Guidance on teacher roles and initial teacher training qualifications

Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) have just published the new Guidance for awarding institutions on teacher roles and initial teacher training qualifications. The newly revised guidance is for both generic qualifications, and literacy, numeracy and ESOL qualifications. To download the guidance visit: http://www.lluk.org/ittreforms/ Institute for learning. Over 2,000 teachers & trainers have registered as members of the Institute for Learning (IfL) since its new website and online registration facility went live on 1 September 2007. In line with new regulations that came into force at the beginning of September, all FE college teachers: * have to register as members of IfL * undertake at least 30 hours' continuing professional development (CPD) each year and * abide by a code of professional practice Teachers new to the sector from September 2007 are additionally required to become licensed practitioners and achieve Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status or Associate Teacher learning and Skills (ALTE) status.New ESOL, Literacy and Numeracy teachers are all considered to have a full teacher role and therefore would need to have QTLS not ATLS. Although not mandatory for them, existing teachers are also encouraged to become licensed practitioners, as this becomes the future benchmark for the sector. Teachers have a seven-month window in which to register, which means that existing teachers need to register by 31 March 2008. These regulations form part of the Government's wider FE workforce reforms, which collectively support the National Improvement Strategy for FE designed to create a qualified workforce with a sustainable culture of professionalism. The link is for IFL website

External Link: http://www.ifl.ac.uk/services/p_wwv_page?id=140