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Unit 1: Understanding Roles, Responsibilities and
Relationships in Education and Training. 3

Role and responsibilities of the teacher with regards to:

Legislation (Generic and Specific): Health and Safety at Work Act 1974,
Data Protection Act 1998, Display Screen Equipment Regulations 1992.

Regulatory Requirements: Restrictions, special considerations that apply

to own area of teaching.

Codes of Practice: Guidelines of conduct within own profession and/or

within teaching (IFL Code of Professional Practice 2008).

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Equality and Diversity 4

• The Equality Act 2010

• Protected characteristics

Teachers should:
Identify when comments or behaviour have the potential to cause offence.
Make every possible reasonable adjustment to help all of their students succeed in
their chosen course or programme of study.
Represent a broad cross section of society with the resources they use in their lessons.

Equality- Everyone has the same opportunities regardless of differences.

Diversity- Differences are valued and celebrated.

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Identifying Individual Learning Needs: 5

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Teachers facilitate learning by
creating an environment in which 7
students can flourish!
Maslow believed that people perform better when they
feel safe both physically and psychologically.

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Relationships in Lifelong Learning 8

Teachers have to manage relationships with:

•Students
•Parents
•Colleagues
•Stakeholders
•Managers
•Assessors
•Other Administrative Support Staff
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 Boundaries of own role-Teachers should
recognise when others are more suited to
dealing with specific areas :

Teachers sometimes think they

have to know how to deal with 9
everything!
• IT issues
• Teaching vs. Assessment/Quality Assurance
• Administration
• Disciplinary issues (students)
Boundaries- Recognising the scope of one’s own
expertise and knowing when to draw the line. 10

Teachers might have to refer Can be referred to internal

students who: and/or external agencies:

• Do not have the necessary skills or • ESOL, tutors, managers, more

knowledge to participate in the experienced colleagues.
training.

• Are experiencing immigration • Citizens Advice Bureau

difficulties.

• Are victims of crime or domestic • Victim Support

abuse.

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Own Responsibilities: 11

• Continuous Professional Development: With regards to subject

and teaching.

• Identify and meet learners’ needs: Catering to preferred learning

styles (VARK), making reasonable adjustments and referring
students when necessary.
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• Reflective practice: Learning from what went will and didn’t go

so well in lessons (Experiential Learning).

• Being a role model: IFL Code of Professional Practice (behaviour

and respect.

• Help students achieve their potential!

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Preferred Learning Styles (VARK) 13

• Visual- Students prefer to learn by seeing (PowerPoint, videos,

demonstrations).
• Aural- Students prefer to learn by speaking and listening (lectures,
discussions, debates).

Teachers who give their students opportunities to utilise all

of the learning styles in lessons significantly improve their
chances of success in a course or programme.

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Preferred Learning Styles (VARK) 14

• Read/Write- Students prefer to learn by reading (textbooks, hand-outs)

and writing (note-taking, essays).
• Kinaesthetic- Students prefer to learn by doing (role-plays,
demonstrations, practical activities).

Teachers who give their students opportunities to utilise all

of the learning styles in lessons significantly improve their
chances of success in a course or programme.

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Experiential Theory David
Kolb (1984)

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Unit 4:Understanding and Using Inclusive Teaching
Approaches in Education and Training. 17

Teaching Approaches:
•Demonstrations
•Role-plays
•Group work
•Icebreakers and energisers
•PowerPoint
•Videos
•Discussions
•Case Studies
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Using multiple approaches help teachers: 18

• Maintain interest in their lessons.

• Cater to preferred learning styles.
• Promote inclusion and maximum participation.
• Give students a sense of belonging and that their contributions are
valued.
• Assess the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of their students.
• Give students something to look forward to.
• Achieve outcomes regardless of learning abilities (differentiation).

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 In recent years, there has been a massive shift towards
informal teaching approaches in further education.
Malcolm Knowles suggested that a relaxed and interactive
style of teaching was a more suitable approach to take
with regards to education of adults.

Whilst teachers should devise interesting lessons, they

may be limited in the amount of strategies they can use
to satisfy curriculum expectations or awarding body 19
requirements.

The new few slides take a look at some popular

theories and ideas about inclusive teaching
approaches.
Inclusive Teaching Approaches: 20

• Andragogy-Lessons are student-centred. The focus is on the

students as opposed to Pedagogy which is a teacher-centred
approach. Refer to the Socratic method.

• Facilitating learning- The teacher facilitates learning (makes it

easier) by exploring different ways individuals best relate to the
subject. Theories are not directly imposed upon students but are
introduced and discussed with the teacher in a supportive learning
environment. Refer to Carl Rogers’ Humanistic Approach:

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Inclusive Teaching Approaches: 21
Carl Rogers’ Humanistic Approach:

•“A person cannot teach another person directly; a person can only
facilitate another's learning” (Rogers, 1951). This personality theory
states that everyone exists in a constantly changing world of
experience in which he or she is the centre.
• Each person reacts and responds based on perception and
experience. The belief is that what the student does is more
important than what the teacher does. The focus is on the student
(Rogers, 1951).
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Carl Rogers’ Humanistic Approach:

•The background and experiences of the learner are essential to how

and what is learned. Each student will process what he or she learns
differently depending on what he or she brings to the classroom.

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Proponents of inclusive teaching approaches also focussed on relationships and group
dynamics within the classroom. Refer to Bruce Tuckman’s Team Building Model and
Eric Berne’s Transactional Analysis:

•Bruce Tuckman: Forming-Storming-Norming-Performing. Relates to the stages a

team or class goes through once they are assembled to complete a task.

Teachers should be able to identify what sort of instruction,

discipline, encouragement, and praise their students need at
different stages in learning.
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•Eric Berne: Transactional Analysis. Relates to personalities or roles people adopt

in different situations and/or with other people:
The Parent assumes the role of authority in a “transaction” or communication with
another.
The Adult tends to view things objectively and assumes that others in a transaction
are competent.
The Child tends to assume the role of the victim and will seek guidance or
reassurance from a Parent figure.

"Ground Rules” should be agreed upon by the teacher and students

to help them identify and promote adult behaviour in the classroom.
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Open questioning methods: Refer to the Socratic Method.

Socrates’ approach to teaching reflected his belief

that his students would know the right answers
once they were asked the right questions.

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Inclusive Teaching Approaches: 26

• Differentiation- Teachers should endeavour to give every

student in a class an opportunity to learn the subject in a way
which best suits him or her.

The teacher should be able to teach the same

subject in a different way to help all students
achieve their potential.

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 Teachers should use resources 27
which promote inclusion.
• Students might desire a little bit of competition and a sense of
achievement (gapped hand-outs).
• They might also look for relevance of the subject being taught in
a modern context (news articles, videos).
• Some students might have dyslexia and need to look at hand-outs
in different colours.
• Teachers should consider preferred learning styles when planning
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Teachers in further education should give their students every
opportunity to use the basic skills they will need to survive
and/or succeed in the workplace.

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Embedding Functional Skills
• Numeracy
• Literacy
• Information and Communications Technology
• Language

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Functional Skills- The focus of the curriculum
should not be on these but they should always be 29
an integral part of the learning process.

• Numeracy- Weights, measurements, dates, page numbers, index

or glossary numbers, percentages, counting, lists, simple
arithmetic.
• ICT- Websites, PowerPoint, use of laptops, recommended
websites, emails, references to computer software and/or
hardware.
• Language- Discussion, paraphrasing, debates, key words
exercises, case studies.
• Literacy- Reading hand-outs, worksheets, books and/or
PowerPoint presentation, taking notes.
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their teachers expect them to
succeed!
Involving Students in the 30
Assessment Process:
• Give students opportunities to show their knowledge, skills and
experience within different areas of the curriculum.
• Agree and set realistic goals with them (Individual Learning
Plans).
• Keep checking for times when students seems to lose motivation
and/or interest in the subject and check their understanding.

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 Teachers assert their authority at different times and
in subtle ways in a course or programme of study.

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Ground Rules:
• Teachers should help their students agree rules which minimise
the potential for disruption in the class.
• Should focus on positive behaviour.
• Should be on constant visual display to remind students of
expected standards of behaviour.
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Feedback: 32

• Can be written or verbal.

• Evaluative feedback- “That’s good!” “Well done!”
• Descriptive feedback- Praise, points for development,
encouragement. Layer cake, sandwich feedback.
• Should help improve the knowledge and/or skills of the student.
• Should not embarrass or discourage the student.
• Can be given in a way so that students take credit for additional
clarification the tutor provides.

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Unit 4:Understanding and Using Inclusive Teaching
Approaches in Education and Training. 33

• Lesson/Session Plans
• Delivery of a 30 minute Micro-teach session- Preparation of
resources.
• Peer evaluations (2)
• Self evaluation
• Reflections on experience (3.1,3.2 of Lesson Plan)

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 Writing Lesson/Session Plans Help Teachers: 34
• With timings: Teachers should try to predict when their students are likely to reach
milestones within a course or programme of study (outcomes/objectives).

• Plan activities which help them maintain students’ interest in the subject at different times
within the programme of study.

• Plan resources which cater to a variety of preferred learning styles and needs.

• Plan ways to check that their students are meeting the requirements and achieving their
potential (assessment methods) at each stage of the course (assessment types).

• Ensure that their students have opportunities to practice and/or develop functional skills.

• Cater for maximum inclusion and participation regardless of ability, attention spans, or
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interests (differentiation).
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• Prepare resources which cater for preferred learning styles

(VARK) and which can be placed into a portfolio for assessment.
• Complete 2 assessments of peers which can be placed into a
portfolio for assessment.
• Complete a self-evaluation form (can be handwritten) which can
be placed into a portfolio for assessment.
• Complete sections 5.1 and 5.2 of the Lesson Plan (reflection of
inclusive practice during Micro-teach and own conclusions relating
to areas for subsequent improvement).

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Unit 5: Understanding Assessment in Education and Training. 36

• Assessment types
• Assessment methods
• Self-assessment
• Peer-assessment
• Records of assessment
• VACSR
• Quality assurance
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 Assessment Methods: 37
• Questions
• Questionnaires
• Worksheets
• Multiple choice tests
• Role-plays
• Essays
• Presentations

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• Self-assessment: Gives students opportunities to evaluate their

own strengths and weaknesses in a subject.
Consider SWAIN analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Aspirations,
Interests, Needs with regards to self-assessment.
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• Peer-assessment: Students are given opportunities to observe
others and learn from what they did well or not so well.
Encourages teamwork, and helps students identify vital processes or
steps required when learning new skills.

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• Diagnostic assessment: Administered to students to help determine

whether they have the necessary skills to participate in their chosen
course or programme.
• Initial assessment: Conducted at the beginning or before a course or
programme. Entails identification of learners’ needs. Can be
administered to help teachers devise individual learning plans (ILP).
• Formative assessment: Conducted during the course or programme.
Helps teachers track the progress of their students and identify specific
strengths or weakness in their learning.
• Summative assessment: Conducted at the end of a course or
programme and usually administered to determine if a student has
earned a formal qualification or award.

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• Valid- Does the assessment method properly relate to the subject being taught?

• Authentic- Did the student complete the work himself or herself? Has it been copied?

• Current- Is the assessment method and the student’s work relevant in a modern context?

• Sufficient- Does the assessment adequately evaluate the student’s work and
competence?

• Reliable-Will a sample of a student’s work be marked in a similar way by a different

assessor?

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 Quality Assurance: 41

• An auditing system which gives training providers information on

how well their processes and procedures are working.

• This system should help training providers identify solutions to

problems with the planning, delivering, or evaluation of a course
or programme.

• Helps training providers guarantee the integrity of their

“products”.

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 Records of Assessment: 42

• Are kept to help track students’ progress and prove that they have
met or not met the requirements of a course or programme.
• Are kept to satisfy awarding body requirements.
• Can be used to keep track of the training provider’s effectiveness
in helping students achieve their potential (quality assurance).
• Can be analysed to help training providers standardise their
assessment processes.
• Are kept in accordance with the Data Protection Act and Freedom
of Information Act.

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 Writing Essays (Units 1,4, and 5) 43

• You will have to submit a portfolio-based assignment which will

involve writing essays relating to:
• Unit 1: Understanding Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships
in Education and Training.

• Unit 4: Understanding and Using Inclusive Teaching Approaches

in Education and Training.

• Unit 5: Understanding Assessment in Education and Training.

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• When writing essays within the portfolio-based assignment, make

sure that you provide evidence of research by using formal
referencing methods (Harvard Citation).

• While it is important that you write about well-known facts,

theories, or ideas relating to Unit 1,4,and 5,
it is even more important that you explain in the context of
your own teaching role!
 Referencing Essays (Units 1,4,and 5) 45

• Research of topics should be demonstrated with both in-text

references (short form) within individual essays (1.1, 1.3, 2.2,
etc.) and bibliographies (long form) at the end of each Unit.
• In-text references can be placed at the beginning, middle or end
of essays.
• The bibliography provides a more comprehensive list of all book
or internet references that the student used to research the essay
assignments.
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• Support is provided in the CD to help you identify and research key points
relating to each essay you have to write.
Example essay assignment: “1.2 Analyse own responsibilities for promoting
equality and valuing diversity.” 
Example guidance:
“Tip: Provide evidence in your essay that you know the difference between
equality and diversity. You could explore some of the challenges you
might face in the classroom with regards to stereotypes, prejudices and
discrimination and explain how you might deal with them. Consider your
own responsibilities as a teacher and a role model and how you will plan
your classroom activities and resources to make everyone feel included.
Research Equality Act (2010). 200 words recommended word count.”
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• Example in-text book reference: Teachers should familiarise themselves with

their centre’s health and safety procedures in order to help them minimise
potential risks and hazards to their students (Gravells, 2012).

• Example in-text book direct quotation reference: “Equality, whilst driven by

legislation, should develop the culture and ethic of wanting to meet the needs
of all learners.” (Wilson, 2008, p.27)

• Example internet reference: As a teacher in lifelong learning, I must stay up to

date with changes made to the curriculum and regularly update my knowledge
and skills of my specialty subject. (ATA, 2016)
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• Book References:
• Gravells, A., 2012. Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector. 5th ed.
London: Learning Matters.
• Wilson, L., 2008. Practical Teaching: A Guide to PTLLS & CTLLS. Hampshire:
Cengage
• Websites:
• www.russbridgeacademy.co.uk [last accessed 04/01/19 @ 12:50]
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Students have 3 weeks from the day

of their micro-teach sessions to
complete and submit portfolios to
Russbridge Academy.
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