A Guide to the Diploma in Teaching and Related Qualifications

This one-stop resource for trainee teachers within the Further Education and Skills Sector (FES) incorporate****s all the core requirements of the new Diploma in Teaching (DiT) for FES**.** Also, fully linked to the occupational and professional standards developed for the FE teaching landscape**.**

This book provides both new and existing teachers with information and support for a career in the sector, as it is fully aligned with the latest government requirements. It emphasises what it means to be a teacher, the centrality of the learner, and the need for teaching to be less about the process and more about the personal.

Content delves into a greater focus on subject-based pedagogy and on placements, as well as in-depth coverage of topics related to SEND, digital and online pedagogies, planning teaching and learning and the final assessment/viva.

For readers to engage in critical reflection and apply knowledge to practice, the text is packed with critical thinking tasks at level 5 and extension tasks for those working at levels 6 and 7. Evidence-informed practice and research also underpin each chapter.

Key features:

• Covers all level 5 and beyond qualifications for the sector, incorporating the Diploma in teaching and the Level 5 apprenticeship standards

• Maps to the sector’s occupational standards and professional standards and includes information on placements and the final assessment / viva

• Responds to the new emphases on subject pedagogy and the centrality of the learner in the learning process.

• Built in development with extensions to levels 6 and 7

• Fully embraces digital and online pedagogies.