Deck 8: The Changing Role of the Teacher

Question 1

There will always be a tension between how much content should be prescribed and how much left to individual schools' and teachers' discretion

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What are the typical characteristics of a profession?

A) Mastery of a knowledge base requiring a long period of training
B) Tasks that are inherently valuable to society
C) A desire to prioritise the client's welfare
D) A high level of autonomy
E) A code of ethics to guide practice

Answer 2

A, B, C, D, E

Question 3

Ofsted must make judgements in which key areas?

A) The achievement of pupils
B) The quality of teaching
C) Parental satisfaction
D) The behaviour and safety of pupils
E) The quality of leadership and management in the school

Answer 3

A, B, D, E

Question 4

What are the three main reasons for the large increase of other adults in the classroom?

A) Increased opportunities for children considered to have special educational needs to attend mainstream schools
B) The advent of the National Literacy and Numeracy strategies; later, the Primary National Strategy
C) Changes in workload management, brought about by the 'National agreement'
D) Parental pressure
E) Reduction in teaching assistant salaries

Question 5

The Education Act 1996 outlines . . .

A) Antisocial behaviour
B) Duty of parents
C) Prosecution of parents
D) Penalty notices for non-attendance

Question 6

Has teacher professionalism been undermined or enhanced by the policy changes set out here? What do you see as the essential features of teachers as professionals?

Question 7

Which particular attributes and skills do you bring that will enable you to develop as a teacher?

Question 8

What are the key features of a successful class teacher?

Question 9

Take part in a parents' evening. What did you learn from it?

Question 10

What element may reduce the risk of truancy in secondary school?

A) Stricter parents
B) The return of a 'school board man'
C) Early interventions in Key Stages 1 and 2
D) More stimulating lessons

Question 11

What does CAF stand for?

A) Child-based Assessment Folio
B) Common Assessment Framework
C) Common Autism Feedback
D) Creative Assessment Framework

Question 12

Research is inconclusive about the impact of teaching assistants

Question 13

Involving parents in their children's education can help remove barriers to learning, raise attainment and improve attitudes and behaviour

Question 14

Reading at home is not an essential activity

Question 15

Parents' evenings are an optional task for teachers

Question 16

As an NQT, you do not need to become familiar with the role of the governing body.

Question 17

Who coined the terms 'reflection-in-action' and 'reflection-on-action'?

A) Vygotsky
B) Schön
C) Bruner
D) Piaget

Question 18

Which Education Act began to refer to parents as 'partners' in their children's education?

A) 1944
B) 1988
C) 1992
D) 2001

Question 19

What does ECM stand for?

A) Educationally Challenged Models
B) Every Child Matters
C) Every Child a Musician
D) Education Collaborative Maintenance

Question 20

What is your opinion on the Education Act 1996: 'The parent of every child of compulsory school age shall cause him to receive efficient full-time education suitable: (a) to his age ability and aptitude, and (b) to any special educational needs he may have, either by regular attendance at school or otherwise.'?