About the Teaching Organisation
Welcome to the Teaching Organisation
of The Moray House School of Education. This office deals mainly with support
for students on undergraduate and PGDE programmes.
The pages in this section tell you more about who we are and the work
we do. If, however, you do not find the information you are looking for
on the other pages of this section, please contact the Teaching Organisation
office staff - contact details here.
... deals mainly with support for students
on undergraduate and PGDE programmes.
| The Teaching Organisation
office has six main areas of responsibility: |
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Co-ordination of interdepartmental
courses |
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Co-ordination of interdepartmental
programmes |
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Administrative and clerical support
for interdepartmental courses and programmes, including handling
student materials such as course and programme handbooks and readers |
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Administrative and clerical support
for: staff and student placement arrangements; recording of assessment
results; co-ordination of exam boards; special circumstances committees;
external examiners (appointments, accommodation, fee payments and
expenses claims) |
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Operation of the Directors of Studies
(DoS) Scheme |
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Timetabling of classes and room
allocation |
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Placement |
Placement is an integral part of
the Moray House School of Education programmes as it provides a context
for the development of understanding, and an arena for the practice and
enhancement of abilities. Placement gives students the opportunity to take
further their increasing skills by implementing and evaluating their theoretical
knowledge in a professional setting. It is normal for students to undertake
a combination of single days and blocks of several weeks in their particular
professional context.
Placements for Teacher Education courses are arranged by the School's
Placement Database Unit (PDU), located within the Teaching Organisation.
The PDU liaise with representatives from education authorities across Scotland
to secure placements for the different programmes. The allocation of students
to schools is based on a range of criteria, including, wherever possible,
the geographical location of both the student and the school. It may be
necessary, however, to place student’s outwith their immediate geographical
location. Placements for all other School courses are arranged by academic
departments.
Once a placement has been arranged it cannot normally be changed, and
students must present exceptional circumstances, through their Programme
Co-ordinator, to the PDU if there is a case to be made for a change of
placement. Under no circumstances must students approach schools directly
if any change is to be requested.
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