Danique Handstede, Engeland, internship
Contact the practice school
The KPZ contacted my internshipschool in England. It was a long search for a school. After we already had one school that cancelled the agreement of the internship. After the contact between the KPZ and Crescent was made we could sent them some items as well. After the emails I knew where I was placed in the school and who my mentor was going to be. After that the first contact was in the school itself.
Overview of hours
In England you make long hours. The school expects you to be there at eight o'clock and you leave around five o'clock.
Comparing of school practice: England-The Netherlands
In England lots of things are different. The teaching really is different. The children are taught on the carpet and the teachers often yell at the children when they are doing the wrong things. I did my internship in a very poor area and the children were very poor as well. You could see that on the broken uniforms and the condition of the children. There were many staff members. You were together with a teacher and a teacher assistent in the group. This is very different to the Netherlands. In the Netherlands there are not often or never teacher assistens in the classroom. Also the children wear no uniforms. I personally prefer this.
Teaching material
In England you don't have methods to teach with. The teachers have to find their own materials and make a lesson about it. They do have lots of materials to work with. Expecially with ICT and extra help for the children.
Lesson plans
In England you have to make a lesson plan every day for every subject. The succes criteria is very important. You have to say what the children are going to learn and how you are going to do that. At the end of the lesson the succes criteria has to be accomplished.