ID4002 Communication and Teaching in Arts & Humanities
This module provides final year students within the Faculties of Arts and Divinity with the opportunity to gain first hand experience of education through a mentoring scheme with teachers in local schools. It will enable students to gain substantial experience of working in a challenging and unpredictable working environment, and to gain a broad understanding of many of the key aspects of teaching in schools.
The programme is based on the Undergraduate Ambassador Scheme launched in 2002 by the writer and broadcaster Simon Singh and currently available within the Schools of Biology, Geosciences, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
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In 2012-2013 this module is available to students in the Schools of Divinity, History, Geography & Geosciences, International Relations and Modern Languages and in the Departments of Philosophy with a view to extending the scope in years to follow.
Applications from students are now closed for participation in semester 1, 2012-2013. If you are interested in being part of this module in 2013-2014 you should anticipate hearing from your University subject-area in February 2013 for interviews in April.
Participating schools in 2012-2013 are:
Secondary:
- Bell Baxter High School
- Buckhaven High School
- Glenwood High School
- Kirkland Community School
- Madras College
- Viewforth High School
- Waid Academy
Primary:
- Coaltown of Balgonie
- Lawhead
- Milton
- Star of Markinch
- Thornton
In 2011-2012 the following schools participated:
Secondary:
- Bell Baxter High School
- Buckhaven High School
- Glenrothes High School
- Kirkland Community School
- Madras College
- Viewforth High School
- Waid Academy
Primary:
- Carleton (Glenrothes)
- Coaltown of Balgonie
- Thornton
- Warout (Glenrothes)
In 2010-2011 the following schools participated:
Secondary:
- Auchmuty High
- Kirkcaldy High
- Waid Academy
- Glenwood High School
Primary:
- Star of Markinch
- Thornton
Contacts:
The module co-ordinator is Dr Eric Stoddart: es61@st-andrews.ac.uk , School of Divinity, University of St Andrews, St Mary's College, South Street, St Andrews, KY16 9JU. Tel: 01334 462841.
Liaison with Secondary and Primary Schools is undertaken by Mr Mike Johnson: maj10@st-andrews.ac.uk, Senior Schools Liaison Officer, Admissions, University of St Andrews, St Katharine's West, 16 The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9AX Tel: 01334 462279, Fax: 01334 463330.
Subject-area representatives:
School of Divinity: Dr Eric Stoddart es61@st-andrews.ac.uk
School of Geography & Geosciences (MA students): Dr Charles Warren crw2@st-andrews.ac.uk
School of History: Dr Stephen Tyre st29@st-and.ac.uk
School of International Relations: Dr Fiona McCallum fm25st-andrews.ac.uk
School of Modern Languages: Bernard P. E. Bentley bpeb@st-andrews.ac.uk
Departments of Philosophy: Dr Lisa Jones lj14@st-andrews.ac.uk
Details of the equivalent module in the Faculty of Science (ID4001 - Communication & Teaching in Science) are also available.