to each one of the 20 Professional Standards. The research tool is a redeveloped and enhanced version of the popular Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) research map developed in 2016. It is hosted on the Society for Education and


Training’s (SET) website, and offers clear navigation to a range of intuitive features designed to be accessed anywhere, any time, on any mobile or desktop devices. The tool gives users quick access to an updated range of new resources relating to the Professional Standards, including blogs, papers, videos, posters and much more, including a number of practical and research-based articles published in inTuition over the years. Tricia Odell, head of QTLS and Advanced Teacher Status at the ETF, said: “Since their development in 2014, the Professional Standards have supported practitioners to maintain and improve standards of teaching and learning, and outcomes for learners. “The Professional Standards Research Tool aims


to help busy teachers source accessible research articles and reports that are referenced to the professional standards.


“It will be of significant benefit to those undertaking


QTLS and ATS [Advanced Teacher Status], as these participants are required to demonstrate how improvements in their practice have been informed by relevant educational research and theory.” Although hosted on the SET website the research


tool is available to all further education and training practitioners, whether members of SET or not. The Professional Standards were never meant to sit on a shelf for occasional reference and the new research tool makes the standards more useful than ever in supporting knowledge and practice.


MORE RESOURCES LINKED TO THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS


The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) offers a range of free resources to help practitioners get the most out of the Professional Standards for Teachers and Trainers. For many the first port of call will be the Professional Standards Self-


Development Guide. This 20-page guide, available from the ETF website (see link below), explains


how to use the Professional Standards self-assessment tool (more details below), and how to use the outcomes to identify and then plan personal and professional development needs.


Supplementing and building on this document is the Professional Standards


‘How To’ Guide which includes a collection of case studies outlining how different employers went about supporting their staff in using the standards. The Professional Standards Self-Assessment Tool is a simple way for practitioners to rate their own knowledge and skills against the professional standards, in a non-judgemental way. The tool generates charts at the end giving users useful at-a-glance insights into how they rated themselves against the standards. For all resources relating to the Professional Standards for Teachers and


Trainers visit the ETF’s website or, if reading your inTuition in digital format, simply click on this link: bit.ly/ProfessionalStandardsHome


THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS AND TRAINERS


Professional Values and Attributes 1. Reflect on what works best in your teaching and learning to meet the diverse needs of learners.


2. Evaluate and challenge your practice, values and beliefs.


3. Inspire, motivate and raise aspirations of learners through your enthusiasm and knowledge.


4. Be creative and innovative in selecting and adapting strategies to help learners to learn.


5. Value and promote social and cultural diversity, equality of opportunity and inclusion.


6. Build positive and collaborative relationships with colleagues and learners.


Professional Knowledge and Understanding 7. Maintain and update knowledge of your subject and/or vocational area.


8. Maintain and update your knowledge of educational research to develop evidence-based practice.


9. Apply theoretical understanding of effective practice in teaching, learning and assessment, drawing on research and other evidence.


10. Evaluate your practice with others and assess its impact on learning.


11. Manage and promote positive learner behaviour. 12. Understand the teaching and professional role and your responsibilities.


Professional Skills 13. Motivate and inspire learners to promote achievement and develop their skills to enable progression.


14. Plan and deliver effective learning programmes for diverse groups or individuals in a safe and inclusive environment.


15. Promote the benefits of technology and support learners in its use.


16. Address the mathematics and English needs of learners and work creatively to overcome individual barriers to learning.


17. Enable learners to share responsibility for their own learning and assessment, setting goals that stretch and challenge.


18. Apply appropriate and fair methods of assessment and provide constructive and timely feedback to support progression and achievement.


19. Maintain and update your teaching and training expertise and vocational skills through collaboration with employers.


20. Contribute to organisational development and quality improvement through collaboration with others.


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