Tutor and Assessor
Recruitment
April/May 2015
Programme
• Introduction to Skills & Learning
– Our vision and mission
– Our geography and client groups
– CPD
– What we expect
• Question and answer session
• Meet the staff
Who are we?
Skills & Learning Bournemouth, Dorset and
Poole
• Adult learning service covering the whole county
of Dorset
• In 2013 – 14 we worked with over 8000 learners
• We also work in partnership with a large number
of organisations across the county including; the
local authorities of Bournemouth, Dorset and
Poole, Job Centre Plus, Abilities, BCHA,
Equilibrium, EDAS, SWRAC, Prince’s Trust,
Children's Centres and Libraries.
Our vision and mission
• Vision
– To be the best, giving people the opportunity
to unlock their potential, develop personal
skills, gain qualifications and fulfil their
aspirations
• Mission
– Empowering people through innovative, high
quality, accessible learning
Our Area
Gillingham
Sturminster
Newton
Ferndown
Our values
• Delivering excellence and innovation in all
we do
• Valuing and empowering learners, staff
and communities
• Working with others to get the best
• Promoting efficiency and professionalism
What Ofsted has said about us
• Class sizes are small, providing good
opportunities for individual support and attention
• Care, guidance and support are good
• Success rates are very good
• Learners develop their skills well within a short
period
• Learners enrich their social and working lives as a
result of the skills they gain
• The recording/monitoring of learners’ progress on
social and personal development programmes is
particularly good
Our learners
• Those looking to upskill or retrain and gain
qualifications
• Those who enjoy leisure interest courses
• Employed staff updating their skills
• Those needing to brush up English and maths skills
• Those looking for jobs and employability – sometimes
mandated to attend
• Those for whom English is not their first language
• Many with very differing (often chaotic) lifestyles
• Adults with learning disabilities, health conditions,
mental ill health
What our learners told Ofsted
• Learners liked
– The teachers – who are very patient, skilful
and helpful
– The excellent learning support
– Very enjoyable course which builds skills and
confidence
– The very calm classroom atmosphere
– The well maintained and clean premises
– Extremely helpful administration staff
Our curriculum areas
• Foundation Learning and Access (FL & A)
• Vocational and Professional Development
(VPD)
• Community Learning (CL)
Foundation Learning and Access
• Qualification courses up to and including
Level 2 in English and maths
• Entry level qualifications in English for
Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
• Functional Skills ICT – From E1 to Level 2
• Accredited employability skills courses for
Job Centre Plus applicants at Entry 1-3
• Traineeships (delivered by partners)
• Support for apprentices in English, maths and
ICT
Vocational and Professional Development
Courses & e-learning leading to qualifications for employment and further
education and training in:
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Bookkeeping, payroll, IT & Digital Skills
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Hairdressing, Beauty and Complementary Therapies
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GCSEs
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Health & Social Care and Counselling
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Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools and Initial Teacher
Training (to teach adults)
Work-based learning including Apprenticeships in a variety of subjects
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Business Admin and Customer Service
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Health and Social Care
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Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools
Commercial Train & Grow programme - delivered by professional
tutors/trainers in the workplace and to corporate clients
Appreciate, Create & Enjoy – high quality leisure learning
Commercial Programme
Train & Grow
• provides training solutions that help business people
improve performance and competitiveness in the global
market.
• Bite-sized workshops delivered in the workplace or at
our centres
• Bespoke delivery
Appreciate, Create & Enjoy (ACE)
• High quality leisure courses with a touch of luxury
• No exams or assessments and minimal paperwork
Community Learning
Non accredited (leisure) learning advertised mainly through the
brochure. Subjects include;
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Languages – French, Spanish, German, Italian
Family History
Art and craft – Painting, Sewing Machine skills
ICT
Cookery – Cake Decorating, Cook Thai, Cook Indian
Creative Technology – Web Design, Photoshop
Agewell courses – for isolated over 60’s
Learnwell courses – for learners with learning disabilities
Living well – health & wellbeing courses
Employability Plus – Job Clubs & ICT drop in sessions
Family Learning - in collaboration with schools and children’s centres
Management of Project and Partnership Fund activity
We expect our teaching and learning staff
to:
• Deliver outstanding and innovative teaching and
learning
• Ensure the safe welfare of our learners
• Be available to teach every session as per contract
• Be flexible and give appropriate time to planning,
preparation and assessing outside class time
• Prepare schemes of work and lesson plans
• Assess learners’ progress and record achievement
(RARPA)
• Give information and advice
We expect our teaching and learning staff to;
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Undertake Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Be available to teach or assess daytimes and evenings
Have good group management skills
Have excellent organisation and time management skills
Use Interactive Learning Technology (ILT) to enhance learning
Be self sufficient
Embed English, maths and employability skills in all courses
Attend network meetings
Deliver qualifications that exceed awarding organisation quality
standards
• Work with colleagues to improve standards
• Manage the classroom activity of learning support staff and
volunteers
What we offer in return
• Payment
• Job Satisfaction – unlocking learners’
potential
• Excellent CPD opportunities
• Support
• Mentoring
• Membership of Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Project delivery opportunities
Things you need to know
• Course viability is subject to minimum
numbers of enrolments
• Viability decisions are made a week before
the course starts
• We prefer tutors to commit to delivery of
multiple courses
• We are not able to offer fixed hour
contracts
Qualifications
• Tutors = minimum of the Education & Training Award/PTLLS
qualification (Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector) or
equivalent
• Assessors = an assessor award (Level 3 Certificate in Assessing
Vocational achievement, A1 or D32/D33)
• All tutors/assessors = a vocational/subject specific qualification at a
minimum of Level 3
• All tutors/assessors = Level 2 qualifications in English & maths
• Tutors will need to be prepared to work towards the Level 5 Diploma
in Education and Training (formerly DTLLS) if teaching qualification
courses in FL&A or VPD
• If you don’t have PTLLS we won’t be able to consider you for any
teaching vacancies but can advise you how to get started as Skills &
Learning will be offering the Level 3 Education & Training Award
from Sept.
Recognised teaching qualifications
You may already hold one of the following recognised
qualifications:
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Certificate/Diploma in Education & Training
CTLLS/DTLLS
C&G 7302 Diploma
C&G 7306 Level 3
7307 Stage 1&2
7407 Stage 1, 2 and 3
Cert Ed/ Cert Ed FE
C&G 9285
PGCE or BEd
RSA Diploma in Teaching and Learning in ABE
Registration Number from the Education Department
Subject Specific Teaching Qualifications
You may hold one of the following:
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JEB IT Teachers’ Diploma
British Wheel of Yoga Diploma
EXTEND Exercise Teaching Diploma
RSA Certificate/Diploma in Teaching Foreign
Languages to Adults/TESOL
• ACSET Stages 1 & 2 Teaching Adults
• RSA Teachers’ Certificate in Office Studies
Next Steps
• Q&A with Curriculum teams at tables
• Complete an Expression of Interest form before you leave and hand
to a member of S&L staff
• Complete the on-line application form on the Borough of Poole
website www.poole.gov.uk
• Recommended submission date; 15th May 2015
• Final Closing date; 14 June 2015
• Short-listing begins; 18th May 2015
• Interviews begin; 26th May (micro-teach and formal panel interview)
• References taken up
• Induction during August and early September – dates to be advised
• Term begins w/c 14th September 2014 but must be available w/c 7th
September for training
Questions?
• General Questions relevant to all
• Opportunity to ask specific questions to
individual teams at their tables after the
sessions
Empowering people
through innovative, high
quality, accessible learning