Teaching
Become a…teacher! Work as a further education lecturer, private industry trainer, private tutor, trainer in the public sector or adult education teacher and many more…!
Work with the most exciting people in the world! Teaching is an increasingly popular choice for people with a variety of talents and skills and a hugely rewarding profession, not only in day-to-day terms but also in terms of prospects and benefits.
Our teaching courses offer you the opportunities, training, support and rewards you need to develop and build a stimulating and successful career. They are designed to develop your teaching skills and professional confidence, enabling you to develop relationships with your students and inspire them to learn.
We specialise in training teachers for the further education sector. Our PGCE course provides full professional recognition and opportunity to complete the academic requirements to apply for a teaching licence. PTLSS and CTLLS courses will get you started and form part of the Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) framework. Assessor and Verifier awards provide accreditation for those who internally verify NVQ programmes.
Why choose Guildford College?
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Learning Resource Centre stacked with over 30,000 resources and including study zones and computers. Information is also accessible remotely and staff are on hand to help and give advice
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Subject-specialist teaching staff providing an excellent standard of teaching
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Interactive teaching and learning facilities
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Courses fulfil the training requirements of the Institute for Learning, the professional body overseeing teaching training regulations in Further Education
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Support from College personal tutor and mentor
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Promotes on the job training which allows you to develop professional skills whilst you are teaching
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Engage with other professionals
Day to day
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Managing behaviour
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Planning and enabling learning
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Assessment and learning
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Preparing to teach in the sector
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Theories of learning
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Equality and diversity
Average salary
Qualified FE teachers in colleges can earn between £22,000 to £33,000 a year depending on experience. Those leadership and management jobs can earn from £33,000 to around £80,000.
Moving on
Professional courses in teaching provide the necessary skills and qualifications for you to put theory into practice and embark on a career in teaching or assessing. You can also go on to study further qualifications at the College or another institution.
Links
www.ifl.ac.uk| - IfL is the independent professional body for teachers and trainers in further education (FE) and skills.
www.lifelonglearninguk.org| - Lifelong Learning UK is the Sector Skills Council responsible for the professional development of all those working in community learning and development; further education; higher education; libraries, archives and information services; and work-based learning.
www.city-and-guilds.co.uk| - City & Guilds is the only awarding body solely dedicated to vocational learning.
www.teach.gov.uk| -– The Training and Development Agency for Schools works with schools to develop the workforce and ensure that schools can recruit good-quality, well-trained people.
www.byteachers.org.uk| - The website of the Association of Teachers' websites, offering high quality, free educational resources by teacher, for anyone.
www.voicetheunion.org.uk| - Voice: The Union for Education Professionals (formerly the Professional Association of Teachers) is an independent union that provides news and information about the industry.
www.ioe.ac.uk| - The Institute of Education is a world class centre of excellence for research, teacher training, higher degrees and consultancy in education and education-related areas of social science.