Question 1

Involving parents in their children's education can help remove barriers to learning, raise attainment and improve attitudes and behaviour

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

As an NQT, you do not need to become familiar with the role of the governing body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Research is inconclusive about the impact of teaching assistants

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which particular attributes and skills do you bring that will enable you to develop as a teacher?

Accepted Answer

As a potential teacher, I bring a strong

Question 5

Ofsted must make judgements in which key areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  The achievement of pupils 
B)  The quality of teaching 
C)  Parental satisfaction 
D)  The behaviour and safety of pupils 
E)  The quality of leadership and management in the school 
A)  The achievement of pupils 
B)  The quality of teaching 
C)  Parental satisfaction 
D)  The behaviour and safety of pupils 
E)  The quality of leadership and management in the school

Question 6

The Education Act 1996 outlines . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  Antisocial behaviour 
B)  Duty of parents 
C)  Prosecution of parents 
D)  Penalty notices for non-attendance 
A)  Antisocial behaviour 
B)  Duty of parents 
C)  Prosecution of parents 
D)  Penalty notices for non-attendance

Question 7

Which Education Act began to refer to parents as 'partners' in their children's education?

Accepted Answer

A)  1944 
B)  1988 
C)  1992 
D)  2001 
A)  1944 
B)  1988 
C)  1992 
D)  2001

Question 8

What is your opinion on the Education Act 1996: 'The parent of every child of compulsory school age shall cause him to receive efï¬cient full-time education suitable: (a) to his age ability and aptitude, and (b) to any special educational needs he may have, either by regular attendance at school or otherwise.'?

Accepted Answer

The Education Act 1996, which states tha

Question 9

There will always be a tension between how much content should be prescribed and how much left to individual schools' and teachers' discretion

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Reading at home is not an essential activity

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What are the three main reasons for the large increase of other adults in the classroom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased opportunities for children considered to have special educational needs to attend mainstream schools 
B)  The advent of the National Literacy and Numeracy strategies; later, the Primary National Strategy 
C)  Changes in workload management, brought about by the 'National agreement' 
D)  Parental pressure 
E)  Reduction in teaching assistant salaries 
A)  Increased opportunities for children considered to have special educational needs to attend mainstream schools 
B)  The advent of the National Literacy and Numeracy strategies; later, the Primary National Strategy 
C)  Changes in workload management, brought about by the 'National agreement' 
D)  Parental pressure 
E)  Reduction in teaching assistant salaries

Question 12

What does ECM stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Educationally Challenged Models 
B)  Every Child Matters 
C)  Every Child a Musician 
D)  Education Collaborative Maintenance 
A)  Educationally Challenged Models 
B)  Every Child Matters 
C)  Every Child a Musician 
D)  Education Collaborative Maintenance

Question 13

What are the key features of a successful class teacher?

Accepted Answer

A successful class teacher possesses a c

Question 14

Parents' evenings are an optional task for teachers

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What does CAF stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Child-based Assessment Folio 
B)  Common Assessment Framework 
C)  Common Autism Feedback 
D)  Creative Assessment Framework 
A)  Child-based Assessment Folio 
B)  Common Assessment Framework 
C)  Common Autism Feedback 
D)  Creative Assessment Framework

Question 16

Has teacher professionalism been undermined or enhanced by the policy changes set out here? What do you see as the essential features of teachers as professionals?

Accepted Answer

The answer to whether teacher profession

Question 17

Who coined the terms 'reflection-in-action' and 'reflection-on-action'?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vygotsky 
B)  Schön 
C)  Bruner 
D)  Piaget 
A)  Vygotsky 
B)  Schön 
C)  Bruner 
D)  Piaget

Question 18

What are the typical characteristics of a profession?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mastery of a knowledge base requiring a long period of training 
B)  Tasks that are inherently valuable to society 
C)  A desire to prioritise the client's welfare 
D)  A high level of autonomy 
E)  A code of ethics to guide practice 
A)  Mastery of a knowledge base requiring a long period of training 
B)  Tasks that are inherently valuable to society 
C)  A desire to prioritise the client's welfare 
D)  A high level of autonomy 
E)  A code of ethics to guide practice

Question 19

Take part in a parents' evening. What did you learn from it?

Accepted Answer

Attending a parents' evening was a valua

Question 20

What element may reduce the risk of truancy in secondary school?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stricter parents 
B)  The return of a 'school board man' 
C)  Early interventions in Key Stages 1 and 2 
D)  More stimulating lessons 
A)  Stricter parents 
B)  The return of a 'school board man' 
C)  Early interventions in Key Stages 1 and 2 
D)  More stimulating lessons

Involving parents in their children's education can help remove barriers to learning, raise attainment and improve attitudes and behaviour

As an NQT, you do not need to become familiar with the role of the governing body.

Research is inconclusive about the impact of teaching assistants

Which particular attributes and skills do you bring that will enable you to develop as a teacher?

Ofsted must make judgements in which key areas?

The Education Act 1996 outlines . . .

Which Education Act began to refer to parents as 'partners' in their children's education?

There will always be a tension between how much content should be prescribed and how much left to individual schools' and teachers' discretion

Reading at home is not an essential activity

What are the three main reasons for the large increase of other adults in the classroom?

What does ECM stand for?

What are the key features of a successful class teacher?

Parents' evenings are an optional task for teachers

What does CAF stand for?

Has teacher professionalism been undermined or enhanced by the policy changes set out here? What do you see as the essential features of teachers as professionals?

Who coined the terms 'reflection-in-action' and 'reflection-on-action'?

What are the typical characteristics of a profession?

Take part in a parents' evening. What did you learn from it?

What element may reduce the risk of truancy in secondary school?

Primary Teaching: A Personal Perspective

Looking at Children

Approaching Long- and Medium-Term Planning

The Aims of Primary Education

Assessment for Learning: Formative Approaches

Providing for Inclusion

Listening to the Voices of Young People in School

Applying for Jobs and Preparing for Your Induction Year

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Exam 8: The Changing Role of the Teacher

Involving parents in their children's education can help remove barriers to learning, raise attainment and improve attitudes and behaviour

As an NQT, you do not need to become familiar with the role of the governing body.

Research is inconclusive about the impact of teaching assistants

Which particular attributes and skills do you bring that will enable you to develop as a teacher?

Ofsted must make judgements in which key areas?

The Education Act 1996 outlines . . .

Which Education Act began to refer to parents as 'partners' in their children's education?

There will always be a tension between how much content should be prescribed and how much left to individual schools' and teachers' discretion

Reading at home is not an essential activity

What are the three main reasons for the large increase of other adults in the classroom?

What does ECM stand for?

What are the key features of a successful class teacher?

Parents' evenings are an optional task for teachers

What does CAF stand for?

Has teacher professionalism been undermined or enhanced by the policy changes set out here? What do you see as the essential features of teachers as professionals?

Who coined the terms 'reflection-in-action' and 'reflection-on-action'?

What are the typical characteristics of a profession?

Take part in a parents' evening. What did you learn from it?

What element may reduce the risk of truancy in secondary school?

Primary Teaching: A Personal Perspective

Looking at Children

Approaching Long- and Medium-Term Planning

The Aims of Primary Education

Assessment for Learning: Formative Approaches

Providing for Inclusion

Listening to the Voices of Young People in School

Applying for Jobs and Preparing for Your Induction Year

Filters