S.L. 327.703 Art. 10Field Placement. 

(1) There shall be a field placement in each year of the full-time Course, comprising a period of observation and/or teaching in a Primary Education school setting, under supervision, as determined by the Board, provided that for courses followed on a part-time basis there shall be at least three field placements.

(2) The Board shall appoint a field placement Board of Examiners that shall follow the University Assessment Regulations and any other procedures that the Board may determine for the purpose of the field placement, provided that such procedures are in conformity with the University Assessment Regulations.

(3) Students shall be required to successfully complete all the field placements. Students can only undertake one field placement in any academic year of the Course and shall be allowed to repeat a failed field placement only once.

(4) The number of assessment visits shall be stated in the Faculty guidelines, but examiners may increase assessment visits as they deem fit.

(5) Students shall be required to abide by the Field Placement Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct published by the Board. Any breach of these Codes shall be referred to the field placement Board of Examiners and may result in a recommendation, through the Committee of Discipline or other appropriate Board, for expulsion from the Course.

(6) (a) Students who, for health reasons, fail to attend for up to three days of the field placement should present a medical certificate within 24 hours to the coordinator of the field placement. The medical certificate, drawn up by a medical doctor, should clearly state the ailment which is preventing the student from attending school and should include the name, the signature, and the medical registration number of the medical doctor.

(b) Where students are away from the Primary Education school setting for up to three days for health reasons or for any other reason which the Board considers valid, as well as in special circumstances for which prior approval would have been given by the field placement Board of Examiners, they shall be requested to make up for any missed teaching duties in accordance with instructions issued by the coordinator of the field placement and the Head of Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education.

(c) Students who fail to attend four days or more shall either be required to repeat the whole field placement or, at the discretion of the Board, may be required to carry out additional days of supervised practice during the same academic year as directed by the Board.

(7) Students shall only be declared to have passed a field placement by the field placement Board of Examiners. The academic and professional judgement of the field placement Board of Examiners is not reviewable.