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          Teaching




      Teaching     During the course you will complete four areas of study.  Each of these areas consists of learning
         Assessment for the course



         outcomes and assessment criteria. You will complete various assessment activities as you progress
         through the course and this book, to demonstrate your skills, knowledge and understanding. You
         are then required to make two Presentations (one of which is for the final assessment), complete
         session and lesson plans and a short test paper.  Some of your work will be sampled by an internal
         quality  assurer  (IQA),  and  possibly  an  external  quality  assurer  (EQA),  to  ensure  it  meets  the
         requirements.

         Progression

         Once you complete this course your next move is to complete the Award in Education and Training,
         as the next step on the journey towards Qualified Teachers Status.  Achievement of this award is
      Administration   allows you to become a member of the Institute for Learning (IfL).
         your licence to teach and is a starting point for Continuous Professional Development (CPD).  It also


         Most of us have had a teacher or trainer that stands out in our memory.  Inspirational teachers or
         trainers tend to have common characteristics.  They tend to be:

         •  Knowledgeable
         •  Skilled communicators
         •  Confident
         •  Enthusiastic
         •  Entertaining and engaging
         •  Encouraging and motivating
         •  Supportive and understanding

         With  the  correct  subject  knowledge  and
         experience,  it  is  possible  for  anyone  to
      Lesson Plans   This manual is your first step towards that goal as you embark on a course to achieve your license
         become  an  inspirational  teacher  or  trainer.

         to teach.

         Who’s who?

         Assessor

         This  is  the  person  who  will  judge  the  performance  of  the  candidate
         against the awarding body criteria e.g. SafeCert Awards, Edexcel or City
         & Guilds etc). Assessors have to be technically competent in the area
         they are to assess in and have to be working towards their own assessor
         qualifications.

         Internal Verifier (IV)

      Handouts   This is the person who makes sure that the assessors are doing their job properly, for example,
         that assessors are treating candidates the same and are not over or under-assessing.




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