Learning and Skills Teacher Apprenticeship

This apprenticeship is suited to those already in an unqualified teacher role, or those training within vocational education, with the responsibility for delivery of group teaching, or training in a classroom, or a workshop setting. 

You will need to be in a full teaching role, and will need the support of your employer to be an apprentice. This must include weekly ‘off-the-job’ time, for study.

You will explore the role of a teacher within the Post 16 sector, including how to plan for a variety of creative teaching, learning and assessment approaches

• Teaching hours (for a minimum of two years to enable End Point Assessment)
• Evidence of a Level 3 (at least) qualification in your own subject-specialism
• Evidence of an approved Level 2 qualification in English Language and Maths (or a commitment to achieve these prior to the End Point Assessment)
• A mentor in the organisation where you work to support your development
• Weekly ‘off-the-job’ time, for study

Roles and responsibilities of a teacher

• Explore the roles and responsibilities of a teacher in the post-16 environment
• Identify teaching and learning methods in your subject/area of teaching
• Investigate adaptive teaching methods
• Develop reflective skills

Learners and learning

• Review a range of learning theories
• Analyse and apply different theoretical approaches within your classroom
• Reflect on the effectiveness of the approaches used

Classroom management

• Identify effective learning behaviours
• Explore a number of different theoretical approaches to support students in establishing positive learner behaviour
• Implement a number of classroom management strategies in your classroom

Designing your curriculum 

• Explore the wider context of curriculum design
• Review the policies/initiatives which impact on curriculum change
• Evaluate the sequence of your curriculum and suggest how this might be developed
• Plan for the wider curriculum

Becoming a subject specialist 

• Consider and evaluate the pedagogy used within your subject
• Review and plan how you will continue to develop your subject knowledge

Mock End Point Assessment

Gateway and End Point Assessment 

• Lesson observation and professional discussion
• Professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio of evidence

You will learn via blended learning, and classroom sessions.

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Learners maintain an activity portfolio alongside on-programme assessment. With the approval of their employer, learners will progress to the End Point Assessment where they will be required to undertake a lesson observation and professional discussion along with a second professional discussion supported by their portfolio of evidence.

• QTLS: Professional Formation for the FE and Skills sector (equating to QTS in schools)
• A permanent position as a teacher in Post-16 education, for example in schools, FE colleges, training providers and prison education services
• A BA (Hons) Education Studies or Masters in Education (depending on your prior qualifications)