SPS - Practical School Studies (SPS)

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Requirements for the internship

  • Proof of sufficient vaccination protection (at least two measles vaccinations) or sufficient immunisation against measles must be provided to the school management of the internship school (Measles Protection Act 01.03.2020).

Further information on how to deal with the Measles Protection Act and authorised proof options can be found here

Goal

  • Acquire initial experience in teaching and non-teaching fields of activity in the type of school they wish to teach in
  • Observing and acting in the school environment in order to familiarise themselves with the variety of tasks in the various fields of school practice.
  • Experience the demands of the everyday professional life of teachers and reflect on their own professional expectations.
  • Describe, analyse and reflect on experienced school and teaching situations on the basis of the theoretical frame of reference conveyed in the accompanying course in order to develop an initial understanding of the phenomena observed and experienced.

Exemplary fields of action

  • Observations and observations in the classroom
  • Insight into and support for the activities of teachers
  • Supporting individual pupils in their learning
  • Insight into and support for school work
  • ...

Scope and period

  • Optionally in the 3rd or 4th semester of the Bachelor's programme
  • 6 CP in the module Practical School Studies (SPS) by completing the seminar (compulsory preparation for the internship and reflection after the end of the internship) and practical experience at a school
  • Internship totalling 110 hours. Of these, 30 can be completed before the accompanying seminar or during the semester parallel to the seminar. The remaining 80 hours or the entire 110 hours are completed during the lecture-free period after the seminar.

Place of learning

  • self-selected school(s) in Thuringia, in Germany or abroad
  • School must correspond to the desired teaching profession

Procedure and organisation

  • Enrolment in the respective major subject via E.L.V.I.S. (information on enrolment via ESE Online in the commentary of the course catalogue)
  • Attendance of the selected accompanying seminar during the semester
  • Independent arrangement of the internship at the school and conclusion of the internship contract

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