Preparing to Teach in the Life Long Learning Sector
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City & Guilds 7303
This is a Level 3 or 4 course, mandatory for all unqualified teachers of Further Education in the UK. The course includes a minimum contact time of 30 hours plus further 30 hours study time. The course is taught in 5 units.
The version I am undertaking is supposed to run for 17 sessions to allow for microteaching sessions.
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Of particular note to my fellow students are the following sections:
The Micro teach:
Q23. How much teaching practice is required?
A Candidates are required to undertake a minimum of 30 minutes micro-teaching (delivery of a teaching session to peers in a learning setting) or teaching practice. This time falls into candidates non-contact hours within the programme
Q24. What is the observation requirement?
A The minimum 30 minutes micro-teach / teaching practice delivery must be observed by the tutor/observer, who must give feedback and complete an observation report provided in the appendices of the qualification handbook. Observations should last for a minimum of 15 minutes for each session.
For micro-teaching observation, feedback must be given by the candidate’s peer group. There must be a minimum of three peer evaluations per candidate per micro-teaching session.
Teaching Practice Portfolio
Q25. Is a teaching practice portfolio required?
A Candidates are encouraged to compile a teaching practice portfolio during their programme of study. The portfolio should be a concise log of micro-teaching / teaching practice undertaken and should include a their log of 30 minutes micro-teaching / teaching practice and evidence relating to their learners/peers, session planning, delivery and evaluation. It will include observations of their teaching by the course team and their peers (for microteaching only) for at least 30 minutes of their teaching in total (minimum of 15 minutes each session). The teaching practice portfolio is not a mandatory requirement of the PTLLS Award, but is deemed good practice.
Reflective Learning Journal
Q26. Is a reflective learning journal required?
A Candidates should be encouraged to write a reflective learning journal from the commencement of the programme. They are permitted to use their own journal format during the course or use the pro forma provided in the appendices of the qualification handbook. Candidates must complete a journal entry after each assessment task (eg task1, task 2, task 3, etc) completed for the theory and practical assessments and/or each session attended throughout the PTLLS programme.
The Level of the Qualification
What level of achievement can be claimed if some assessment tasks are achieved at level 3 and some at level 4?
A All assessments would need to be achieved at level 4, if claiming for a level 4 award. ‘Levelless’ registration is available to centres under complex ‘-11’. It allows centres to claim for the appropriate level of achievement at the end of the qualification, therefore recognising candidate growth and development throughout the programme.
The 5 Units
Unit 1 - Understand own role, responsibilities and boundaries
Unit 2 - Understand appropriate teaching and learning approaches in the specialist area
Unit 3 - Demonstrate session planning
Unit 4 - Understand delivery of inclusive sessions which motivate learners
Unit 5 - Understand the use of different assessment methods and the need for record keeping.
My Microteach practice Brain Breaks
Feedback
My Microteach practice Setting SMART Tasks
Feedback
Final Self assessment
Self Assessment
Reflection
Assessment Products
A portfolio containing:
- The 5 assignments - one related to each unit.
- Evidence of lesson planning showing connections to the 5 units
- Evidence of 30 minutes micro-teaching
- Planning and evaluations relating to the microteachiing sessions
A reflective learning journal containing reflections on:
- Significant learning from each of the 5 assignments
- The microteaching sessions
- Items from your practice journal (optional but advised)that relate to each of the 5 units.
Resources
The PTTLLLS Resources Page provides
- A dynamic links list to useful web based resources
- The course book list (including links to Amazon)
