Pgce Curriculum Design

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All of the level three Animal Management modules now require a scheme of work to be compiled which outlines what will be taught when. These schemes of work should give a detailed account of what activities are being carried out by both students and teachers and should integrate functional skills and equality and diversity. They are essentially a planning tool to assist in the long term planning of a module, ensuring that each topic is spaced appropriately so that too much or too little time is not spent on one particular aspect. The QAA, in the ‘UK Quality Code for HE’, state that ‘The planning and design of learning and teaching activities and associated resources: provides breadth, depth, pace and challenge appropriate for the learning outcomes, subject and level of study, takes an inclusive approach and develops appropriate knowledge, skills and understanding’. Planning is essential to achieve learning outcomes but schemes of work do not have to be static, they are a working document and are likely to change throughout the year. The following document will evaluate the scheme of work composed for the module Understand the Principles of Zoological Animal Health and Husbandry concentrating on an eight week period. Curriculum models that are evidenced in the scheme of work will be discussed including factors that have influenced the design and how it may be developed to better promote equality and manage diversity in the classroom. There are a number of factors which have influenced the design of this scheme of work; one in particular being the curriculum. Curriculum comes from the Latin word meaning a “course for racing”, a very fitting metaphor as coverage of concepts set out in the curriculum is often a race due to time constraints of the timetable. This module is a compulsory second year module and the content of the scheme of work is heavily influenced by the
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