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One of the things they say when
them out is good, we’ve got Mr М2
have to write *
I ’ m taking
so we don’t
- laughter -
- Now it will have to be ’It’s
good we ' ve
he makes us
write . ’
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Making available to students the educational and professional ration-
the
for what the course expects of the;
is important.
Work within
specialist area has a self
evident value that
blind students
and teachers to the importance
of work that is not so subject-based.
As schools increasingly try to
give pastoral concerns a curricular
emphasis or see the comprehensive principle expressed in the mixed
ability classroom it is essential that young teachers consider in
their initial training what this means for their practice. The common
experience in the school group tends to come from areas of curriculum
development in the school and since they are frequently areas where
there is change and debate students are required to become a part
of that at the level of practice and of discussion.
This involvement
with change
is important for it gives to tutors a role which goes
beyond that
of socialisation of newcomers into the institutions,
important as this might be.
And it is here that the visiting tutor
is crucial.
d) Visiting tutor
Both of the visiting tutors are
experienced
of staff with
a knowledge of school and curriculum that goes beyond subject spec-
ialism. They know their schools through their own involvement with
aspects of its development. The resilience of institutions and their