Evan WilliamsSpecialist Education Advisor

AELP (owners)

Who we are

The Education

and Training Foundation

Our Board (governance)

AAETO(owners)

BIS (funders)

Expert panels(advice and

insight)

AOC(owners)

Our Priorities

• English and Maths• Leadership, Governance and

Management• Vocational Education and Training

Maths and English2000 teachers recruited to maths GCSE enhancement programme

£2.8m incentive payments allocated to organisations to recruit maths teachers

Over 80 expressions of interest to pilot the English GCSE enhancement programme (national roll out Autumn 2014)

Promoting FE teaching careers, though FE Advice, and MarketingToolkit in use by Initial Teacher Training providers

Leadership, Governance and Management

Hundreds of students, staff and governors participating in the Leadership Conversation and Leadership Register Pilot

Management Training and Development Programme

Governance, and building boards for the future

Pan equalities approach for the FE sector

Vocational Education and Training

Over 30 colleges and training providers accessing Apprenticeships and Traineeships support prospectus

Case studies published in partnership with Ofsted, over 600 views

CPD Programme to support excellence in Skills Competitions

A framework for Teach Too (coming soon)

Apprenticeships Staff Support ProgrammeAELP (with AoC, Holex, 157 Group, NIACE and Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce).

Delivered through a range of provider-led projects, focused on two broad themes:

• developing relationships with employers to secure the range and quality of apprenticeship opportunities;

• further developing vocational teaching, learning and assessment, and curriculum development capacity, with a focus on approaches to embedding English and maths, and building on the vocational pedagogy findings from the CAVTL report.

Traineeships Staff Support ProgrammeWith AELP (with AoC, Holex, NIACE, 157 Group and Spirit Pub Co)

Based on 14 provider-led projects. The four key priorities for the programme are:

• supporting the delivery of English, maths and employability skills;

• developing effective work placements; • initial assessment and IAG and; • strategies for working with vulnerable learners.

By September, this will produce a range of professional development resources for staff involved in the delivery of traineeships.

Visit: http://www.traineeship-staff-support.co.uk/

Who are the providers?• BCTG Limited• Bedford College• Cambridge Regional

College • PETA Ltd • Grantham College• HIT Training Ltd• Derby City Council Adult

Learning Service

• In Touch Care• KEITS Training Services

Ltd• KM Training Ltd• East Durham College• Skills for Growth• St Helens Chamber Ltd• West Berkshire Training

Consortium

Professionalising the workforce

For use in:Further education colleges Voluntary and community sector

organisations Commercial organisations and

independent training providersAdult and community learning providersTeacher education providersWork based learning settings Specialist colleges and institutionsArmed and uniformed servicesPrisons and offender learning

institutionsOther public sector organisations

New Professional Standards for Teachers and Trainers in England

What is the purpose of the 2014 Standards?

Set out clear expectations of effective practice in education and training

Enable teachers and trainers to identify areas for their own professional development

Support initial teacher education

Provide a national reference point that organisations can use to support the development of their staff

Find out more

Monthly e-bulletinsEvents and projectsBids and tendersShowcasing effective practice Research findings

www.etfoundation.co.uk enquiries@etfoundation.co.uk

@E_T_Foundation

Professional Standards for Teachers and Trainers

in England The

Education and Training FoundationAAETO

(owners)

BIS (funders)

Expert panels(advice and

insight)

AOC(owners)

May 2014

Introducing the reviewA key objective within the delivery plan for ETF for 2013-2014

Three phases to the review: October 2013 to April 2014Working closely with teachers, trainers, employers

and sector stakeholdersSurvey, consultation events and in-depth interviews

Over 950 responses to the review

What is the purpose of the 2014 Standards?

Who are the Standards for?Further education colleges Voluntary and community sector organisations Commercial organisations and independent training providersAdult and community learning providersTeacher education providersWork based learning settings Specialist colleges and institutionsArmed and uniformed servicesPrisons and offender learning institutionsOther public sector organisations

Introducing the Standards

Sections of the Standards

The 2014 Professional StandardsProfessional values and attributesDevelop your own judgment of what works and does not work in your teaching and training

Professional knowledge and understandingDevelop deep and critically informed knowledge and understanding in theory and practice

Professional SkillsDevelop your expertise and skills to ensure the best outcomes for learners

Teachers and trainers using the Professional Standards

To support their own personal professional development

To keep up to date with their subject/vocational area

Support to adapt to the needs of a broad range of learners

To update their teaching practice

Supporting the professional development of others

A basis for identifying developmental opportunitiesAn aid in supporting discussions of observed teaching practiceProviding a series of objectives and guidance for those new to the sector

Leaders and managers using the Professional Standards

Improve the quality of teaching and learning

Induction and mentoring systems

Staff development and performance management

Recruitment of staff

Organisational training needs analysis

More information and next steps

Available Spring 2015: • Case studies to illustrate how

the Professional Standards are being embedded across the sector

• Updated Guidancewww.etfoundation.co.uk

enquiries@etfoundation.co.uk @E_T_Foundation