Module PGP710: Aspect 1- Teacher Identity & the Wider Role:
Links to the core content framework-
Learn that...
S1- Teachers are key role models, who can influence the attitudes, values and behaviours of
their pupils, clear expectations, shared values and effective relationships.
S8- Engage in reflective practice, support the wider life of the school, receive support from
others.
Learn how to…
S1- Create a positive environment and a culture of respect.
S8- Work with expert colleagues as part of a team, identity next steps to make progress and
contribute to the wider life of the school.
Assignment Brief: Learning Opportunity Links
Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and systematic understanding of the topic.
Demonstrate the ability to make sound judgements in complex situations.
What is teacher identity?
Teacher identity ‘stands at the core of the teaching profession. It provides a framework upon
which teachers are able to construct their own versions of ‘how to be’, ‘how they should act’.
And ‘how they understand’ their own work and place in society. It’s important to note that
teacher identity cannot be fixed nor imposed; it is something that can only be negotiated by
experience’ (Sachs, 2005, p.15)
Identity and personality:
Identity is something that you give yourself e.g. Morals, Values, what you stand for
It is who you are physically and legally.
, It is guided by experiences and determined by actions and reactions to the wider
world.
Personality is the way in which you portray or “live in” your identity.
Freud’s theory of tripartite personality:
Rational and conscious
Moral and idealistic
Primitive and instinctive
Tripartite personality has three parts- ID, Superego and Ego. The ID is present at birth and is
the most dominant during the early stages of our life, it is nestled deep in our unconscious
and we cannot control it – this makes up the nurture part of the Nature/ Nurture Debate. The
Superego is our internal conscience and develops as we grow, it controls our morals, social
values via experiences and helps us to develop role models, once again this forms the nurture
part of the Nature/ Nurture debate. Finally, the Ego is the realistic part of our personality and
sets out to satisfy the various needs of the Superego and ID but is ultimately the mediator
between the ID and superego.
Example-
I want to watch TV (ID)
Listen to mum who tells you to tidy room first (Superego)
Watch TV after tidying room (Ego)
Links to the core content framework-
Learn that...
S1- Teachers are key role models, who can influence the attitudes, values and behaviours of
their pupils, clear expectations, shared values and effective relationships.
S8- Engage in reflective practice, support the wider life of the school, receive support from
others.
Learn how to…
S1- Create a positive environment and a culture of respect.
S8- Work with expert colleagues as part of a team, identity next steps to make progress and
contribute to the wider life of the school.
Assignment Brief: Learning Opportunity Links
Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and systematic understanding of the topic.
Demonstrate the ability to make sound judgements in complex situations.
What is teacher identity?
Teacher identity ‘stands at the core of the teaching profession. It provides a framework upon
which teachers are able to construct their own versions of ‘how to be’, ‘how they should act’.
And ‘how they understand’ their own work and place in society. It’s important to note that
teacher identity cannot be fixed nor imposed; it is something that can only be negotiated by
experience’ (Sachs, 2005, p.15)
Identity and personality:
Identity is something that you give yourself e.g. Morals, Values, what you stand for
It is who you are physically and legally.
, It is guided by experiences and determined by actions and reactions to the wider
world.
Personality is the way in which you portray or “live in” your identity.
Freud’s theory of tripartite personality:
Rational and conscious
Moral and idealistic
Primitive and instinctive
Tripartite personality has three parts- ID, Superego and Ego. The ID is present at birth and is
the most dominant during the early stages of our life, it is nestled deep in our unconscious
and we cannot control it – this makes up the nurture part of the Nature/ Nurture Debate. The
Superego is our internal conscience and develops as we grow, it controls our morals, social
values via experiences and helps us to develop role models, once again this forms the nurture
part of the Nature/ Nurture debate. Finally, the Ego is the realistic part of our personality and
sets out to satisfy the various needs of the Superego and ID but is ultimately the mediator
between the ID and superego.
Example-
I want to watch TV (ID)
Listen to mum who tells you to tidy room first (Superego)
Watch TV after tidying room (Ego)
