Evan Williams
Specialist Education Advisor
Who we are
AOC
(owners)
Our Board
(governance)
AELP
(owners)
The Education
and Training
Foundation
Expert panels
(advice and
insight)
AAETO
(owners)
BIS
(funders)
Our Priorities
• English and Maths
• Leadership, Governance and Management
• Vocational Education and Training
Maths and English
2000 teachers recruited to maths GCSE enhancement programme
£2.8m incentive payments allocated to organisations to recruit maths
teachers
Over 80 expressions of interest to pilot the English GCSE enhancement
programme (national roll out Autumn 2014)
Promoting FE teaching careers, though FE Advice, and Marketing
Toolkit in use by Initial Teacher Training providers
Leadership, Governance and Management
Hundreds of students, staff and governors participating in the
Leadership Conversation and Leadership Register Pilot
Management Training and Development Programme
Governance, and building boards for the future
Pan equalities approach for the FE sector
Vocational Education and Training
Over 30 colleges and training providers accessing Apprenticeships and
Traineeships support prospectus
Case studies published in partnership with Ofsted, over 600 views
CPD Programme to support excellence in Skills Competitions
A framework for Teach Too (coming soon)
Apprenticeships Staff Support Programme
AELP (with AoC, Holex, 157 Group, NIACE and Coventry and Warwickshire
Chamber of Commerce).
Delivered through a range of provider-led projects, focused on two broad themes:
• developing relationships with employers to secure the range and quality
of apprenticeship opportunities;
• further developing vocational teaching, learning and assessment, and
curriculum development capacity, with a focus on approaches to
embedding English and maths, and building on the vocational pedagogy
findings from the CAVTL report.
Traineeships Staff Support Programme
With AELP (with AoC, Holex, NIACE, 157 Group and Spirit Pub Co)
Based on 14 provider-led projects. The four key priorities for the programme are:
• supporting the delivery of English, maths and employability skills;
• developing effective work placements;
• initial assessment and IAG and;
• strategies for working with vulnerable learners.
By September, this will produce a range of professional development resources
for staff involved in the delivery of traineeships.
Visit: http://www.traineeship-staff-support.co.uk/
Who are the providers?
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BCTG Limited
Bedford College
Cambridge Regional College
PETA Ltd
Grantham College
HIT Training Ltd
Derby City Council Adult
Learning Service
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In Touch Care
KEITS Training Services Ltd
KM Training Ltd
East Durham College
Skills for Growth
St Helens Chamber Ltd
West Berkshire Training
Consortium
Professionalising the workforce
New Professional Standards for Teachers and Trainers in England
For use in:
Further education colleges
Voluntary and community sector organisations
Commercial organisations and independent
training providers
Adult and community learning providers
Teacher education providers
Work based learning settings
Specialist colleges and institutions
Armed and uniformed services
Prisons and offender learning institutions
Other public sector organisations
What is the purpose of the 2014
Standards?
Set out clear expectations of effective
practice in education and training
Enable teachers and trainers to identify
areas for their own professional
development
Support initial teacher education
Provide a national reference point that
organisations can use to support the
development of their staff
Find out more
Monthly e-bulletins
Events and projects
Bids and tenders
Showcasing effective practice
Research findings
www.etfoundation.co.uk
enquiries@etfoundation.co.uk
@E_T_Foundation
Professional Standards
for Teachers and Trainers
in England
AOC
(owners)
The Education
and Training
Foundation
AAETO
(owners)
Expert panels
(advice and
insight)
BIS
May
2014
(funders)
Introducing the review
A key objective within the delivery plan for ETF for 2013-2014
Three phases to the review: October 2013 to April 2014
Working closely with teachers, trainers, employers
and sector stakeholders
Survey, consultation events and in-depth interviews
Over 950 responses to the review
What is the purpose of the 2014 Standards?
Who are the Standards for?
Further education colleges
Voluntary and community sector organisations
Commercial organisations and independent training providers
Adult and community learning providers
Teacher education providers
Work based learning settings
Specialist colleges and institutions
Armed and uniformed services
Prisons and offender learning institutions
Other public sector organisations
Introducing the Standards
Sections of the Standards
The 2014 Professional Standards
Professional values and attributes
Develop your own judgment of what works and does not work
in your teaching and training
Professional knowledge and understanding
Develop deep and critically informed knowledge and understanding
in theory and practice
Professional Skills
Develop your expertise and skills to ensure the best outcomes for
learners
Teachers and trainers using the
Professional Standards
To support their own personal professional development
To keep up to date with their subject/vocational area
Support to adapt to the needs of a broad range of learners
To update their teaching practice
Supporting the professional development
of others
A basis for identifying developmental opportunities
An aid in supporting discussions of observed
teaching practice
Providing a series of objectives and guidance for
those new to the sector
Leaders and managers using the
Professional Standards
Improve the quality of teaching and learning
Induction and mentoring systems
Staff development and performance management
Recruitment of staff
Organisational training needs analysis
More information and next steps
Available Spring 2015:
• Case studies to illustrate how the
Professional Standards are being
embedded across the sector
• Updated Guidance
www.etfoundation.co.uk
enquiries@etfoundation.co.uk
@E_T_Foundation