Teacher Training and Professional Development
NATECLA supports an active, innovative community of ESOL teacher trainers which is represented by the NATECLA Teacher Training Working Party.
The Teacher Training Working Party
- supports and contributes to the development of ESOL teaching qualifications
- brings teacher trainers together to share practice, resources and ideas
- participates in national debate about teacher education and training
The working party meets three times a year and offers workshops and events at NATECLA conferences.
To join the group or explore ways to contribute to its work, contact Sally Bird sallybirdhome@btinternet.com
Skills for Life Improvement Programme website www.sflip.org.uk.
Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) www.lifelonglearninguk.org
Institute for Learning www.ifl.ac.uk/
or the talent website www.talent.ac.uk for information on qualifying to teach adult literacy, numeracy or English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).
CPD for Teacher Trainers: Implementing the new Teacher Qualification Framework
Free one-day event for Skills for Life teacher-trainers:
Course 1: Telford, Wednesday 19th March
Course 2: London, Monday 31st March
Course 3: Bristol, Friday 30th May
Course 4: Manchester, Friday 20th June
This CPD for Teacher Trainers is an intensive one day event addressing some of the issues teacher trainers face with regard to the implementation of the new Teacher Qualification Framework