Professional Practice 1

All forms of cheating and dishonest practice are taken seriously and penalties will result. Students should refer to Regulation J of the General Course and Examination Regulations.

On submitting assignments, students must confirm that the work being handed in is original and their own work.

This course is competency based. All learning outcomes must be met to pass the course. Final results are reported on the University Grading Scale as a Pass or Fail.

A student will receive formative assessment feedback during their professional practice. Formative assessment will include informal verbal feedback, and formal written feedback on the teaching observation forms and mid-placement report form in the Professional Practice Record Book. The final report in the Professional Practice Record Book will be summative. A balance of evidence approach is used by the Professional Practice lecturer to assess the learning outcomes for summative assessment which includes an appraisal of all aspects of student’s submitted Professional Practice documentation, the formative and summative assessment information included in the Professional Practice Record Book and their debriefing meetings with the student during and after placement.

All Professional Practice documentation must be submitted to the PP visiting lecturer on the first Monday following placement.  Students must attend a debriefing meeting with the PP visiting lecturer once the PP documentation has been assessed.

Students will be expected to conduct at least one pre-placement visit at their allocated centre prior to the first day visit in March.

Full attendance in the centre for the duration of the practicum. Further details about times for attendance are outlined within the Professional Practice Portfolio Guidelines handbook, which is distributed at the first Professional Practice Placement briefing.

Students will attend a debriefing interview with their PP lecturer after the placement concludes. This interview will be conducted at University of Canterbury campus or via flexible delivery mechanisms.

Teaching and the course will be assessed through the regular use of UCTL evaluative instruments.

All Professional Practice documentation must be submitted to the PP visiting lecturer on the first Monday following placement.  Students must attend a debriefing meeting with the PP visiting lecturer once the PP documentation has been assessed.

Work is assessed and moderated by course lecturers and other senior academics.

Work handed in after the due date with no extension granted is considered late.

All assignments must be submitted on or before the due date. If an assignment is late (without a prior arranged extension) then it will normally not be marked. However, if the course coordinator is notified within 24 hours of the due date and there is a genuine issue, for which evidence must be given, it may be considered but the assignment grade is usually restricted to a minimum passing grade (50%) for that assessment.

All work submitted in this course would be completed using APA format and a high standard of academic writing is expected.

Conduct as an educational professional is expected. Students are advised to familiarise themselves with learning online including UC Learn before the course starts.

Requests for extension must be sent to the Course-Coordinator and the assigned Professional Practice Lecturer via email. Requests for extensions will only be accepted up until 48hours before the due date.

There are no re-submissions in this course

Where for reasons beyond their control, students are prevented from completing an assessment or suffer significant impairment, they may apply for what is known as “special consideration”. University of Canterbury Special Consideration provisions may apply to impaired performance, non-completion of assessment items, and to late discontinuation (withdrawal) from a course.

A detailed description of special consideration and materials to support the applications process are available at: Special Considerations Process.  


Generally speaking, applications for special considerations should be lodged within five working days of the due date of that assessment item. For more details on this, please refer to the Special Considerations Regulations.


This information replaces any previous references to special consideration, Aegrotat or Backdated (Late) Withdrawal in the Course Information System, Learn or Course Outlines. If you are unclear about the implications or process please discuss with your Course Coordinator or contact the Student Advice team for assistance.

As well as attending classes, it is essential that all students regularly access the course Learn site. All course information such as the course kaupapa, notices, assessment information, required and recommended readings, audio recordings of some lectures, and other teaching resources etc. will be available on this site

Students will be expected to use OneDrive for their portfolio documentation.  

Students will need to give access to their main folder for TEPP361 to their Associate Teacher and Professional Practice Lecturer, and Course Coordinator by the student. Students will be supported to develop this folder in the OSI week.

It is the responsibility of the students to check their Internet access and ability to submit their work via the online system.  
Any technical difficulties should be notified to the Associate Teacher, Professional Practice Lecturer and Course Coordinator as soon as noticed.

Students are expected to seek assistance from UC ICT Support. For ICT help call our free call number 0508 UC IT HELP (0508 824 843) or on 03 369 5000.  Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm (excluding public and university holidays).