Description
The Level 5 Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) provides a
nationally recognised qualification for individuals currently working in, or intending to
work in, teaching and training roles within the Further Education and Skills sector in
England. The qualification has been developed in line with the Department for
Education (DfE) Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) qualification
framework and reflects the requirements of the Learning and Skills Teacher
occupational standard.
The qualification is designed to support the development of knowledgeable,
reflective and professionally competent teachers who are able to plan, deliver and
assess inclusive, high-quality teaching and learning across a wide range of Further
Education and Skills contexts, including Further Education colleges, independent
training providers, adult and community learning, offender learning, work-based
learning and the third sector.
The qualification combines professional knowledge, subject-specialist pedagogy
and extensive teaching practice to ensure candidates develop the skills, behaviours
and professional understanding required to meet the occupational standards for
teachers in the Further Education and Skills sector. The qualification also promotes
the effective use of digital and online pedagogies, evidence-informed practice,
equality, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and the embedding of English and
mathematics within teaching and learning.
To ensure a breadth of teaching practice experiences, the candidate should gain
experience in a minimum of two teaching locations.
The aims of this qualification are to:
• Develop candidates’ knowledge, understanding and practical teaching skills
required for effective teaching and training within the Further Education and
Skills sector.
• Support candidates to apply evidence-informed and inclusive teaching,
learning and assessment approaches within professional practice.
• Enable candidates to develop subject-specialist pedagogy and curriculum
expertise relevant to their teaching context.
• Develop candidates understanding of professional responsibilities,
safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion, and wider sector requirements.
• Provide opportunities for candidates to develop effective digital and online
teaching practices.
• Support candidates to achieve the occupational competence required by
the Learning and Skills Teacher occupational standard.
• Provide a progression route towards Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills
(QTLS) status and wider professional development within the education and
training sector.
Entry Criteria
Candidates must have achieved Level 2 regulated qualifications in both English and
mathematics prior to commencing the programme.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to study at Level 5.
Candidates should be aged 19 years or over at the point of registration due to the
professional practice and occupational competence requirements associated with
the qualification.
Due to the practice-based nature of this qualification, candidates should have
sufficient access to teaching opportunities, learners, resources and support within an
appropriate Further Education and Skills environment to enable them to successfully
achieve the qualification requirements.
Learners wishing to progress from this qualification can undertake the following qualifications:
Level 5 Diploma in Teaching Disabled Learners
Level 5 Diploma in Teaching English: ESOL
Level 5 Diploma in Teaching English: Literacy
Level 5 Diploma in Teaching Mathematics: Numeracy
