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Romford and Wagga Wagga are a world apart geographically, but beauty therapy teacher and SET Member Katy Anderson and Australian counterpart Naomi Zadow prove that great teaching speaks a universal language, even if some of the specific approaches to learning differ markedly.


KATY ANDERSON IS A BEAUTY THERAPY LECTURER AT BARKING & DAGENHAM COLLEGE


Professional development is central to the practice of both Katy, a Member of SET, and Naomi. Katy, whose working week involves teaching two to three different groups per week, with between eight and 10 hours face-to-face teaching time per class,


chooses a new professional development unit every year to ensure her skills are still industry standard. The college provides a small budget to


allow lecturers to attend additional courses, and Katy keeps her teaching skills up to scratch through termly staff developmental days offered by the college. Extensive industry links ensure students and staff receive discounted training and professional development directly from the companies to which they are linked. Students can open up accounts


with these brands when they are ready to set up in business. Like Naomi, Katy began her career working in the beauty industry. She moved into teaching six years ago, describing it as “the perfect route for me to progress in my career”. Katy has NVQ Levels 2 and 3 in beauty therapy


and a Level 4 PTLLS (Preparing to Teaching in Lifelong Learning and Skills) award. She also has a PGCE, Level 4 assessors’ qualification and an


internal quality assurance qualification. Unlike Naomi, Katy encourages her students to assess each other’s practical skills throughout the learning stages, with lecturer support. There is also extensive tutor assessment as well as written student assignments.


WAGGA WAGGA, NEW SOUTH WALES NAOMI ZADOW IS A DEPARTMENTAL


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Naomi has been a beauty therapy teacher for 17 years and currently does around 15 hours of face-to-face teaching


per week. This is significantly less than Katy, but Naomi does devote 20 hours to administration, compared to Katy’s six to eight hours.


Like Katy, Naomi is highly qualified and holds a Bachelor of Vocational Education and Teaching, an Associate Diploma of Applied Science


(Beauty Therapy) and a Bachelor of Health Science (Dermal Therapies). She is a member of the Australian Society of Dermal Clinicians.


It is a requirement of Naomi’s employment that she must keep up to speed with developments in her practice and attend professional development courses. Some funding is available that helps with the cost of courses.


Naomi also works in a beauty salon on a weekly basis. Like Katy, links with the beauty industry also mean access to product knowledge workshops.


Naomi describes herself as “a bit traditional” when it comes to her approach to teaching. But like Katy she is happy to mix approaches in the training salon, incorporating a fair amount of self-directed learning and research by students. In contrast to Katy, peer assessment does not feature in Naomi’s approach to learner feedback. It is an audit requirement that Naomi gives written feedback to her


students, which they have to sign to acknowledge they have been given feedback. Naomi also provides verbal feedback. Naomi and her team have had to deal with new training rules introduced in 2016.


TAFE NSW is Australia’s largest vocational education and training provider. It has more than 500,000 students in 130 campuses, as well as based in workplaces and learning online.


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BARKING & DAGENHAM COLLEGE is a general further education college on the outskirts of London. It has more than 12,000 students, and quality watchdog Ofsted has praised its innovative and entrepreneurial ethos and its support for students.


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