Ann Gravells - The Award in Education and Training

Ann Gravells 2014

First published 2013

Revised edition 2014

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CONTENTS

Award units

Learning and Development units

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to give a special thanks to the following people who have helped me with this edition of the book. They have freely given their time, knowledge and advice which has resulted in some excellent contributions.

Angela Faulkener
Dawn Upton
Gill Payne
Susan Simpson
Vic Grayson
Warwick Andrews

I would also like to thank the following people who have supported me with previous editions of this book.

Peter Adeney
John Fewings
Peter Frankish
Jacklyn Williams

Special thanks also go to my father Bob Gravells who is so good at proof reading and pointing out my typing errors.

I would like to thank my editor Jennifer Clark for her continued support and excellent guidance, Belbin Associates for permission to reproduce copyright material, and the Learning and Skills Information Service for the content of the units in the Appendices.

I would especially like to thank Amy Thornton from Learning Matters (which is now part of SAGE Publications Ltd) for her advice, encouragement and tremendous patience with all my questions, e-mails and telephone calls.

Particular thanks go to readers of previous editions of this book who have taken the time to give valuable feedback, which has greatly assisted me when preparing this edition.

I would like to dedicate this book to Gaynor Mount, who sadly died in May 2013. She was an extremely knowledgeable teacher educator and helped many people qualify into the profession. She was also a great inspiration to me, both personally and professionally.

Thanks go to the Education and Training Foundation for permission to use the Professional Standards for Teachers and Trainers in England.

Every effort has been made to trace the copyright holders and to obtain their permission for the use of copyright material. The publisher and author will gladly receive any information enabling them to rectify any error or omission in subsequent editions.

Ann Gravells
www.anngravells.co.uk

AUTHOR STATEMENT

Ann is a director of her own company Ann Gravells Ltd, an educational consultancy based in East Yorkshire. She specialises in teaching, training and quality assurance for the Further Education and Skills Sector.

Ann creates resources for teachers and learners such as PowerPoints and handouts for the Award in Education and Training, as well as other qualifications. These are available via her resource website www.anngravells.co.uk/resources

Ann is a consultant to The University of Cambridges Institute of Continuing Education. She has worked for several awarding organisations producing qualification guidance, policies and procedures, and carrying out quality assurance of teacher training qualifications. She has been teaching in the further education and skills sector since 1983.

Ann holds a Masters in Educational Management, a PGCE, a Degree in Education, and a City & Guilds Medal of Excellence for teaching. Ann is a Fellow of the Institute for Learning and holds QTLS status.

She is the author of:

Achieving your Assessment and Quality Assurance Units (TAQA)

Delivering Employability Skills in the Lifelong Learning Sector

Passing Assessments for the Award in Education and Training

Passing PTLLS Assessments

Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector

Principles and Practice of Assessment in the Lifelong Learning Sector

The Award in Education and Training

What is Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector?

She is co-author of:

Equality and Diversity in the Lifelong Learning Sector

Passing CTLLS Assessments

Planning and Enabling Learning in the Lifelong Learning Sector

The Certificate in Education and Training

Passing Assessments for the Certificate in Education and Training

She has edited:

Study Skills for PTLLS

The author welcomes any comments from readers; please contact her via her website.
www.anngravells.co.uk

PREFACE

Teaching qualifications in post-compulsory education seem to change regularly. This is not only because of government regulations, but also to reflect different approaches to teaching, learning and assessment, and to keep pace with the influence of new technology.

This book was first published in 2006 and was called Delivering Adult Learning to reflect the level 3 qualifications at that time. It was successful due to its plain English approach and ability to put complex theories into language new teachers could understand. It was then revised and became Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector to complement the PTLLS qualifications introduced in 2007 which were offered at both level 3 and level 4. It has since been revised a further four times, and this edition is to support those working towards the Award in Education and Training which is now offered at level 3. The book is also appropriate to anyone taking relevant units from the Learning and Development qualification, or anyone just wanting to know what its like to become a teacher.