Teaching Portfolio & Critical Reflection
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Build a structured reflective teaching portfolio covering at least 5 real supervised teaching sessions. Each entry must follow a recognised reflective framework (Gibbs Reflective Cycle, Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle, or equivalent) and must: identify a teaching or learning theory applied in that session (Constructivism, Differentiated Instruction, Bloom's Taxonomy, Zone of Proximal Development, or equivalent), describe the observed effect on student engagement or attainment with specific evidence, and name one concrete change made as a result of the reflection. Final portfolio reviewed and signed off by the mentor teacher or university tutor with a written assessment of professional growth. This proof documents the STUDENT TEACHER'S reflective practice development — all entries anonymised. Requires current DBS/background check clearance.
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Select and curate a portfolio of evidence from your taught lessons during placement that demonstrates your development across at least two Teachers' Standards. The portfolio must include: at least two items per standard (four items minimum total) drawn from your lesson plans, observed teaching records, learner work samples, or peer/mentor written feedback; and an evidence map — a table showing each item, which standard it relates to, and whether it shows a strength or a development area. Items must be anonymised if they contain learner information.
Proof required
Submit your evidence map (table format — columns: evidence item description, source type, Teachers' Standard, strength or development area) plus the four (or more) evidence items themselves, fully anonymised where they contain learner details.
What gets checked
- Evidence items span at least two distinct Teachers' Standards — a portfolio centred on a single standard cannot demonstrate breadth of professional development
- At least one item per standard demonstrates a development area, not only strengths — honest portfolio curation includes evidence of what you are working on
- All learner information is anonymised in submitted items — no student names, and samples should not be presented in ways that identify individual learners