New models of Teacher Education: collaborative paired placements

This Discussion Series publication gives general practical ideas and discusses theoretical issues surrounding multiple placements in schools

In this Discussion in Education Series publication we review the approaches we have adopted in managing paired school placements in secondary teacher education at University College Plymouth, St Mark and St John (UCP Marjon) and the University of Bristol, Graduate School of Education. We describe, explain and evaluate these approaches and partnership guidance in the hope of encouraging other HEIs and school partnerships to share them. Our approaches evolved from work in secondary mathematics, modern foreign languages and science, however we believe that they can be adopted across other subject areas and phases of teaching.