FE Colleges

Research and inspection have shown that organisations which invest in qualified teaching staff and give them opportunities for professional development are more successful than those which do not.Supporting effective teaching practice for initial teacher training trainees and encouraging mentoring practices

9 CPD Builders

Listed below are hyperlinks to 9 vocationally contextualised CPD Builders, developed by EMCETT, focussing on strategies for professionally updating staff as (IfL) Dual Professionals and, within that, CPD relating to the embedding of LLN (FS) within the vocational context.  These
Source: FE News "As the clouds of the Comprehensive Spending Review begin to gather on the horizon there can be few in the Learning and Skills Sector that are not beginning to batten down the hatches and prepare for
Lifelong Learning UK have released additional further education video case studies, which focus on specialist colleges and the continuing professional development of teachers/tutors/trainers.Meet the modern lifelong learning workforce is a bank of case studies and  testimonials from practitioners, students, trainees
A new mathematics resource from the STEM Programme.Thinking Through Mathematics  is an online CPD Course that builds on the popular Maths4Life resource.  The aim of the online course is to help you develop more connected and challenging teaching methods and
EMCETT have produced IfL REfLECT guides to help you get the most out of REfLECT: EMCETT IfL REfLECT GUIDE - Creating you own CPD record.doc EMCETT IfL REfLECT GUIDE - Creating and sharing an asset.doc EMCETT IfL REfLECT GUIDE - Creating
The action research projects were focused on removing the barriers to accessing effective mentoring as part of teacher education in the specific contexts in which the needs for support for mentoring are most evident, such as work-based learning (WBL), offender

Useful Links about CPD and STEM

LSIS CPD into action: STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) resources. These resources provide inspiring ideas for continuing professional development (CPD). They have been developed with the National Science Learning Centre, the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching
CETTs are about improving training and knowledge through partnership. We want to help teachers, trainers and tutors increase their good practice by using and contributing to our regularly updated collection of resources. Whether you download, upload, share or discuss case

Useful Links for FE College

CETTs resources, services, research and publications CETTs are about improving training and knowledge through partnership. We want to help teachers, trainers and tutors increase their good practice by using and contributing to our regularly updated collection of resources. Whether
LSIS Links For learners to be successful in their studies and employment, they need functional skills - a working knowledge of English, Maths and ICT. Teachers need to understand what makes up a functional skill, and be competent and confident
This EMCETT Guide is for centres offering NVQs or VQs to assist them in preparing for approval and operating effectively as an approved centre. The guide is presented as an additional tool to assist centres in conjunction with any documentation
This EMCETT e-resource aims to help all Post-16 providers analyse how their existing provision meets the requirements of the Every Child Matters outcomes and to inform professional debate about any gaps in their provision. The same tools can also
This study explored the impact of the 2007 reforms of teacher education on organisations within the East Midlands Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training partnership.   In referring to the '2007 reforms', we referred specifically to the new: qualification framework