Achieving Your Award in Education and Training

A Practical Guide to Successful Teaching in the Further Education and Skills Sector

Mary Francis, Jim Gould

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2014
• ISBN:
  9781473907454
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Éducation
• Subtopic: Formation pour adultes

Previously known as Achieving Your PTLLS Award, this third edition of the popular book comprehensively covers the new requirements for the new Level 3 Award in Education and Training for anyone training to teach in the Further Education and Skills sector or broader workplace and adult learning settings. This updated third edition includes:

• Clear guidance on responsibilities and requirements for working in the Further Education and Skills sector
• How to motivate and communicate with learners through engaging teaching
• Pragmatic advice on planning and assessing learning
• Enhanced discussion of working with others, safeguarding, risk management, quality assurance requirements
• More case studies and activities that demonstrate how to link good practice to the classroom

Previously known as Achieving Your PTLLS Award, this third edition of the popular book comprehensively covers the new requirements for the new level 3 Award in Education and Training for anyone training to teach in the Further Education and Skills sector or broader workplace and adult learning settings.

This updated third edition includes:

• Clear guidance on responsibilities and requirements for working in the Further Education and Skills sector

• How to motivate and communicate with learners through engaging teaching

• Pragmatic advice on planning and assessing learning

• Enhanced discussion of working with others, safeguarding, risk management, quality assurance requirements More case studies and activities that demonstrate how to link good practice to the classroom

Table of contents

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Working in the Further Education and Skills sector – roles, responsibilities and boundaries
• Working in the Sector –Roles, Responsibilities and Boundaries
• Establishing a Positive, Safe and Supportive Learning Environment
• Inclusive approaches to teaching and learning
• Communicating with Learners
• Engaging and Motivating Learners
• Starting to Plan
• Planning for Inclusion
• Effective Use of Resources
• Supporting Functional Skills Development
• Developing Session Plans
• Facilitating learning and development in groups
• Groups
• Teaching and Learning Activities for Groups
• Facilitating learning for individuals
• Planning for One-To-One Teaching and Learning
• Assessment
• Assessing Learning
• Work-based assessment
• Assessing Competence-Based Programmes
• Microteaching, reflective practice and evaluation
• Evaluating Learning
• Microteaching
• Appendix A: Mapping the Content of the Book Against The Requirements of the Level 3 Award in Education and Training
• Appendix B: Example Session Plans
• Appendix C: Citing and Referencing
• Glossary of Terms