Review Your Role, Responsibilities and Boundaries as a Teacher / in Terms of the Teacher Training Cycle.

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A teacher’s conventional role was primarily as an educator/disciplinarian, however over time teaching has transformed into multiple roles, particularly in the lifelong learning sector, Reece and Walker (2003:3) state “A teacher is now a facilitator: a person who assists students to learn by themselves.” This encapsulates the true purpose of teaching; a facilitator must be organiser, analyst, administrator, media designer, tutor, team player, communicator, assessor, group leader and presenter. Whilst it appears that we need to be all things for all people, acknowledgment of boundaries and limitations is essential, e.g. if a learner asks for advise on a personal issue we should refer to specialist advisors not offer opinions. As a trainer within the Health and Social Care Sector I find the teaching/training cycle a useful tool, it establishes good practice and ensures courses and their delivery are fit for purpose and continually improve and develop. City & Guilds (2007) describes the cycle as a system approach which includes five inter-linked stages: identify needs, plan and design learning, deliver, assess and evaluate. Alongside this and focusing attention on professional responsibilities, I adhere to the Institute for Learning’s codes of professional conduct which identifies expected standards of behaviour of members as Integrity, Respect, Care, Practice, Disclosure and Responsibility Institute for Learning (2008). Identifying Needs As the course is certified through OCR, we ensure course material covers the needs of the agreed syllabus. The centre manager provides the team with the personalised needs of candidate’s employers and updates us on relevant policies and procedures. Through analysis of the candidates pre-course assessments we identify individual needs, e.g. physical, educational, social needs or specific objectives that need to
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