Diploma in Education and Training (DET) drafted
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-19 | - |
| 2024-01-16 | - |
Program Overview
What makes the DET at Halesowen special?
The course is a 2-year part-time course with classes running one session a week, daytime or evening. Our education and training diploma is a nationally recognised qualification for teaching in the lifelong learning sector. The course will enable you to become an adult education teacher, as well as progress to further study.
The diploma is taught at
Halesowen College
and has an excellent track record for trainee employment. It is a creative, vibrant and inclusive partnership that provides a stimulating and professional environment for your learning.Please note: You will need to have access to 100 hours of teaching practice. This can be full-time, part-time, paid or voluntary.
Key features
- Programme design which helps trainees to reach their full potential through well planned modules, opportunities to learn through reflective practice and excellent support
- Highly skilled and experienced tutors
- Embedded professional standards for the sector and progression to qualified teacher status, QTLS, through the Society for Education and Training
- Courses which values trainees' contributions to course development as sector professionals
- The course is delivered part-time at Halesowen College.
Program Outline
What will you study
Our courses are informed by research and current developments in the discipline and feedback from students, external examiners and employers. Modules do therefore change periodically in the interests of keeping the course relevant and reflecting best practice. The most up-to-date information will be available to you once you have accepted a place and registered for the course. If there are insufficient numbers of students interested in an optional module, this might not be offered, but we will advise you as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative.
Mandatory Modules
Level 4
- LLQT1415 Teaching, Learning and Assessment
- LLQT1416 Promoting Positive Welfare, Wellbeing and Behaviour
- LLQT1903 Teaching Practice
Level 5
- LLQT2517 Curriculum Planning, Delivery and Assessment
- LLQT2518 Reflecting on specialist professional practice.
- LLQT2903 Teaching Practice
How will you be taught?
The University places emphasis on enabling students to develop the independent learning capabilities that will equip you for lifelong learning and future employment, as well as academic achievement. A mixture of independent study, teaching and academic support through the personal academic tutoring system enables you to reflect on progress and build up a profile of skills, achievements and experiences that will enable you to flourish and be successful.
Teaching
Teaching
You are taught through a combination of lecturer input; collaborative, interactive group work and individual coaching.
The course will allow you to apply theory from taught sessions to your practice in the classroom.
In addition, meetings with personal academic tutors are scheduled on at least 4 occasions in each academic year.
Contact time
Contact time
In a typical week, students will have around 3-4 contact hours of teaching, and an hour of tutorials. Typically, class contact time will be structured around:
- Short lectures
- Group activities
- Tutorial support
Independent self-study
Independent self-study
In addition to the contact time, you are expected to undertake around 6 hours of personal self-study per week. Typically, this will involve reading and research, assignment writing, preparation for teaching observations.
A range of excellent learning facilities, including the Hive and library resources, the virtual learning environment, and extensive electronic learning resources, supports independent learning.
Teaching staff
Teaching staff
You will be taught by a teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are closely matched to the content of the modules on the course. The team includes Jane Sisk and James Tromans.
Teaching is based on research and consultancy, and 85 per cent of course lecturers have a higher education teaching qualification or are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy. You can learn more about the staff by visiting our
staff profiles
.Assessment
Assessment
The course provides opportunities to test understanding and learning informally through the completion of practice or ‘formative’ assignments. Formative assessment tasks will generate evidence that can be used for summative portfolios. Each module has one or more formal or ‘summative’ assessments, which are graded and count towards the overall module grade.
Assessment methods include:
1 x professional online teaching portfolio
1 x group presentation and poster
1 x patchwork assignment
3 x reflective commentaries
2 x case studies
1 x support and behaviour plan
1 x written commentary
Trainee teachers are also required to teach 30 hours in Year 1 and 70 hours in Year 2 along with four lesson observations each academic year.
Students receive feedback on practice assessments and on formal assessments undertaken by coursework. Feedback on examination performance is available upon request from the Course Leader. Feedback is intended to support learning, and students are encouraged to discuss it with personal academic tutors and module tutors as appropriate.
Feedback
Feedback
You will receive feedback on practice assessments, teaching practice and on formal coursework assessments. Feedback will support your learning and you are encouraged to discuss it with personal academic tutors and module tutors as appropriate.
We aim to provide you with feedback on formal course work assessments within 20 working days of hand-in.
Programme specification
Programme specification
For comprehensive details on the aims and intended learning outcomes of the course, and the means by which these are achieved through learning, teaching and assessment, please
download the latest programme specification document.
Employability
Our Education and Teaching Diploma will prepare you to pursue a career as an adult education teacher. You'll be able to find employment in a wide range of education settings, including:
- Further education
- Work based learning
- Adult education
- Community learning
The course has very high success rates (97%) and employability rates are excellent. A significant number of trainees move from part-time to full-time employment, and many full-time tutors move into further career opportunities.
For those who haven't got a degree already, the programme enables you to apply to the
Education Studies BA (Hons)
degree. You'll progress to the final year of the course, delivered at the University of Worcester. Additional credits at 4 and 5 are required to access the final year of the degree and opportunities are provided to gain these. There is also possible progression to Master's Level programmes for those who have a degree.