FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Faculty of Education – Summer 2017 – Issue 22
Expert Practitioners Series
What is HOT in FE?
The Further Education and
Training Team have developed the
Expert Practitioner Series to
support and enhance the students’
development as outstanding
teachers. The sessions are also
open to you as Mentors for your
continuing professional
development. The sessions run on
Tuesday’s from 4.30pm to 6pm at
the Faculty of Education.
For full details of the calendar and
to book on to any session please
contact
[email protected]
VIP NEWS!!

Are you looking for opportunities
to progress your career?
Undertaking QTLS is an excellent
opportunity to make this happen!
Apply by 31 May 2017.
https://set.etfoundation.co.uk/professionalism/
qtls/
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
If you can offer a placement in your
department to one of our Sept 2017
trainees please contact:
 Thousands of degree apprenticeships to be created through multimillion pound development fund. (Apr 05, 2017 / Sector News) Degree apprenticeships are set to open the door to careers in
everything from nursing to construction and food manufacturing,
thanks to a multi-million pound fund. Universities and colleges across
England have been awarded a total of £4.5 million to develop new
degree apprenticeships for students starting in September 2017.
 Staff Development: The Easiest Budget To Cut (But Should It Be?)
 The Recommendations from The Select Committee on
Apprenticeships Report and The Sector Response are out!
 Introducing A Degree Apprenticeship Through The College Of Policing
 RateMyApprenticeship’s Data Shows A Positive Outlook For
Apprenticeship Growth
 Addressing Skills Shortages In Health And Social Care Through FE
Loans
 SET has a NEW Facebook
page https://www.facebook.com/SocEducationTraining/
SET has developed an Introduction to Mentoring programme for its
members in conjunction with Proversity, to enable you to develop
practical skills to support you in your role as a mentor. Find out more
here. https://set.et-foundation.co.uk/…/reso…/mentoring-programme/
The Faculty of Education is pleased to invite you to the Emeritus
Professorial Lecture of Prof Martin Ashley.
‘Evaluating voice assessment as a method in the study of male
adolescent growth’
Wednesday 21st June 2017 4pm – venue tbc
Newly available data from a paediatric clinic study validate the use of
voice as a safe and non-intrusive measurement of key progression
points in male puberty.
To book please email [email protected]
[email protected]
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EHU Partnership Case Study: Hugh Baird College
Aaron Pinchbeck, a FET trainee, had an immediate impact after changing placement. After starting an Enhancement placement at
Hugh Baird College, Aaron soon decided that this setting was the direction he wanted for both this course and his career, and it
was converted into a full time placement.
One feature of Aaron's work on placement has been his wider contribution to the team, and in particular, the use of his technical
skills to contribute to the wider 14-16 provision at Hugh Baird College. His professional mentor, Adam Rooney, explains:
“We were looking at developing a tool to manage pupil progress against their predicted grade. At the start of his placement, Aaron
showed his expertise and knowledge to develop both Year 10 and Year 11 spreadsheets to meet the needs of our department.
This is still a working document and is currently being used every term within our progress meetings. Without Aaron’s efforts to
impress and willingness to showcase his knowledge, this spreadsheet would be nowhere near as good as it currently is.”
Jade Cathy is an Undergraduate Higher Diploma student studying Further Education and Training. She describes her journey here:
“I parked my car and thought: this is it Jade you did it! I was the first child in our family to go to university, how did someone like
me get here? I took a deep breath and made my way to the entrance. It was really big with
so many people in the same position as me on our first day. I looked around thinking; I
wonder if he is clever or did she get all A’s at school? Everyone else looked comfortable and I
felt like I was way out of my depth. Learning didn’t come easy to me as I struggle to take
things in and retain information, but give me something practical to do and I will have no
problem. I soon got the hang of things with lots of help and encouragement from the people
in my class. The teaching team would stay behind and help me understand how to put my
ideas and thoughts into my projects. The first assignment to me felt like a mountain of work
but once I got into the swing of things I was away, I would ask for help and the teachers
supported me and nothing was too much trouble.
I had my work placement at Hugh Baird College and loved it, I enjoyed helping other students find what they were good at and
what they struggled with and with all the encouragement that Edge Hill University teachers had shown me I took this on board
used this to help the students I was working with.
I really enjoyed being at a University, no-one ever made you feel stupid or inadequate it was like a second family who helped you
along the way. We had laugher, tears, stress and lots of fun!
I will be leaving here with lots of confidence and knowledge on how I can be a better person, with lots of advice on how to be a
good teacher and further my career. This will all help as I have been offered a job a Hugh Baird College teaching and I have gained
lots of experience and made some friends for life.” Jade Carthy – UHD FET Student 2016
Contributions like these are one of the reasons EHU FET trainees are welcomed into placement. Innovation, to help bring new
ideas into placement settings, is just one of the positive reasons for having an EHU student.
EHU Partnership Case Study: Power In Partnership
“My time at Edge Hill University has been a truly positive experience and a period of improvement and self-reflection, as well as
making some true friends for life. I will not only gain a great teaching qualification and hopefully
become an outstanding (grade 1) teacher, but also gain many transferable skills to become an
even better teacher in the future. The course has been challenging and the amount of
paperwork is extreme and I do not think that any amount of discussion or pre-warning from
tutors can really prepare anyone for what happens during a PGCE. That being said, the support
from your fellow students and tutors ensures that we all feel like we can get through each
assignment and the teaching observations. I am fortunate that I have had an excellent setting
for my professional practice placement, which has allowed me to fully develop my teaching
abilities in the type of setting that I wanted to specialise in, working with young adults
disengaged from mainstream education. Again, I have been extremely fortunate that my
placement has offered me a job at the end of the course, something which I am excited about,
(and quite relieved). Furthermore, I will be enrolling on a PhD course at Lancaster University in
September, to conduct research in Dyslexia and its impact on language learning in education, particularly focussing on young
adults who have not had good experiences in educational settings. This research topic is directly related to my experience on the
PGCE FET course and in my placement setting.” Jamie Lees – PGCE FET Student 2016
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