Level 5 Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills)

Course Overview

The Level 5 Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) is a prestigious, nationally recognised qualification tailored for those aspiring to teach in the dynamic Further Education sector.

This diploma is an in-service route to a qualified teacher or assessor role in further education (FE), and equips you with the skills and knowledge to teach post-14 learners across various educational contexts, including:

• FE Colleges

• Sixth Form Colleges

• Independent Training Providers (ITPs)

• Adult Community Learning (ACL) providers

• Offender Learning programmes

Upon completion of the course, you can apply for Qualified Teacher and Learning Skills (QTLS) through the Education Training Foundation. Achieving QTLS holds legal parity with QTS in schools, but is for the FE sector.

Course Format

This diploma is delivered in the classroom at our city-centre campus. We will be running this course with the awarding organisation City and Guilds (subject to approval). Classes will run on Thursdays at 13:00 – 18:30 for year 1 (Times will differ for year 2). You will study 8 units across the two year programme including:

• Teachers and teaching

• Learners and learning

• Teaching my subject

• Professional practice

• Digital and online pedagogy

• Managing behaviour

• Action research

• Coaching and mentoring

You will be assessed by completing written assignment, collecting placement evidence to build a portfolio, ten lesson observations, most of which will be carried out by your tutors.