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The Rhetoric

Just suppose … Teachers had some power SWLSRN Conference Jim Crawley, Caroline Harvey and Rose Smeeton 10/07/09. The Rhetoric We want teachers in the learning and skills sector to become role models for lifelong learning. … We want teachers to represent the communities they serve.

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The Rhetoric

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  1. Just suppose …Teachers had some powerSWLSRN ConferenceJim Crawley, Caroline Harvey and Rose Smeeton 10/07/09

  2. The Rhetoric We want teachers in the learning and skills sector to become role models for lifelong learning. …We want teachers to represent the communities they serve. (DfES 2004)

  3. The Rhetoric We need a workforce who can embrace change and respond positively to the opportunities and challenges it brings (LLUK 2009: 3)

  4. The Rhetoric It is vital for us all in England to ensure that the entire further education workforce is appropriately trained, has the flexibility to respond to these changing needs and is recruiting the best people from a wide talent (LLUK 2009: 4))

  5. The Reality As an exercise, may I suggest that a senior manager in each post-16 institution be asked to compare the annual cost of ICT (hardware, staff, etc) with the annual budget for staff training; and to calculate what percentage of the salaries budget is being spent on those staff who do the teaching. (Coffield 2008: 7)

  6. The Reality Only 39.1% of staff (in FE) say that they would recommend their organisation as a good place to work and this drops to 31.1% among lecturers and teachers. Furthermore, many respondents (42.2%) said that they don’t feel valued by their employer. (LSN 2008: 1)

  7. The Reality The vast majority of tutors are willing to learn and improve their teaching, but wonder where the time is to come from, if nothing is done about increasing workloads and endless, repetitive administration. (Coffield 2008: 23)

  8. The Reality There is, however, one voice that is missing from the debate, a voice to which successive governments for over 20 years have turned a deaf ear, and yet it belongs to the only group that has the power to enhance the quality of T&L. It is the voice of tutors. (Coffield 2009: 62)

  9. Bibliography • Coffield, F (2009) All You Ever Wanted To Know About Learning And Teaching But Were Too Cool To Ask. London: Learning and Skills Network • Coffield, F (2008) Just suppose teaching and learning became the first priority. London: Learning and Skills Network • DfES (2004) Equipping our Teachers for the future: reforming initial teacher training for the learning and skills sector. London: DfES • Learning and Skills Network (2008) FE colleges: the frontline under pressure? a staff satisfaction survey of further education colleges in England. London: LSN / UCCU • Lifelong Learning UK (2009) The Workforce Strategy for the Further Education Sector in England, 2007-2012: Revised version: 2009-2010. London: LLUK

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