Supported Teaching in School is a unit that represents the hitherto Teaching Practice unit of colleges of education. It has been instituted in response the transformation of the initial teacher education from three year diploma to four year degree programme. It involves intensive practical field experience by attaching student teachers to partner schools to be monitored by professionally trained mentors. It is one of the four pillars of the Bachelor of Education programme meant to produce seasoned professional teachers for the basic schools within the country.
Below are the responsibilities of the unit:

  • Works in collaboration with the STS committee to organize STS activities in the college
  • Organizes orientation for students and tutors on the STS component of the 4yr B.ed programme
  • Organizes training workshops for mentors and lead mentors of partner schools
  • Allocate student teachers to tutors for coaching
  • Allocates student teachers to partner schools
  • Posts and monitors student teachers’ activities on internship
  • Collates scores from tutors and mentors for onward submission to assessment officer
  • Draws itinerary for supervision of student teachers
  • Works in collaboration with the STS committee to resolve issues between student teachers, mentors and lead mentors
  • Gives progress reports to principal/management

STAFF

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[ucaddon_uc_starter_team_member designation=”ASST. STS COORDINATOR” designation_color=”#00338D” name=”MICHAEL APPIAH” iamge=”507″ uc_init_settings=””][/ucaddon_uc_starter_team_member]