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Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector Level 3 Theory Assessment 1. Describe what your role my, responsibilities and boundaries would be as a teacher in terms of the teaching/training cycle Role, responsibilities and boundaries are evolving qualities within the teacher, which are assessed and reflected upon using the teaching/training cycle; a cycle of assessment, planning and review. The main role of the teacher is to facilitate communication in such a way that all students are encouraged to enter into a wider debate surrounding the topic they have chosen. To ensure sessions’ aims and objectives are meaningful and applicable to students the teaching role incorporates ongoing administration and assessment. Assessing varying learning styles within a group and considering learner’s motivations and previous experiences helps identify various teaching methods that could be useful throughout the program. Sessions incorporating visual, auditory and kinaesthetic learning styles ensures students have equal rights to learning and provide the opportunity to re-evaluate what is already known while exploring aims and objectives from a different perspective. I teach combat medicine and health care classes where motivations and previous experience constantly change as better health is experienced. My role is to create a safe learning environment with open and trusting relationships. Recording changes ensures records are up to date in order to evaluate changes to forthcoming aims and objectives. The main responsibility of the teacher is to continually reassess during the course ensure smooth delivery. As students develop a better understanding of objectives, their needs change and this must be reflected reassessment which is the teachers’ responsibility. Course structure and delivery require adaptation to reflect newly identified needs as seen in the teaching/training cycle. I encourage progressive reflection in students to allow their development. Discussion and presentation of a portfolio of lesson sheets provides the opportunity to identify changing needs and re-evaluate the structure and delivery of the course Boundaries are core to recognising our limitations and realising when changes may be needed. Obvious boundaries such as the appropriateness of the teacher/learner relationship and discipline are strong ethical issues which are at the core of every teacher. Understanding when a student requires further help beyond your remit is a boundary which should be effectively utilised. A teacher must be able to recognise when additional help is required to further the learning experience. In combat med classes, boundaries are revisited through reflection upon sessions as well as looking at the overall effectiveness of the course. It is essential that all opinions are equally heard and explored without having my opinion imposed upon the course. My passion for health care fuels my delivery of the course encouraging debate and open communication, but should not impose a rigidity that makes learning difficult. The teaching/training cycle provides a cohesive structure within which roles, responsibilities and boundaries can be assessed and reflected upon. The structure of the cycle is such that a balanced teacher will multitask stages in a constantly evolving way. This ensures that teacher and students’ reflective growth of role, responsibilities and boundaries remains core to reaching a greater understanding of the aims and objectives relating to development with the course. 489 words 2. Identify the key aspects of current legislative requirements and codes of practice relevant to your subject and the type of organisation within which you would like to work Within my sphere of work there are basically three key legislative processes The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, commonly referred to as HSW, is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the United Kingdom. The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment. It is vital within the automotive industry to adhere to all relevant health and safety aspects laid out by the HSE to enable a safe working environment. Health and safety is the first subject that students cover which includes course induction, classroom safety, and fire procedures. C.O.S.H.H. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (2002) Most businesses use substances, or products that are a mixture of substance. These could cause harm to employees, contractors and other people. COSHH is the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health. The Equality Act 2010 provides a legislative framework to protect the rights of individuals and advance equality of opportunity for all; to update, simplify and strengthen the previous legislation; and to deliver a simple, modern and accessible framework of discrimination law which protects individuals from unfair treatment and promotes a fair and more equal society. 212 words 3. Explain how you could promote inclusion equality and diversity with your current future learners. Identify other points of referral available to meet the potential needs of learners. In order for students to fulfil their studies the tutor should be aware of equality and diversity in such areas as disability, gender, race, age, faith and economic/social needs. Inclusive learning can be achieved in a number of ways such as providing grants to those on lower incomes so they can complete a course at a lower cost or for free. If there is a wheelchair user on the course the appropriate venue for the teaching must be chosen so that access is as easy as possible. For other students that have a disability (e.g. blind or deaf) it may be useful for the student to have learning support whilst attending the classes. Carefully prepared resources can also help with inclusive learning. Handouts should be in a font size big enough for partially sighted learners to read. Any resources need to be in plain English (avoiding jargon). A good layout combining pictures and text is more stimulating for learners than just text. Colour paper may help those who are dyslexic. Diversity is defined by ‘otherness’ or those qualities which differ from our own and outside the group we belong to, yet are present in other individuals or groups. When it comes to the actual teaching I can use techniques to encourage inclusive learning e.g. differing learning styles, varying the activities and interaction between the learners. People assimilate information by differing learning styles such as auditory, visual, aural and kinaesthetic methods. Differentiation is when the teaching method matches and challenges an student's needs so their interest and enthusiasm is maintained. Understanding the students' abilities will ensure the right balance of methods and different activities are used. Other points of external referral available to meet potential needs of students include the hardship funds, CAB, Job Centre Plus, various associations, Sensory Support, MIND, relate and Gay/Lesbian Associations, etc. 305 words 4. Explain the ways in which you would establish ground rules with your learners, which underpin behaviour and respect for others. Setting out clear ground rules from the start of a course is important so as to prevent management issues such as disruption. It is much harder to set the rules at a later stage. With no ground rules the group becomes divisive. The ground rules having been set they are written up and posted for all to see and can be referred to at any time. It also helps establish your authority. A good way to set ground rules would be to get the students to participate. This could include a discussion on what they would like from their peers in way of respect and therefore would encourage learners to take ownership with the rules that they had created. The rules may include: · Arriving on time · Respecting health and safety regulations (You may well be legally liable for accidents.) · Switching off mobile 'phones · Respecting other people's contributions · Only having one conversation at a time in the class. It is important that ground rules are not delivered in a patronising way, but explained in a way so students can see that the whole group will benefit, and so lead to a better learning environment for everyone. It is also important not to make a too big a deal out of them as this could also send the message that as the tutor, you may not able to manage the class. Word Count 234 5. Explain ways to embed elements of Functional Skills in your specialist area. (Health Care) Being part of the first aid and healthcare environment, most of the students work would be practical in certain parts where this would be required. Although there is a great part of theory work to be studied, ‘hands on’ training may be more advantageous for the student e.g. resuscitation, wound care or Treatment of Anaphylactic Shock. To train a student in resuscitation which is basic life saving and heart defibrillation the student, after covering the theory side of training, would be shown rescue breaths and external cardiac massage. by a qualified person and then AED application. The students would then be given the chance to train on a human or dummy culminating in them being competent in carrying out this procedure. Also the treatment of a casualty who is in anaphylactic shock. This would require good literacy skills as they would need to be able to read and understand the prescription and administration of the drug involved and to follow a flow chart of the signs and symptoms and treatment of anaphylactic shock. Students would also be required to carry out practical training as they might be required to administer adrenalin to counteract the shock. Numeracy skills could also be required here as student would need to be able to count how much adrenaline could be administered to the casualty. With the above two situations the lessons are delivered to a time scale during training i.e. by power point or the hands on approach. Students would be encouraged to gain more knowledge of the subjects by reading up on them or by searching the internet hence good literacy and IT skills would be required. Words 274 6. Explain the need for keeping records and describe the types of record you would maintain. As a health care worker I am obliged to keep a variety of necessary records and update them on regular basis. The first group of are records relating to the student. Personal details including demography, education, attendance etc. These can be very helpful in case where something happened to the student and I have to contact their guardians or parents, also if student do not attend the sessions I can contact somebody and seeking assistance to find out what is happening with the student. There is also a health/medical record, by having this form of record I am able to learn more about student health needs or medication their must take. I have to ensure that in such a case a medication will be administrate by specially qualified person. The second group of records important for me as a teacher, are those directly connected with teaching. These can be very helpful to look back into student past, to find if there is something I can do as a teacher to improve student progress. A different register from this category is a ‘subject action plan’ which can be very helpful to track student’s progress as well as allow me to control the course of subject. Tutorial action plan is helpful when I want review a students progress. In teaching it is important to comply with awarding bodies regulations as most courses end up with some certificate which the student have to complete the course. There are also health care records which the student may have to complete so there are issues of confidentiality and data protection. Words 265 7. State the different assessment methods available and explain the ones you would use for your subject area. Assessment is used as a form of testing to establish if learning has taken place. It provides information to the teacher and learner about their progress from the initial assessment/interview. Assessments provide information about the learners level of achievements this can be done by either using formal assessments such as certification of qualification which is normally the requirement in health care settings or though less formal assessments. There are many forms of assessment and they all show if a range of skills have been learnt but it maybe necessary to use more than one assessment to show the same learner outcome. Oral Questions are the most commonly used in teaching and is using though out the session to show the learners understanding and can also draw deeper explanation in practical health care procedures. Self Assessment encourages the students to think about what learning styles work best for them teaches reflection. This form of assessment is useful to the teacher as it shows how the students felt about the session and change anything that does not work for the students. Practical assessment can be individual, it helps students to have more control over what they want to do. It encourages free thinking and independency to learn by keeping the learners interested and motivated. Learning journals can be assessed in two ways: 1) structured, based on questions that are relevant and is to assess; 2) Free style journals which are harder to assess as there is little structure to it. Portfolio bases assessment is a collection of material for a course usually used for a qualification. The learner is responsible for the work they put in their portfolio and is monitored by the teacher. The portfolio is used to gather evidence, though witness statements and evaluation to demonstrate the learner has an adequate knowledge of the subject. This also has the advantage in health care of providing a personal record of learning and progress. Multiple answer tick tests are traditionally the way first aid is assessed and has the advantage of quickness and simplicity but does not allow for lateral thinking. Evaluation assessment can be a questionnaire. Students have the opportunity to voice what they think of the course or what they would like to chance or improve. It also gives the teacher an insight in how to chance or improve the session in the future. Formative assessments is an important part of assessment within teaching. The assessment is done by either, asking questions within the group or on a one to one basic. It shows that if there is a problem with any student not understanding, the teacher can change their learning strategies, give extra support or refer a student. Summative assessment is used to give an overall picture of what the learner has achieved. The assessment is always carried out at the end of the program to indicate if a student has obtained the knowledge and skills required. Words 488