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PGCE and School Connect Primary Phase 2

SBT2 dates are Monday 20th January to Friday 28th March 2025 with an additional introduction day in school on Wednesday 15th  Jan 2025

Course Contacts

The main teaching staff contacts for this SBT are:

Carey Beattie        C.G.Beattie@brighton.ac.uk  and
Chloe Berrisford   C.Berrisford@brighton.ac.uk

Short Biographies are available here –
Carey Beattie 
Chloe Berrisford 

General enquiries relating to this SBT should be sent to PrimaryEducationPlacements@brighton.ac.uk

Mentor Training and Development 

Description	Date	Time	Link	LIVE or in your own time
SBT2 briefing RECORDED		N/A	RECORDED SESSION Slide from session
SBT2 briefing option1	TBC	15:45 to 16:45	Link to mentor training	See recorded session above
SBT2 briefing option 2	TBC	17:00 to 18:00	Link to mentor training	See recorded session above
SBT2 briefing option 3	TBC	15:45 to 16:45	Link to mentor training	See recorded session above
Generic Mentor Training	Anytime prior to start of SBT if not already completed	(35 minutes)	Generic Mentor Training link	Online training to be done at any time
Optional Mentor Training	Any time – a range of options are available	Various	Click here for menu of options	to be done at any time – mixed media

Relevant Handbooks

Name	Link	Description
Weekly Curriculum Overview	PGCE Primary Weekly Curriculum Overview (SBT2)       [PDF version] PGCE Primary Weekly Curriculum Overview (SBT2)     [Word version]	Details of weekly expectations & targets
Course Handbook	PGCE Primary 3-7 and PGCE Primary 5-11 Trainee Handbook | SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING (brighton.ac.uk)	Information specific to the PGCE course
PiE Handbook	Primary Partnership In Education (PiE) Handbook Elements | SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING (brighton.ac.uk)	The University of Brighton cross-programme handbook

 

School-Based Training Assessment Forms

Which school-based training forms to use

Form name and link to blank form	Description	To be completed by	Frequency or due date (detailed in Weekly Overview)
Lesson Observation Primary PK form	Developmental feedback from informal observations	Mentor and /or Trainee	Weekly (unless PA has been completed)
Progress Report Primary SBT2 PA form	Report on trainees progress towards learning outcomes after progress review	Either mentor OR University Tutor	After each progress review (twice in each SBT)
Interim Report Primary SBT2 PB form			on or before, 14/2/25
Section A SBT2 Primary Final Assessment form	Trainee reflection on their progress towards learning outcomes	Trainee to complete prior to meeting for PC	Prior to final mentor meeting
Final Assessment SBT2 Primary PC form	Final report on trainee attainment and progress during SBT	Mentor plus Trainee	on or before, 26/3/25
Need for Enhanced Support PD form	Targets for enhanced support process	School / University staff	If necessary
Mentor Meeting Primary PH form	Record of progress towards professional development targets. This version is the blank pro forma for use if trainees or mentors are creating their own weekly targets.  For the weekly pre-populated PH forms, please see below.	Trainee	Weekly

Below are pre-populated Mentor Meeting PH Forms with targets and actions from the Weekly Curriculum Overview (SBT2):

• Mentor Meeting SBT2 – Week 1 Targets – PH1 form
• Mentor Meeting SBT2 – Evaluation of Week 1 Targets and Week 2 Action Plan – PH2 form
• Mentor Meeting SBT2 – Evaluation of Week 2 Targets and Week 3 Action Plan – PH3 form
• Mentor Meeting SBT2 – Evaluation of Week 3 Targets and Week 4 Action Plan – PH4 form
• Mentor Meeting SBT2 – Evaluation of Week 4 Targets and Week 5 Action Plan – PH5 form
• Mentor Meeting SBT2 – Evaluation of Week 5 Targets and Week 6 Action Plan – PH6 form
• Mentor Meeting SBT2 – Evaluation of Week 6 Targets and Week 7 Action Plan – PH7 form
• Mentor Meeting SBT2 – Evaluation of Week 7 Targets and Week 8 Action Plan – PH8 form
• Mentor Meeting SBT2 – Evaluation of Week 8 Targets and Week 9 Action Plan – PH9 form

Exemplars:

• Interim Report – PG Primary SBT2 – PB form On Track exemplar
• Interim Report – PG Primary SBT2 – PB form Well On Track exemplar
• Progress Report 2 – PG Primary SBT2 – PA form On Track exemplar
• Progress Report 2 – PG Primary SBT2 – PA form Well On Track exemplar
• Final Assessment – PG Primary SBT2 – PC form On Track exemplar
• Final Assessment – PG Primary SBT2 – PC form Well On Track exemplar
• Section A – SBT2 PG Primary – Final Assessment – exemplar

Lesson Planning

Trainees will need help to complete individual lesson plans, and they should always use the school’s plans as a starting point.

• Early Years Session Plan
• In The Moment Planning (3-7 trainees)
• Primary Lesson Plan
• EYFS Session Sequence Planner
• Primary Lesson Sequence Planner
• Primary Lesson Sequence or EYFS Session Sequence Planner Guidance

Background Information

This is information relates to PGCE Primary 3-7 years (including School Direct Tuition) and
PGCE Primary 5-11 years (including School Direct Tuition)