Analyse Roles, Responsibilities and Boundaries of the Teacher in the Lls and Relate This to Your Current or Future Roles

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Analyse roles, responsibilities and boundaries of the teacher in the LLS and relate this to your current or future roles In September 2001, the national standards of teaching in the LLS changed to dictate that all teachers and tutors within further education settings (colleges and providers) in the Life Long Learning Centre, should have or being working towards achieving a nationally recognised qualification (National Foundation for Educational Research, 2011, online). SVUK (Standards and Verification UK) was responsible for endorsing national standards for teachers within the Life Long Learning Sector from January 2005 to March 2011 and they brought out a set of revised national standards called QTLS (Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills). This has been instrumental in defining the structure of the role of the teacher within the LLS. According to Roffey – Barentsen and Malthouse (reflective practice in the lifelong learning sector p1) it is also a requirement for all teachers in the LLS to register with the Institute for Learning (IFL) and record the number of hours they have spent each year working towards their continuing professional development (CPD). This would encourage teachers to seek available support and resources to improve teaching practice and base their teaching on best theoretical and practical knowledge.In addition to this, by being a member of the IFL, Gravells (Preparing to teach in the lifelong learning sector, 2009) advises that the IFL dictate a code of professional practice that was implemented in 2008 that all teachers should adhere to. It highlights the main behaviours that are expected by IFL members and categorises them as follows : Integrity Respect Care Practice Disclosure Responsibility If teachers adhere to professional codes of practice like this, then these intrinsic values will be instilled in the way in which
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