How much does it cost?

£3660

Who is it suitable for?

This course is suitable for you if:

• You work as a teacher, trainer or instructor in the private or public sector or Further and Adult Education
• Have access to at least 250 hours of teaching, training or instructing groups over a two year period
• You have a Level 3 qualification in the subject you want to teach or substantial industry experience
• You hold a level 2 qualification or equivalent in English and maths.

Why study?

The course offers weekly online live classes and some face to face sessions in college. We will support you with understanding the key topics and practising the skills you need to be successful in a training and teaching role. In the live classes you will be learning from both teacher input and from fellow students working in the same profession. There are also face to face in class sessions for the completion of assignment work and in class assessments.

Skills you will develop:

• an appreciation for appropriate behaviour and dress
• appropriate interpersonal skills
• communicating with professional colleagues/peers and/or hierarchical seniors
• mentoring other aspiring employees
• personal manners
• understanding work practices and how different roles and departments function within an organisation

Where will this course take me?

QTLS / Certificate in Education / PGCE

Core modules

• Curriculum development and planning
• Approaches to Inclusion
• Embedding maths and English
• Getting to know your learners and their journeys
• Safeguarding
• Contemporary learning theory, neuro science
• Role and currency of research and application to practice
• Encouraging learners to be independent and aim high
• The role of a teacher and what makes a good teacher
• Working with and learning from other teachers
• Relational practice
• Planning and delivering sessions
• Developing resources to meet learner needs
• Individual support, including SEND, mental health
• Teacher expectations of learners including classroom management
• Face to face and remote delivery
• Assessment approaches
• Developmental feedback
• Lesson planning and adaptations
• Planning & conducting assessment
• Using assessment to inform planning
• Assessment feedback and advice/guidance
• Application of evidence based methods
• CPD and professional responsibilities
• The FE and Skills sector
• Government policy and regulations
• Effective digital and on-line pedagogies

How will I be assessed?

Completion of eight units and the creation of a portfolio of evidence which consists of:

• Ten one hour observations of your teaching
• Micro-teach sessions
• Observing a teacher
• Co-teaching
• Written work
• In class assessments
• Weekly reflective journal

Will I have to provide anything?

You will mainly attend the course from home, with some sessions face to face in college, so a device, such as a tablet or laptop is essential, as well as a quiet area to work and a good Wi-Fi signal.

You will also be required to spend 20 hours of CPD activity whilst based at a different training provider to the one you are teaching at.