Learning and Skills Teacher – Apprenticeship Standard

This apprenticeship is best suited to someone already in an unqualified teacher role or a vocational education and training role, with responsibility for delivery of group teaching or training in a classroom or workshop setting. 

• Teacher apprenticeship contract – a minimum of two years to enable End Point Assessment
• Evidence of a Level 3 (at least) qualification in your own subject-specialism
• Evidence of an approved Level 2 qualification in English Language and Maths (or a commitment to achieve these prior to the End Point Assessment)
• A mentor in the organisation where you work to support your development

Roles and responsibilities of a teacher

• Explore the roles and responsibilities of a teacher in the post-14 environment
• Identify teaching and learning methods in your subject/area of teaching
• Investigate adaptive teaching methods
• Develop reflective skills

Learners and learning

• Review a range of learning theories
• Analyse and apply different theoretical approaches within your classroom
• Reflect on the effectiveness of the approaches used

Classroom management

• Identify effective learning behaviours
• Explore a number of different theoretical approaches to support students in establishing positive learner behaviour
• Implement a number of classroom management strategies in your classroom

Designing your curriculum 

• Explore the wider context of curriculum design
• Review the policies/initiatives which impact on curriculum change
• Evaluate the sequence of your curriculum and suggest how this might be developed
• Plan for the wider curriculum

Becoming a subject specialist 

• Consider and evaluate the pedagogy used within your subject
• Review and plan how you will continue to develop your subject knowledge

Mock End Point Assessment

Gateway and End Point Assessment 

• Lesson observation and professional discussion
• Professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio of evidence

You will learn via blended learning.

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Learners maintain an activity portfolio alongside on-programme assessment. With the approval of their employer, learners will progress to the End Point Assessment where they will be required to undertake a lesson observation and professional discussion along with a second professional discussion supported by their portfolio of evidence.

• QTLS: Professional Formation for the FE and Skills sector (equating to QTS in schools)
• A permanent position as a teacher in Post-14 Education, for example in schools, FE colleges, training providers and prison education services
• A BA (Hons) Education Studies or Masters in Education (depending on your prior qualifications)