OVERVIEW OF SETA RESOURCES

ALISON SUMPTER & SEAN ERRINGTON

FEBRUARY 2015

Commissioned and funded by

WE WILL COVER

An insight into the SETA project and support developed

Full details of the Observation of Teaching and Learning Award

Details of how to access the resources

OBJECTIVES

Apprenticeship Reforms – need to ensure employers are not scared away from Apprenticeships by offering high quality, easy to access and supportive information on Apprenticeships.

Providers need to develop all staff to understand the benefits of Apprenticeships and to be able to effectively sell to employers.

Providers need to be able to further prove their value to employers through the acquisition of nationally accredited qualifications to prove quality.

STRAND 1Securing and further developing employer

involvement in Apprenticeship delivery

OUR OUTPUTS

Employer Mentor Training package to standardise, professionalise and enhance the ability of employers to fully and effectively support their Apprentices.

To develop a Guide to Apprenticeships for Employers. To move from a printed to online format to enable instantaneous updates and reduced costs of distribution.

Members will develop their whole workforce to be able to engage employers with Apprenticeships by offering Consultative Sales Skills training days for ‘non sales’ staff

Apprentice Mentoring Handbook

To support supervisors with their mentoring role

SETA RESOURCES

Mentor Training Handbook What is mentoring? The roles and responsibilities within

Apprenticeships Action planning, setting SMART targets Managing the mentoring relationship Good practice and skills of mentors Additional support available to mentors Further qualifications in mentoring

Mentor Training Session

EMPLOYER GUIDE TO APPRENTICESHIPS

TRAINING PROVIDERS

CONSULTATIVE SALES FOR NON SALES STAFF

The 2 day workshop covered: The Insights Discovery model and profile Understanding behaviour and developing

relationships 6 stages of the employer engagement cycle Understanding personal style and be motivated to

adapt behaviour Explore teamwork as well as with external clients

to maximise sales.

STRAND 2Further improving curriculum development,

and teaching, learning and assessment on Apprenticeship programmes

OTL AWARD

Working with Sean Errington of People Projects to pilot an Observation of Teaching and Learning Award.

This was a 15 week accredited programme for 20 learners to professionalise staff and ensure learners gain the best possible curriculum with interesting and engaging learning.

THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE

Contribute to building the observation capacity and capability of the learning and skills provider organisations involved in the project.

OUTCOMES (PARTICIPANTS) Skills and Knowledge Outcomes: Assessing the effectiveness of the delivery of learning

activities. Recording the product of this assessment in real time

as Performance Notes. Converting these Performance Notes into a concise

set of clearly defined, fair and accurate judgement statements.

Preparing for and managing constructive and effective feedback discussions using appropriate methods.

OUTCOMES (LEARNERS)

OBSERVATION QUALIFICATION

OBSERVATION QUALIFICATION

Early Findings:• No completers in the

15 weeks.

• Much more work needed on encouraging participants to engage.

QUALIFICATION STRUCTURE

Module 1: Observation Fundamentals. Module 2: Observation Preparation. Module 3: Excellence Looks Like? Module 4: Evidence Gathering. Module 5: Producing Performance Notes. Module 6. Producing Observation Judgement Statements. Module 7. Post Observation Feedback Essentials 1. Module 8. Post Observation Feedback Essentials 2. Module 9. Post Observation Feedback Essentials 3. Module 10: Feedback Techniques 1. Module 11: Feedback Techniques 2.

FINAL ASSESSMENT 1

FINAL ASSESSMENT 1

FINAL ASSESSMENT 2

Assessment Tasks• Record Performance

Notes.• Produce Judgements.• Record the Judgements

and Performance Notes on a report.

• Grade the session.

FINAL ASSESSMENT 3

WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED?

14 of 20 still on track to achieve the qualification.

No qualifications yet.

3 completers and 3 just completed the first final assessment.

Knowledge achievement – good (80%)

WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED?

Increased your understanding of how to do effective observations?

Increased your confidence in completing observations?

Increased your observation skills? Made the observation experience of the people you

observe an even more productive one? Helped the people you observe to further improve

their teaching / training skills? Helped the people you observe to better focus on

ensuring learning takes place in sessions they teach?

WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED?

FUTURE BENEFITS

Benefits for those being observed.• A more professional and

effective experience.• A more positive perception of

the process and greater willingness to engage with related personal development.

• Clear direction on how individuals can further improve their teaching and training, leading more self improvement and greater feelings of job security

FUTURE BENEFITS

Benefits for those being observed.• Greater willingness to be more

adventurous in their teaching and training leading to more positive feedback from learners.

• Enhanced perception of their abilities and self worth.

FUTURE BENEFITS

Benefits for observers.• Enhanced observer skills which

improve observation performance and increase job satisfaction.

• Greater observer perception of the value of what they do.

• Enhanced ability to manage ‘challenging’ observees in a more positive and productive manner.

FUTURE BENEFITS

Organisation Benefits.• A more robust observation

process which meets inspection expectations.

• More accurate identification of staff development needs resulting in more cost effective use of CPD rescores.

FUTURE BENEFITS

Organisation Benefits.• Greater consistency and accuracy of

observation leading to:• better staff motivation and morale• a much more staff positive view of

observation• enhanced learning delivery

quality by teachers and trainers• better learner progress and

achievement• better learner retention• higher learner satisfaction levels

with teaching and training delivery.

OVERALL IMPACT

ACCESSING THE RESOURCES

DOWNLOADThe resources can be downloaded from the

http://www.apprenticeship-staff-support.co.uk/

OVERVIEW GUIDE AND HOTLINKS

http://www.apprenticeship-staff-support.co.uk/content/assp-resource-guide-booklet

Thank you!