The Observation of Teaching and Learning in Post Compulsory Education and Training

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This is a professional development qualification for teachers and managers working in Post-Compulsory Education and Training. The course is validated by Middlesex University. On successful completion of the course twenty credits are awarded which can be used towards further undergraduate or postgraduate study.

• Unit 1: Plan and Prepare for lesson observations
• Unit 2: Observe, grade and report
• Unit 3: Feedback and action plans
• Unit 4: Moderation
• Unit 5: Personal development

ASSESSMENT METHODS:
A portfolio compiled throughout the course comprising:

• 3 Journals    
• Lesson observation reports, including assessment of lesson observation and feedback by a peer course member and by a tutor.
• Record of professional discussion

Who is this course for?

The course is aimed at teachers and managers in Further and Adult Education who undertake formal, graded lesson observations as part of a quality monitoring process. Observers in these organisations need an understanding of a broad range of issues and need to develop approaches, methods and skills in observing teaching and learning and giving effective feedback. Course members will normally work in or near east  London.

Entry Requirements:

Participants will normally

• Have some experience of carrying out lesson observations as part of their professional role
• Be sponsored by their employer to follow this professional development programme
• Have had a minimum of three years teaching experience in the post compulsory education and training sector
• Hold a teaching qualification or be working towards full QTLS equivalent
• Have the ability to write clear, error-free reports to an appropriate level of standard English.
• Have good IT skills

It is expected that participants’ communication skills will be effective both in writing and orally: clear, accurate, concise and persuasive. Participants will also need good ICT skills. These will be assessed at a recruitment & selection session: date/time tbc