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Review what your role, responsibility and boundaries are as a teacher would be in terms of the teaching/training cycle. The role of a teacher is to facilitate the maximum learning potential of their students, using appropriate teaching strategies and materials. They must enforce the College policies and procedures and encourage learners to treat each other with respect and equality. It is also the tutor’s role to follow the curriculum, set work and assignments relevant to the subject, assess each students learning and mark work that has been handed in, according to the learning criteria. A tutor may also be involved in student inductions and enrolment and will also perform an initial assessment at the beginning of the course to assess individual’s suitability and capability of completing the course. The initial assessment usually comprises of an interview with each student before the course begins. Their qualifications are often looked at to see whether they have sufficient prior subject knowledge and to decide how they will cope with the work. The role of the teacher is to ensure that they create a safe and adequate learning environment in order to establish an open and trusting relationship, whilst recording any changes by completing any relevant administrations ensuring that records are kept up to date in order to evaluate changes to any forthcoming aims and objectives. Gravells.A (2008) The tutor is responsible for the learners in their class, from ensuring they adhere to the rules of the college, to monitoring the students’ attendance and progress during the course, keeping up-to-date course specifications and records of completed work. Other duties include having available schemes of work, lesson plans, being punctual for classes, ordering resources equipment and ensuring constant class supervision. Depending on the subject being taught it is also the tutor’s responsibility to uphold the current legislation: • The Disability Discrimination Act (1995) – Prevents discrimination against disabled people and ensuring suitable access to services and premises. • Special Educational Needs Act (2004) – Equal opportunities: discrimination is not allowed between disabled people, students and teachers, reasonable adjustments must be made to suit all needs and additional support may be needed. • Race Relations Act (1976) – Unlawful to discriminate against race, colour, nationality, citizenship and ethnic origin. • Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) – Must ensure the health, safety and welfare of persons at work. • The Sex Discrimination Act (1975) – Unlawful to discriminate because of gender. • Data Protection Act (1998) – Appropriate security measures against unlawful/unauthorised processing of personal data. • Copyright Laws – Material being shown without payment being made to the creator includes copying, renting, performing, playing or broadcasting. • Higher Education Act (2004) – complaints by students against institutions, student fees. The main teaching roles as defined by the teaching training cycle are: • To plan one's lessons and maintain up-to-date records, such as scheme of work and lesson plans • to prepare appropriate material and resources for each lesson • to teach the subject agreed on the required number of hours per week • to provide educational support and guidance • to undergo regular training, and maintain continuous professional development Additional responsibilities in terms of my teaching role are: • to act as a role model of appropriate behaviour, hygiene, dress code, and use of language • to be aware of and committed to equality and health and safety policies • to assist students with learning difficulties and disabilities • to maintain professionalism by aiming at competence, updating one's knowledge of subject and teaching methods, be ethical and sensitive to students’ needs and prioritise their progress, and be confidential and respectful The main boundaries in my teaching role would be: • to keep one's relationships focused only on pedagogical goals and not to show favouritism or prejudice • to keep expectations from students only regarding their commitment to their studies or their appropriate class behaviour • to maintain a safe, healthy and enjoyable learning environment and not use power in an authoritative way in order to manipulate or to impose own personal beliefs Boundaries must also be established to conduct a professional student-teacher relationship. A tutor can be seen as ‘friend’ by offering additional support and promoting equality, so they cannot get too personal with a student or show favouritism. They should only give out their work contact details, not their personal number or email. The new professional standards for teachers tutors and trainers in the life long learning sector (LLUK Page 5) has published these professional values to follow: * Maintaining an inclusive, equitable and motivating learning environment. * Applying and developing own professional skills to enable learners to achieve their goals. * Communicating effectively and appropriately with learners to enhance learning. * Collaboration with colleagues to support the needs of learners. * Using a range of learning resources to support learners. The above points should be followed with respect for the teaching / training cycle, ‘this provides a cohesive structure within the roles, responsibilities and boundaries which can be assessed and reflected upon. The structure of the teaching/training cycle is such that it requires a balanced teacher to multitask stages in a continuously developing way. This therefore guarantees that both the teacher and the learners’ reflective growth of role, responsibilities and boundaries remains at the fore front to reaching a better understanding of the aims and objectives relating to the development of any course.’ Gravells.A (2008) Overall, it is always wise to constantly be aware of and revise your role and responsibilities as a teacher/tutor, due to the ever changing needs and diversity of learners. By following these outlines, you may gain more respect from your learners ensuring your professional values. (word count 985) Bibliography Gravells, A. (2008). Teaching and Learning. In: Third Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector. 3rd ed. Exeter: Learning Matters Ltd. 36-47. New Professional Standards for Teachers, Tutors and Trainers in the Lifelong Learning Sector Page 5 www.lluk.org.uk– P Review what your role, responsibility and boundaries are as a teacher would be in terms of the teaching/training cycle. The role of a teacher is to facilitate the maximum learning potential of their students, using appropriate teaching strategies and materials. They must enforce the College policies and procedures and encourage learners to treat each other with respect and equality. It is also the tutor’s role to follow the curriculum, set work and assignments relevant to the subject, assess each students learning and mark work that has been handed in, according to the learning criteria. A tutor may also be involved in student inductions and enrolment and will also perform an initial assessment at the beginning of the course to assess individual’s suitability and capability of completing the course. The initial assessment usually comprises of an interview with each student before the course begins. Their qualifications are often looked at to see whether they have sufficient prior subject knowledge and to decide how they will cope with the work. The role of the teacher is to ensure that they create a safe and adequate learning environment in order to establish an open and trusting relationship, whilst recording any changes by completing any relevant administrations ensuring that records are kept up to date in order to evaluate changes to any forthcoming aims and objectives. Gravells.A (2008) The tutor is responsible for the learners in their class, from ensuring they adhere to the rules of the college, to monitoring the students’ attendance and progress during the course, keeping up-to-date course specifications and records of completed work. Other duties include having available schemes of work, lesson plans, being punctual for classes, ordering resources equipment and ensuring constant class supervision. Depending on the subject being taught it is also the tutor’s responsibility to uphold the current legislation: • The Disability Discrimination Act (1995) – Prevents discrimination against disabled people and ensuring suitable access to services and premises. • Special Educational Needs Act (2004) – Equal opportunities: discrimination is not allowed between disabled people, students and teachers, reasonable adjustments must be made to suit all needs and additional support may be needed. • Race Relations Act (1976) – Unlawful to discriminate against race, colour, nationality, citizenship and ethnic origin. • Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) – Must ensure the health, safety and welfare of persons at work. • The Sex Discrimination Act (1975) – Unlawful to discriminate because of gender. • Data Protection Act (1998) – Appropriate security measures against unlawful/unauthorised processing of personal data. • Copyright Laws – Material being shown without payment being made to the creator includes copying, renting, performing, playing or broadcasting. • Higher Education Act (2004) – complaints by students against institutions, student fees. The main teaching roles as defined by the teaching training cycle are: • To plan one's lessons and maintain up-to-date records, such as scheme of work and lesson plans • to prepare appropriate material and resources for each lesson • to teach the subject agreed on the required number of hours per week • to provide educational support and guidance • to undergo regular training, and maintain continuous professional development Additional responsibilities in terms of my teaching role are: • to act as a role model of appropriate behaviour, hygiene, dress code, and use of language • to be aware of and committed to equality and health and safety policies • to assist students with learning difficulties and disabilities • to maintain professionalism by aiming at competence, updating one's knowledge of subject and teaching methods, be ethical and sensitive to students’ needs and prioritise their progress, and be confidential and respectful The main boundaries in my teaching role would be: • to keep one's relationships focused only on pedagogical goals and not to show favouritism or prejudice • to keep expectations from students only regarding their commitment to their studies or their appropriate class behaviour • to maintain a safe, healthy and enjoyable learning environment and not use power in an authoritative way in order to manipulate or to impose own personal beliefs Boundaries must also be established to conduct a professional student-teacher relationship. A tutor can be seen as ‘friend’ by offering additional support and promoting equality, so they cannot get too personal with a student or show favouritism. They should only give out their work contact details, not their personal number or email. The new professional standards for teachers tutors and trainers in the life long learning sector (LLUK Page 5) has published these professional values to follow: * Maintaining an inclusive, equitable and motivating learning environment. * Applying and developing own professional skills to enable learners to achieve their goals. * Communicating effectively and appropriately with learners to enhance learning. * Collaboration with colleagues to support the needs of learners. * Using a range of learning resources to support learners. The above points should be followed with respect for the teaching / training cycle, ‘this provides a cohesive structure within the roles, responsibilities and boundaries which can be assessed and reflected upon. The structure of the teaching/training cycle is such that it requires a balanced teacher to multitask stages in a continuously developing way. This therefore guarantees that both the teacher and the learners’ reflective growth of role, responsibilities and boundaries remains at the fore front to reaching a better understanding of the aims and objectives relating to the development of any course.’ Gravells.A (2008) Overall, it is always wise to constantly be aware of and revise your role and responsibilities as a teacher/tutor, due to the ever changing needs and diversity of learners. By following these outlines, you may gain more respect from your learners ensuring your professional values. (word count 985) Bibliography Gravells, A. (2008). Teaching and Learning. In: Third Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector. 3rd ed. Exeter: Learning Matters Ltd. 36-47. New Professional Standards for Teachers, Tutors and Trainers in the Lifelong Learning Sector Page 5 www.lluk.org.uk– P