The Award in Education and Training

Ann has been teaching, assessing and quality assuring in the further education and skills sector since 1983. She is a director of her own company Ann Gravells Ltd, an educational consultancy based in East Yorkshire. She specialises in teaching, training, assessment and quality assurance. Ann holds a Masters in Educational Management, a PGCE, a Degree in Education, and a Medal of Excellence for teaching. She is a Fellow of the Society for Education and Training, and holds QTLS status. Ann has been writing textbooks since 2006 which are mainly based on her own experiences as a teacher and the subsequent education of trainee teachers. She aims to write in plain English to help anyone with their role. She creates resources for teachers and learners such as PowerPoints and handouts for the assessment, quality assurance, and teacher training qualifications.  Ann has worked for several awarding organisations producing qualification guidance, policies and procedures, and carrying out the external quality assurance of teaching, assessment and quality assurance qualifications. She is a consultant to The University of Cambridge’s Institute of Continuing Education, Ofqual, and the awarding organisation Training Qualifications UK (TQUK). Ann Gravells’ textbooks The teaching, assessment and quality assurance qualification titles change over time. Ann has written books in the past which reflect these titles and has updated them when they have changed. However, the content of the qualifications and the job roles which teachers, assessors and quality assurers carry out remain very much the same. Ann has now written three generic books aimed at covering all the teaching, assessment and quality assurance qualifications as well as the relevant job roles. It doesn’t matter what the qualification title might be called now or in the future or which awarding organisation offers it, these three books should meet the required content of them all. Principles and Practices of Assessment (2015) Principles and Practices of Quality Assurance (2016) Principles and Practices of Teaching and Training (2017) Ann’s first book Delivering Adult Learning was written in 2006 and was aimed at anyone taking the qualification of the same title. This book is no longer in print, but forged the beginning of her writing career and her aim of helping trainee teachers with their role. Ann is the author of the following text books, many of which are now in new editions (listed here in alphabetical order). Achieving your Assessment and Quality Assurance Units (TAQA) (2014) Delivering Employability Skills in the Lifelong Learning Sector (2010) Passing Assessments for the Award in Education and Training (2013) Passing PTLLS Assessments (2012) Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (2012) The Award in Education and Training (2014) What is Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector? (2012) She is co-author of: Equality and Diversity in the Lifelong Learning Sector (2012) Passing CTLLS Assessments (2010) Planning and Enabling Learning in the Lifelong Learning Sector (2010) The Best Vocational Trainer’s Guide (2015) The Certificate in Education and Training (2014) Passing Assessments for the Certificate in Education and Training (2014) She has edited: Study Skills for PTLLS (2012) Achieving QTLS Status (2018) 50 Teaching and Learning Approaches (2019) 50 Assessment Approaches (2020) 50 Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance Approaches (2021)

Acknowledgements
Author statement
Preface
Introduction
The structure of the book and how to use it
Teaching in the Further Education and Skills Sector
The Award in Education and Training
Progression
Educational abbreviations and acronyms
PART ONE: TEACHING AND LEARNING
Roles, responsibilities and boundaries
Working with other professionals
Quality assurance
Record keeping
Legislation, regulatory requirements and codes of practice
PART TWO: FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO LEARNING
The teaching, learning and assessment environment
Motivation
Learner age ranges and locations
Learning preferences
Theories of learning
PART THREE: IDENTIFYING NEEDS
Identifying needs of the organisation, teachers and learners
Initial and diagnostic assessment
Potential needs of learners and points of referral
Inclusive learning
Equality and diversity
PART FOUR: PLANNING LEARNING
Teaching and learning plans
Differentiation
Resources
Opportunities for English, maths and wider skills
Using information and communication technology
PART FIVE: FACILITATING LEARNING
Induction, icebreakers and ground rules
Teaching and learning approaches
Communication, behaviour and respect
Working with groups and individuals
Maintaining a safe and supportive learning environment
PART SIX: ASSESSING LEARNING
Assessment in education and training
Assessment types and methods
Involving learners and others, peer and self assessment
Making decisions and giving constructive feedback
Assessment records
PART SEVEN: EVALUATING LEARNING
Evaluation in education and training
Obtaining and responding to feedback
Reviewing own progress and using learning journals
Continuing professional development
Using a checklist for teaching, learning and assessment
PART EIGHT: MICRO-TEACHING
The micro-teach session
Planning to deliver your session
Facilitating your session
Assessing learning
Evaluating your session