority. You will need access to a video camera as you will be recording lessons and assessments throughout the year and sending these recordings to your tutor on a USB stick.
Whilst the learner you choose for your Case Study (Learner 2) may be any age, it may be useful for you to know that for the Diploma course you will begin with a 16+ or adult learner and diploma year covers working with adults in depth. Sessions with Learner 2 will last for 90 minutes or 2x 45 minutes each week. You should avoid learners in their GCSE examination year.