A Guide to the Diploma in Teaching and Related Qualifications

“A great book for anyone starting out teaching in the FES sector or considering it! It provides a detailed overview of all the key elements of the sector, including things missed in other books. Using tables, it clearly and simply presents the multiple components and challenges of this hugely complex sector. There is also comprehensive guidance for the things that really matter when teaching in FES, helping trainees become effective teachers. Easy to read with useful activities and questions to promote reflection and discussion, as well as signposting to informative websites. In short, it is the perfect complement to any initial teacher education course and a must for those training to teach in FES.“  

– Sarah Boodt * Senior Lecturer in Post 16 Education, Department of Teacher Education, Sheffield Hallam University *

”…This excellent book covers all the mandatory content of the Diploma in Teaching and the Apprenticeship Occupational Duties: indeed, these are mapped to chapter content at the very start of each chapter. The book is particularly good at exploring those new areas it was felt should be addressed as an enhancement of the previous Diploma in Education and Training (DET) and does so in a thorough and comprehensive manner. Useful pedagogical features, such as case studies, critical questions, developmental questions, discussions, activities as well as brief tests to check understanding, will help readers apply content to their practice whether they are learning alone or in groups.”

– Andy Armitage, Education Consultant * Formerly – Head of Post-Compulsory Education and Training, Canterbury Christ Church University *

“Comprehensive, well-structured and up to date, this book will enable trainee teachers to navigate the institutions, practices and policies of the FES sector, whilst also guiding them through their course. The writers have successfully combined wide scope and careful scholarship. With activities to check understanding and suggested further reading for each chapter, it will be invaluable for those entering the sector.”

– Kevin Orr * Visiting Professor at Goldsmiths, University of London and at University of Huddersfield *

Lynn Senior has held a variety of teaching and management roles in further and higher education. She was the Director of the Education and Training Consortium, University of Huddersfield, for four years and has a total of over 30 years’ experience within the sectors.

Neil Barnes is the Head of Professional Accreditation and Quality in the Faculty for Education, Health and Human Sciences at the University of Greenwich.

Joyce I-Hui Chen has worked in a range of educational sectors for more than 20 years, abroad and in the UK. She is a quality enhancement manager at the College of West Anglia, managing initial teacher education programmes, a LSRN co-convenor for East Anglia and one of the co-founders of CWARIF (the College of West Anglia Research and Innovation Forum).

Scott Clarke is the centre manager and programme leader for teacher education at the City of Liverpool College where he leads and teaches on both the pre-service and in-service Cert Ed and PGCE.

Heather Sherman has over a decade of experience working in the secondary and further education and skills sectors, starting her career as a secondary history teacher.