Focus Awards Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training (RQF) Teaching and Lecturing

Qualification Purpose:

The Focus Awards Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training (RQF) is intended for those who wish to enter into a teaching role and for those who have worked in assessing roles and wish to progress on to a teaching qualification. The qualification is also suitable for trainee teachers as well as those who have experience in a teaching role.

The Focus Awards Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training (RQF) provides learners with the knowledge and understanding of delivering education and training, assessing learners, planning in education and training, using resources in the delivery in education and training and understanding the roles, responsibilities in education and training.

Age Ranges:

Entry is at the discretion of the centre. However, learners should be aged 19 to undertake this qualification.

Geographical Coverage:

This qualification is available in England and Northern Ireland.

Learner Entry Requirements:

Learners should be competent in literacy and numeracy to help with elements of communication. This is at the discretion of the centre as they may decide to use diagnostic testing methods to ascertain how they can support learners.

Minimum Core of Literacy, Language, Numeracy And ICT

The minimum core of literacy, language, numeracy, and ICT details the knowledge, understanding and personal skills in English, mathematics, and ICT expected of all teachers in the sector. The minimum core document comprises three sections: Language and literacy

Numeracy

Information and communication technology (ICT) Each of these sections comprises two parts:

Part A knowledge and understanding Part B personal skills

Knowledge, understanding, and personal skills requirements for literacy, language, numeracy, and ICT are included in the teaching qualifications. Details can be found in the document ‘Addressing Literacy, Language, Numeracy and ICT needs in education and training: Defining the teacher education programmes.’ (LLUK, 2007; updated LSIS, 2013). Elements of the minimum core should be selected appropriate to the context and needs of each cohort of trainee teachers. The selected elements should be delivered and assessed across the following mandatory units: Teaching, learning and assessment in education and training (Level 4)

Developing teaching, learning and assessment in education and training (Level 5)

Reasonable Adjustments and Special Considerations:

Please refer to the Focus Awards ‘Reasonable Adjustments and Special Considerations Policy’. A copy is available for download from the Focus Awards website at the following url: https://www.focusawards.org.uk/wp– content/uploads/2016/08/Reasonable-Adjustments.pdf

Assessment Methods:

This qualification is Internally Assessed. Each learner must create a portfolio of evidence that demonstrates achievement of all the learning outcomes and assessment criteria associated with each unit.

The main pieces of evidence for the portfolio could include some or all of the following:

• Assessor observation
• Witness testimony
• Learner product
• Worksheets
• Assignments/projects/reports
• Record of oral and written questioning
• Learner and peer reports
• Recognition of prior learning (RPL)

Progression Routes:

Learners seeking progress from this qualification can advance their skills further through the following:

• Focus Awards Level 5 Certificate in Teaching English as A Foreign Language (RQF)
• Focus Awards Level 4 Award in The Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices (RQF)
• Focus Awards Level 4 Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices (RQF)
• Focus Awards Level 4 Award in Understanding the External Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (RQF)

Supporting Material and Useful Websites:

• https://focusawards.org.uk/supportingmaterials

• https://ofqual.gov.uk