Tutor and Assessor Trainer
Recruitment
Summer 2016
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 2014 – 15 we worked with over 6500 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, EDAS,
SWRAC, Prince’s Trust, Children's Centres and
Libraries.
Our vision and mission
Vision
Strong, skilled and prosperous communities
Mission
Improving skills - for you, your community, your
business
Our Area
Gillingham
Sturminster
Newton
Ferndown
Our values
• Inspiring learning and raising aspirations
• Embracing change and challenge
• Respecting individuality
• Inclusive, ethical and accessible
• Professional and efficient
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
• Troubled families
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 Skills and Business Development
(VSBD)
• Community Learning (CL)
Foundation Learning and Access
• Qualification courses up to and including
Level 2 and GCSEs in English and maths
• Entry level qualifications in English for
Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
• Functional Skills ICT – From E1 to Level 2
• IT qualifications including ECDL
• Support for apprentices in English, maths
and ICT
Vocational Skills and Business Development
Courses & e-learning leading to qualifications for employment and
further education and training in:
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Bookkeeping and Accounting
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Hairdressing, Beauty and Complementary Therapies
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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 including;
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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
Ready for Work Programmes
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
• business development and management courses
• organisational development support and services to
business
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 – monthly by BACS
• 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 a minimum
number 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
• Assessor Trainers = 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
• Ensure that you have read and understand the job description and
person specification for your chosen role
• Raise any queries with a member of our curriculum team
• Complete the Teaching Application Form on the ‘Working for Us’
page of our website and submit to the designated email address
• Recommended submission date; as soon as possible. Rolling
recruitment between 1st June 2016 and 19th August 2016.
• Final Closing date; 12th August 2016
• Interviews = micro-teach and formal panel interview
• References taken up
• Induction during August and early September – dates to be advised
• Term begins w/c 12th September 2014 but must be available on
Thurs 8th September for training
Questions?
Please refer all queries to;
sandlapplications@poole.gov.uk
We aim to respond within 3 working days
Make sure that your application form
includes details of the subject area you can
deliver and the locations you can travel to.
Info and Contact
www.skillsandlearningbdp.co.uk
01202 262300
infopal@poole.gov.uk