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Professional Standards
for Teachers and Trainers
in England
AOC
(owners)
The Education
and Training
Foundation
AAETO
(owners)
Expert panels
(advice and
insight)
BIS
May
2014
(funders)
Introducing the review
A key objective within the delivery plan for ETF for 2013-2014
Three phases to the review: October 2013 to April 2014
Working closely with teachers, trainers, employers
and sector stakeholders
Survey, 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 providers
Adult and community learning providers
Teacher education providers
Work based learning settings
Specialist colleges and institutions
Armed and uniformed services
Prisons and offender learning institutions
Other public sector organisations
Introducing the Standards
Sections of the Standards
The 2014 Professional Standards
Professional values and attributes
Develop your own judgment of what works and does not work
in your teaching and training
Professional knowledge and understanding
Develop deep and critically informed knowledge and understanding
in theory and practice
Professional Skills
Develop 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 opportunities
An aid in supporting discussions of observed
teaching practice
Providing 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
http://www.et-foundation.co.uk/
Available Spring 2015:
• Case studies to illustrate how the Professional Standards are
being embedded across the sector
• Updated Guidance