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FE Reforms
Further Education Workforce Reforms
The government is committed to a qualified and professional workforce across the further education sector in England. To achieve this, important changes were introduced to the training and qualifications of all teachers, tutors, trainers, lecturers and instructors in September 2007. The reforms include:
From 1st September 2007 teachers entering the lifelong learning sector with qualified teacher status (QTS) for schools continue to be recognised as being qualified to teach in further education.
The regulations require teachers with QTS to gain the new professional status for the Lifelong Learning Sector, Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills
Guidance to the workforce reforms
Download here: Qualifications for teachers, tutors, trainers, lecturers and instructors in the FE sector in England or read below:
Download here Guidance for those who deliver Adult and Community Learning, Offender Learning, and who deliver learning in the Third Sector in England or read below:
Third sector learning and skills provision: Reforms to the training, qualifications and continuing professional development (CPD) of teachers, tutors, trainers and instructors
Guidance for Work Based Learning Providers: Reforms to the training and development of teachers, tutors, trainers and instructors
Download here: Evidencing personal skills in literacy and numeracy: Guidance to teachers and employers
Tariff of Qualifications (Initial Teacher Training)
Equipping our Teachers for the Future
Dowload here: New professional standards for teacher/ tutor/ trainer education in the lifelong learning sector. Or read below:
Report on the Orientation Needs of Qualified Teachers Entering Further Education
Background Information
If you are interested in the policy context to the reforms, please view the following documents:
Statutory Instrument 2007 No. 2264 (2007 Regulations)
These are the regulations for England that came into force on 1 September 2007. They cover FE teachers’ qualifications, FE Teachers’ CPD, and FE Principals’ Qualifications.
Statutory Instrument 2007 No.2116
Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 1209 (2001 Educational Reforms)
These are the regulations for England that came into force on 1 September 2001. They cover FE teachers.
For continuing professional development (CPD) and professional status queries, please contact the Institute for Learning (IfL) on 0844 815 3202 or email enquiries@ifl.ac.uk