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In so far as the group meets
the demands of experience then it enables
reflection to take place on books and issues as well as experiences
other than one's own.
Individual requirements and competencies vary enormously in Initial
Training - Ml in the next extract has already done a year’s teaching
but М2 has had no previous experience and their needs and their
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interpretations relate to this and need to be clarified.
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М2
. . . in the SMILE system other people become
appendages - you draft in other people -
but they know who their main teacher is
making
sure
they don't
attack each other
with compasses.
Tutor
So you mean it ’ s
in the keeping the
order.
М2 Yes, to a certain extent
and also trying
just to cope with all the
- it’s very difficult.
kids on your own
Ml It is the order but it’s the administration
part I’m concerned with as well.
If PGCE courses are able to recruit students with teaching or other
relevant work experience then the course in all its aspects must
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be sensitive to this and able to adapt what it offers.
e) School Group Tutor
One essential part of the provision
is personnel and in the next
extracts
the role of the school group tutor and that of the teacher
tutor is introduced. First the school group tutor who closes a session
pointing to the future agenda in the context of
the morning’s
discussion.