professionalMATTERS SET Fellowship is so rewarding


Nearly 600 people are Fellows of SET, enjoying the most prestigious professional designation (FSET) in further education and training.


As might be expected, Fellows are a pretty select group comprising around three per cent of SET’s total membership. But, although the eligibility criteria for Fellowship are pitched to reflect the experience and achievements of this group – many Fellows hold Masters degrees and PhDs – SET Fellows are as varied as the sector in which they work. What really defines Fellows is their commitment to the further education and training sector and their support for SET members and other colleagues to maintain the highest levels of professional practice. We thought it interesting and useful to ask a few


SET Fellows why they sought fellowships and what it means to them and their practice. On these pages we share some of their comments. If you are interested in becoming a Fellow of


SET pleased visit the SET home page and click on Membership Grades under the Membership tab at the top of the page. Full details of eligibility criteria, as well as contact details, are available on the page.


CASE STUDY ANN GRAVELLS


Ann Gravells runs her own company, Ann Gravells Ltd, and is the author of books for new practitioners in the sector, and those working towards teaching, assessment and quality


assurance qualifications. Ann became a Fellow in 2007.


I feel it’s a demonstration of my professionalism and commitment to the sector. I also have QTLS status. I have met a lot of fantastic, knowledgeable people. It’s great


to have the opportunity to share best practice and to network with others – both personally and professionally. My role is quite isolated, so it’s good to keep in touch with others through SET’s social media channels and events. I have attended some of the network sessions and I have found them extremely informative. I don’t know if many people know that I’m a Fellow. But


Fellowship of SET is a good way to keep up to date with what’s happening in the sector and to take advantage of the fantastic resources and events which are available. My advice to teachers and trainers in the sector is to definitely join SET, or if you’re already a member, then think about becoming a Fellow. Practitioners often work on a freelance or part-time basis in the sector and membership would be a great way to communicate with others and share good practice.


24 ISSUE 36 • SUMMER 2019 inTUITION CASE STUDY SANDI BATES


Sandi Bates is a senior lecturer in education at the University of Wolverhampton. She has been a Fellow since 2007.


Before joining the university I was a teacher for 20


years in early years, teacher education and as a teaching and learning advisor, much of it in FE. I was already a member of the Institute for Learning (SET’s


predecessor) and I achieved my Masters in teaching and learning. I was so proud – it had taken years – and I guess I wanted my achievement recognised so I applied, and became, a Fellow. Fellowship has opened up opportunities to work with SET


in ways that help inform practice across the sector and to join communities of practice that I would not have had access to if I had not been a Fellow. I have since become a reviewer of QTLS and a mentor to those pursuing Advanced Teacher Status (ATS). It is essential for a profession to have a body that represents them. I now teach up to 50 PGCE post-compulsory education student teachers and promote the importance of joining SET as part of their journey to becoming a teacher within the post-compulsory education sector. Really SET is the go-to body for current information about the


sector and the CPD opportunities are useful whatever stage you are at in your career.


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