This one-stop resource for trainee teachers within the Further Education and Skills Sector (FES) incorporates 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.

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"A great book for anyone starting out teaching in the FES sector or considering it! It provides a detailed overview of all the key elements of the sector, including things missed in other books. Using tables, it clearly and simply presents the multiple components and challenges of this hugely complex sector. There is also comprehensive guidance for the things that really matter when teaching in FES, helping trainees become effective teachers. Easy to read with useful activities and questions to promote reflection and discussion, as well as signposting to informative websites. In short, it is the perfect complement to any initial teacher education course and a must for those training to teach in FES."  

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"...This excellent book covers all the mandatory content of the Diploma in Teaching and the Apprenticeship Occupational Duties: indeed, these are mapped to chapter content at the very start of each chapter. The book is particularly good at exploring those new areas it was felt should be addressed as an enhancement of the previous Diploma in Education and Training (DET) and does so in a thorough and comprehensive manner. Useful pedagogical features, such as case studies, critical questions, developmental questions, discussions, activities as well as brief tests to check understanding, will help readers apply content to their practice whether they are learning alone or in groups."

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"Comprehensive, well-structured and up to date, this book will enable trainee teachers to navigate the institutions, practices and policies of the FES sector, whilst also guiding them through their course. The writers have successfully combined wide scope and careful scholarship. With activities to check understanding and suggested further reading for each chapter, it will be invaluable for those entering the sector."