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Teaching

It's no surprise that we’re passionate about educating people - we’ve been doing it for 40 years!

Overview

Overview

An enormous number of teaching opportunities exist across the Further Education (FE) and Skills Sector in organisations including:

  • Colleges
  • Alternative provision (PRU)
  • Sixth forms
  • Adult and community learning
  • NHS
  • Prison service
  • Police
  • Private sector training organisations

The programmes we deliver are designed for those wishing to pursue teaching in these organisations. These course are not suitable for teaching in primary schools.

Our courses offer a sound introduction to teaching, giving you an integrated overview of the theory and practice of teaching.

The choice of courses offers a starting point for everyone, whether you want to get into teaching or if you already work as a teacher but do not have a teaching qualification.

All course work is related to the actual teaching practice situation and aims to help you develop effective teaching strategies.

All of these courses start from September.

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Courses We Offer

Preparatory Certificate in Education and Training (Further Education and Skills Sector)

This course is designed to give you a taster of teaching and will introduce you to teaching and learning as a process. It aims to develop the personal and practical skills you need in teaching or training.

Intermediate Certificate in Teaching, Learning and Assessment (Further Education and Skills Sector)

This course is for those who have or aspire to a role in training, instructing and tutoring in apprenticeship teaching and in private training providers where teaching is not the main part of your job.

Certificate in Education (Further Education and Skills Sector)

This course is for those wishing to pursue a career teaching young people and adults. It provides you with the skills knowledge and qualification to begin or continue teaching in the Further Education and Skills Sector.

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Further Education and Skills Sector)

This course is for those wishing to pursue a career teaching young people and adults. It provides you with the skills knowledge and qualification to begin or continue teaching in the lifelong learning sector.

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Disclaimer

Please note:

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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