Teaching in Further Education and Skills

Unlock your understanding and potential with this accessible guide to teaching and training in Further Education and SkillsWritten by experts in the field, this textbook will clearly explain and demystify ideas, concepts and theories, to help you to become a great Further Education and Skills teacher. Covering core topics such as curriculum, assessment and pedagogy, this book is fully up-to-date and written with learners in mind. It includes a range of features including: Case studies provide real examples of how concepts apply in real classrooms.Reflective tasks help you to think about your own practice and apply your learning to your own subject specialismTips for teaching provide you with practical advice on how to apply ideas to classrooms, workshops and online.This textbook is ideal for all Level 5 teaching courses, such as the Certificate in Education and the Diploma in Teaching (FE & Skills), along with Level 6 and Level 7 PGCE and PGDE programmes.

Dr Dan Williams is the University of Derby's Programme Leader for Initial Teacher Education, Post-14 Further Education and Skills. In this role, he led the provision to an 'outstanding' Ofsted inspection outcome (May 2024), making it the largest and most diverse provider in the country to achieve this accolade. In addition to his main role, Dan has a PhD in education and is currently content curator and editor of the ETF's quarterly inTuition journal. Kayte has been employed as Assistant Programme Lead for Initial Teacher Education, post-14 Further Education and Skills, at the University of Derby since 2021, taking a lead on the specialist English pathway and supporting an 'outstanding' Ofsted rating in 2024. Mike began working in Initial Teacher Education in 2020 teaching on the diploma in education and training before moving to his current post as lecturer in ITE (FE and Skills) at the University of Worcester in 2022. As part of this role, Mike has designed the university's diploma in teaching, which istaught at two partner colleges. He is a member of the ETF and a fellow of the HEA.