Support for providers Anne McKeown 27 June 2011

Levels of support 1 Senior and middle managers - WOA 2Human resources and staff development - support for training needs analysis and development of policy 3Practitioners and curriculum managers – support for identifying and resourcing staff training 4Development of teacher training and professional development programmes and providers

Organisational level Staff training profile - across the organisation Prioritise and manage resources Develop HR policy on recruitment and CPD Realistic forward planning Questions about employment status, casualised workforce, investment in staff

Practitioners and curriculum managers Build on existing knowledge and expertise Value “legacy” qualifications Modular programmes, staged development and introduction Importance of informed advice and information – for existing teachers and those wishing to enter the profession “Bridging” programmes – personal LLN skills, academic skills

Teacher training and CPD programmes Programmes: Focus on theories of adult learning and LLN acquisition, influence of personal, social, cultural, economic factors, knowledge of language and mathematical theoretical systems and frameworks, application of all of these to teaching Many programmes favour a social practice approach to LLN Not specific to workplace or embedded approaches, but with a focus on contextualised learning

Support for development of teacher training and CPD programmes “Training the trainers” to build capacity in the sector Qualifications framework and infrastructure National support programme Online national resource depository

Progress NRDC: The teacher study # Recent trends in the initial training of teachers of literacy language and numeracy in the further education sector in England (March 2010)