Working in FE

Being a college teacher can be challenging, but also rewarding. Becoming a college teacher can be exciting and worthwhile as you will gradually become equipped with a vast amount of knowledge and skills.

Marking comprises a significant part of teachers’ workload. It is an inevitable part of the work we do, but it is an important one.

If you are currently training to be a Further Education teacher or already working in the sector, you may think your career will be confined to FE or Sixth Form colleges.

Whether you have a home-based working arrangement or a hybrid one, our advice and tools will help you to make the most of your time at home!

Learning styles theories are now largely discredited, mainly because of the lack of any empirical evidence to support them but also because of the dangers of labelling students as specific ‘types’ of learners.

Questioning is one of the most important skills in teaching, but there is evidence to suggest that learners at all levels find many teachers are poor users of questions.

As teachers we know how much is at stake for young people, so what can we do to help learners cope with the stress and the feelings of pressure that they may be experiencing?

We have all engaged in reflection, whether as part of our teacher training, or as part of our ongoing professional development once in the job.

There is so much software readily and freely available now that we really have no excuse to avoid it in our teaching.

Successive government policy reforms over the past two decades have changed the conditions in which teachers teach. These conditions have increased workload pressure on teachers and is a major contributing factor to the current recruitment and retention crisis in the profession.

Differentiation is integral to the principle of inclusion – it is about ensuring that all learners can access the curriculum. However, whilst a principled intention of education, it is a complex and often confusing term. The pursuit of accommodating the differences, and resultant needs, of every ...

There is currently huge demand within the Further Education sector for teachers of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). It’s not difficult to see why.

With 2018 fast approaching, the need to assess the introduction of the T level qualification in 2020 and how the FE sector can adapt is increasingly important. This article provides a breakdown of the T level so you can start preparing for its arrival.

“Improve drawing, C+”. This was a teacher’s comment on a picture of a lion which I had carefully drawn at age 7 and is a perfect example of poor feedback, with a meaningless grade with no information as to how I should improve. But what makes for great feedback?

Curriculum, or learning support assistants (often abbreviated to CSA or LSA) play a vital role in the life of any Further Education College. If you find yourself teaching a group of learners with an LSA present, then it is well worth reflecting on the most productive way to build a strong working...

What are the qualifications, how and where do you gain them and how much do they cost? Here we look at the practical elements of each course.

There are lots of different ways you can become an FE teacher and here we set out some practical steps to help you choose the right route.

The new FE inspection handbook contains no less than 181 references to the word “progress”. This not only refers to colleges’ own progress in response to feedback from previous monitoring visits, but for FE teachers, there is a real expectation that we are conducting regular and thorough checks o...

Starting an initial teacher training course can be an intense and often hectic time, so getting off to a good start can save you from a lot of headaches and hiccups later on in the year.

What makes a good mentor? Is an effective mentor born or made? What values, attitudes, beliefs and qualities characterise the best mentors?