3rd Year Undergraduate or 1st Year Master of Teaching

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE REPORT 2018

Student ID
Pre-service Teacher Hayden Bennett 2152248

School Highgate School

Name: Learning Area: Year Level:

Mentor Teacher(s) Michelle Shepherd Primary 6

Name: Learning Area: Year Level

School Co-ordinator Emily Roberts

Liaison Coordinator
University Cheryl Nolan Anna Noble

Teaching Days 5 introductory days + 20 day block: 25 days

CONTEXT Please add brief context statements about the school and class:
School sector; size and composition of campus (R-12, Area, Primary); particular
features or unique characteristics; index of disadvantage.
School

Highgate School is an R-7 school with approximately 725 students. Highgate is a category 7 site with
high student academic expectations. Highgate has a high EALD student cohort.

Class (including children with special needs)

Within the class, we have 27 students with the majority being boys. We have a few behaviours and a
student with high needs with ASD who receives a great amount of SSO support.
ASSESSMENT AGAINST THE AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS
Please place an ‘X’ at the point along each continuum that best represents the development of the pre-service teacher
towards each of the standards at this time.

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE

Standard 1 Know students and how they learn

I IX I .
Complete Novice Emerging Graduate

Standard 2 Know the content and how to teach it

I IX I .
Complete Novice Emerging Graduate

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Standard 3 Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning

I IX I .
Complete Novice Emerging Graduate

Standard 4 Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments

I IX I .
Complete Novice Emerging Graduate

Standard 5 Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning

I IX I .
Complete Novice Emerging Graduate

PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT

Standard 6 Engage in professional learning

I IX I .
Complete Novice Emerging Graduate

Standard 7 Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community

I I X I .
Complete Novice Emerging Graduate
SUMMARY STATEMENTS (You may choose to comment on both personal and professional characteristics)
School Coordinator/Principal
Hayden has completed a successful placement at Highgate School. He demonstrated an ability
to give clear instructions, using visual supports, linking current learning to prior learning. When
working with students, Hayden needs to improve his skills in monitoring all students, as well as
further developing his understanding of the needs of all students in the class, especially those
with specific learning needs. It will also be important for Hayden to continue to develop a greater
range of feedback strategies. Hayden was able to manage the class well, but behaviour
management is still an area for growth. Hayden engaged in professional discussions with other
staff in staff meetings. Overall, a satisfactory placement.

Name: Emily Roberts Date: 10/09/2018

University Liaison
Hayden quickly developed excellent relationships with students and managed a difficult class
well. An area of strength in the lessons I observed was his ability to manage and accommodate
the extra support personnel in the classroom. I was impressed with his ability to plan and
prepare very engaging activities for students and to have activities in reserve when needed.
This is a skill which will stand him in good stead for the future. He was willing to accept and act
on feedback from his mentor teacher and he grew in strength and ability throughout the
practicum. Hayden demonstrated a genuine commitment to his future profession and was
willing to take on extra teaching duties to gain as much experience as possible. A very good
practicum. Well done!

Name: Cheryl Nolan Date: 24/9/18

SUMMARY STATEMENT(S) (May be used as a referee statement)
Mentor
Learning Area:
RE: Hayden Bennett Primary

Professional Knowledge
Hayden is able to organise a series of lessons towards his chosen topic. He uses the Australian
Curriculum outcomes and standards to create rubrics towards his assessment of student learning.
Hayden was able to identify students that required additional support and often sought feedback or
advice on how to differentiate task appropriately for particular students. As Hayden grew to know the
students more he was more confident in this area.

An area of focus for Hayden will be to implement his knowledge of how students learn into his
learning sequences and to become more aware of the diverse backgrounds of student cohort.

Professional Practice
Hayden plans and establishes learning goals that provide achievable challenges for the vast majority
of students. He needs to focus on the intellectual stretch of some when planning the outcomes and
consider more in depth the needs of less capable students. Hayden scaffolds his lesson content well,
each lesson built into the next and he recalled previous lessons when needed.

Hayden is showing an increasing level of awareness and independence in locating and selecting
resources appropriate for his lessons and relevant context. He is also beginning to vary the range of
engagement strategies used.

Hayden is beginning to use a variety of assessment strategies, including rubrics to assess student
learning. This will be an area of continued development for Hayden as he progresses throughout his
future placements.

Professional Engagement
Hayden understands the ethical and professional expectations when dealing with students,
maintaining safe practices.

Hayden is able to identify areas of practice where he needs improvement and is open for discussion
and feedback. He regularly sought feedback and advice on how to improve.

A future development for Hayden is for him to become more aware as he moves forwards with his
career are the Australian Professional Standards for Teaching.

Overall Hayden was confident with building relationships with the students and had an overall
expected level in regard to behaviour management. A future focus is lesson preparation and
readiness for the day and to be aware of students who need help but don’t necessarily ask for it.

Written by: Michelle Shepherd Date: 30/08/18

 SUMMARY ASSESSMENT (To be agreed by the School Coordinator and the University Liaison)

In our opinion Hayden Bennett

(Please click on appropriate box below)

☒ has, on balance, attained the level of ‘emerging’ against the Flinders standards for pre-service
teachers and is ready to progress to the final professional experience.

☐ has not attained the overall level of ‘emerging’ against the Flinders standards for pre-service
teachers and is not ready to undertake the final professional experience.

NOTES FOR COMPLETING THIS REPORT

The pre-service teacher may wish to submit this report with an application for employment. Please avoid the use of
acronyms as student reports are often viewed by interstate and international employers who are not always familiar with
South Australian nomenclature.

Please keep an electronic copy of this report and submit the report to the University Liaison.
Please DO NOT give a copy of this to the student as the report needs to be certified by the University.

Please submit the completed report within 2 weeks of completion of Professional Experience placement.

If this is not possible then please email it directly to: mssprofexp@flinders.edu.au