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| TDA (Training and Development Agency for Schools) | The purpose of the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) is to raise standards by attracting able and committed people to teaching and by improving the quality of training for teachers and the wider school workforce. |
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| Teaching in Scotland | The Teaching in Scotland website is designed to answer questions about training to be a teacher. It has useful information, details of the courses and links to relevant organisations. |
| Teaching Qualification (Primary Education) | The Teaching Qualification (Primary Education) is awarded when a person has passed the four-year course leading to the Bachelor of Education degree (BEd) or the one-year Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) course, following a degree. |
| Teaching Qualification (Secondary Education) | The Teaching Qualification (Secondary Education) is awarded in a particular secondary school curriculum subject or subjects after the person has successfully completed a four-year course leading to a Bachelor of Education degree (BEd) in Music, Physical Education or Technological Education, or a combined degree (sometimes known as a concurrent degree), including studying a subject, studying education, and school experience, or a one-year Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) course following a degree. |
| TEI (Teacher Education Institutions) | TEI (Teacher Education Institutions). |
| Think, pair and share | An activity to encourage higher-order thinking that involves pupils thinking individually, then pairing with a partner, then sharing ideas with the wider group. The sequence generally begins with the teacher posing an open-ended question, to which there may be a range of responses. Think time or wait time is followed by discussion with a partner. The pair then share pooled ideas with the whole class. The structure was first developed by Professor Frank Lyman at the University of Maryland in 1981, and subsequently adopted as a co-operative learning strategy. |
| Traffic lighting | A means of self-evaluation that displays how well a pupil or student has understood a topic or activity based on the colours of a traffic light. Green means 'I can do this'; amber means 'I'm reasonably confident'; and red means 'I need assistance'. It is particularly effective when pupils are involved in establishing, or at least addressing, the criteria for success. |
| Two stars and a wish | A type of feedback given to pupils that identifies two strengths in their work and one area for future development. This enables learners to build on prior learning and breaks the process of improvement into manageable steps. |
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