Schools

Oostvaarders College
Straat van Florida 4
Almere

Pascal College - Zuid
De Weer 26
Zaandam

More school information to come ...

Templates

Below are links to the Placement Templates. All documents are in MS Word format. You can right-click on each one and download it to your computer or open the template in your we browser by clicking on the link (this may not work depending on your computer's set-up).

• Attendance Form
• Lesson Outline
• Lesson/Activity Plan
• Observation Form
• Weekly Plan
• Tutor Assesment
• Tutor Feedback

Handbooks

Below are links to the Placement Handbooks. All documents are in MS Word format. You can right-click on each one and download it to your computer or try opening the template by clicking on the link (this may not work depending on your computers set-up).

• TESOL 1 Placement Handbook

Placement Abroad

In order to qualify for Placement Abroad, you must have gained at least a B in your placement in year 2 and you must not have any resist to do from pervious years.

Current Placement Relationships

We have contacts with schools in:

• Bulgaria
• Czech Republic
• Mexico
• Poland
• Sicily (Semester one only)

We will allocate students to schools. You should notify us if you have a preference but we cannot guarantee that this will be honoured. Nor can we guarantee that a particular school with be available. Our experience is that there are often last minute changes in countries over which we have no control. This means that we will only make a final allocation at the start of the semester you will be going. So you can prepare in a general way by saving money but you can't make any definite plans. Try not to set your heart on one country. Remember that the main point of this is to gain suitable teaching experience. You can visit exciting countries in your own time.

Other Placement Schools

Some of you have suggested schools and locations to us that you think would be suitable. We are willing to look into this but you need to be aware that there are the following requirements:

• There must be place for (at least) 2 students in one school where each student can teach 40 hours.
• There must be a link teacher who will act as a contact person and who is fully trained and who can provide feedback according to the IDEE guidelines as stated in the handbook and who is willing to assess you (after training).
• It must be possible for you to observe for a week preceding your teaching and for you to make a scheme of work to be implemented with a class.
• The host country must make sure there is suitable low-priced accommodation which is available not just for you yourself but for students in the future as well. We cannot afford to spend time setting up a placement just for one pair.
• We would strongly prefer a secondary school within Europe.

If you feel you have a contact, which would meet these requirements please let us know. We are happy to make new contacts if there is a real possibility of a lasting suitable placement.

Summary

I hope this answers some of your questions and doesn't disappoint you. In our experience all students find the placement abroad a really enriching experience wherever they go, even if they end up going to a country, which was certainly not their first choice!

If you are interested in a placement abroad could you send me a motivation letter (by email) prior to the end of the current semester. In this letter also let me know if you have a preference for a country and a partner to go with. This does not commit you (or us) to anything but it is for us to see roughly how many places are required.