PRACTICUM

v Although the Practicum carries zero AUs, a trainee teacher must pass the Practicum before he/she can be
awarded the PGDE.

PPR601 Practicum

The Practicum is a very important part of the PGDE (Primary) programme. Its principal function is to provide the trainee teachers with the opportunity to use knowledge and skills introduced in the Education Studies and Curriculum Studies modules and attempt to integrate theory into practice, and to develop teaching competencies in a variety of instructional contexts, and at different levels through close developmental supervision. They will learn from experienced cooperating teachers about the schooling process, and prepare themselves for their roles and responsibilities in teaching.

During the Practicum, the trainee teacher will be given the opportunity to teach their subjects of specialisation to pupils of different abilities at the upper and lower primary levels. They will also reflect on the skills of planning, managing, organising and evaluating their lessons in physical education.