Working in FE

Feeling the pressure An article in TES reported on a survey carried out in 2018 which found that almost two-thirds of students in FE feel very or extremely stressed about exams. The survey further found the most significant stress factors are, firstly, students putting pressure on themselves and, secondly, teachers….>

Setting home-study tasks brings frustration. Frustration for teachers when students say they have not done it; frustration for students who perhaps do not see the relevance of tasks set. Flip-learning is a new way to approach the setting of home-study tasks. Rather than being retrospective, it is future looking. It…>

New Year. New term. New resolutions. A new start. January offers a time to reset. Take some time before the term begins to review the Autumn term; what has worked well; what has not worked well. You will have met your new groups of students and begun the process of…>

The ‘T’ level reform to vocational education planned to be rolled out from 2020 is ambitious and probably the most significant reform to post-16 education since the introduction of ‘A’ levels. The first T Level courses in education and childcare, construction and digital will be taught in over 50 further…>

Last year I wrote several articles about ‘T’ levels. In the last article, I addressed the key issues facing FE colleges in preparation for their rollout in September 2020. It seems that these issues are still key, the difference now being the timescale with which colleges have to make the final…>

Deciding to be a Further Education (FE) teacher has proven to be a popular and highly rewarding career. However, applying for jobs in the sector can prove difficult. In the first instance, you need to check if you are eligible for the position. For the majority of the roles, you will…>

Teachers work hard to provide the best support they can to students. Without the education skills, young people would not be able to step into exciting jobs or find rewarding careers. Students might never learn that they have a unique talent or interest in a subject field. They may not…>

The recent pandemic had a significant impact on the education sector.  Within the global education sector, 1.53 billion learners were out of school. It has impacted 87.6% of the world’s total enrolled learners.  Within the UK’s Further Education environment, teachers had to switch from face-to-face to online teaching within a…>

You know what you want to teach and you’ve set your sights on Further Education (FE). What now? The paths into teaching in this field are varied. There are a range of job roles involved; you can teach at different levels and from there develop new responsibilities, specialise or progress…>

To help with your decision to teach in the further education sector we’ve put together some information to help you understand the training and the funding that’s available.  If you’re good at relating to people and would like to help people with their development, this could be the career for…>