Teachers to benefit from £8m T Level fund
Teachers and trainers will benefit from a new £8 million professional development offer from the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) to help them prepare for T Levels. The new T Level Professional Development offer will help practitioners
to develop their skills and knowledge so they are ready to deliver T Levels from 2020. Training is expected to be available from Spring 2019. The first T Level courses in education and childcare, construction and
digital will be taught in over 50 further education providers from September 2020. A further 22 courses will be rolled out from 2021 onwards. Bespoke training will focus on making sure teachers understand the pioneering new qualifications and will provide an opportunity to update subject and industry knowledge. The funding will also help sector leaders to prepare for this significant change. Anne Milton, the apprenticeships and skills minister, said: “This new offer will help teachers to build on their skills and gain the additional knowledge they need to make the new T Levels a success as soon as the starting pistol is fired.” David Russell, chief executive of the ETF, said: “We are pleased to have been given the responsibility of meeting the T Level-related professional development needs of teachers, trainers and leaders. “We bring to this role our experience, expertise and partnership ethic in
supporting the workforce to deliver the technical education our learners, employers and country need and deserve.” The T Level Professional Development offer is being developed by the
ETF in partnership with the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and the wider FE sector.
ATS holders to get Chartered Teacher Status
Holders of the Society for Education and Training’s (SET) badge of professional mastery, Advanced Teacher Status (ATS), will also automatically gain Chartered Teacher Status from the Chartered College of Teaching. ATS, which is only available through SET and is conferred by the
Education and Training Foundation (ETF), recognises experienced professionals who can demonstrate mastery in teaching and/or training, an exemplary degree of subject knowledge and effective collaboration to improve teaching standards. The inaugural cohort of 19 professionals to achieve ATS, which was launched in June 2017, will be the first to hold both ATS and Chartered Teacher Status, when the latter is conferred by the Chartered College of Teaching in 2019. The agreement between the ETF and the Chartered College of Teaching further cements the parity of professional status between teachers in the FE and training sector and those in schools. Professor Dame Alison Peacock, chief executive of the Chartered College of Teaching, said: “We want to see expertise in teaching running through the DNA of teachers across the whole profession. As with our Chartered Teacher programme, ATS celebrates evidence-informed, high-quality teaching and will play an important role in raising the status of the profession.” David Russell, the ETF’s chief executive, said: “The additional
conferment of Chartered Teacher Status is a significant reward for those who bring their high levels of skill and commitment to teaching and training and help to promote high standards across the sector.”
BENEFIT FROM DISCOUNTS SET members can access the new PlayPass benefits platform, which offers savings across a range of experiences, events and life essentials. PlayPass, delivered through
SET partners Boundless, offers deals in a range of areas including insurance and finance, travel, motoring, shopping, days out, and health and well-being. Every SET member receives their own individualised code by email, along with registration instructions, which allows them to sign up to PlayPass for free. The usual price for membership bodies is £20.
NEW SPECIAL INTEREST DIGESTS Members of SET can now benefit from 12 new and improved Special Interest Digests (SIDs), packed with the latest content, course information and developments across the further education and training sector.
The SIDs, which can be found via the My SET dashboard, include useful links and signposting to the latest news, events, courses, articles, videos and digital events, all aimed at enhancing practitioners’ knowledge and understanding. The current list of SIDs is: Health and well-being, offender learning, SEND, Prevent, leadership, English, learner motivations, learning technology, maths, practitioner research, professional development and technical education.
ATS is open only to those who have already achieved Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status. For further information visit the SET website and click ATS under the Professionalism tab on the home page. If you’re reading the digital version of your inTuition click
goo.gl/XqiACi
RECRUITING PAG MEMBERS The Society for Education and Training (SET) will be looking to recruit new members to its Practitioner Advisory Group (PAG) in the new year. It comprises SET members from across the sector and advises on strategy, reporting into the SET Management Board. Please direct any inquiries to
membership.communications@
etfoundation.co.uk
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