When it comes down to it, the training year is all about becoming qualified as a teacher and launching into life as an NQT with PGCE and QTS after your name.
To obtain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), you have to have passed the 8 Standards. Your university will have explained how it would like you to record your evidence for this, but what constitutes 'evidence'? A single lesson plan could suggest that you are on track to meet majority of the Standards - so if you consistently plan, teach and reflect effectively, you will be well on track! This annotated example is on the popular narrative poem, 'The Highwayman' The poem itself is also available so that you can not only see how the lesson helps to show that you can pass the course, but teach the lesson too! (The lesson is adapted from Teachit's Poetry Shuffle, which is another resource that's worth a browse, whilst we're on the subject of lesson planning ...).
If you are required to write a research-based assignment, here is some sage advice on selecting appropriate research methods and further considerations.
