Some recent studies into the
professionalism within FE have been
conducted by Ann Hodgson and Ken
Spours for the Institue of Education. one area of reform they reference is: An expansive professionalism. They write, 'A richer upper secondary curriculum and greater partnership working will require a more ambitious teacher and lecturer professionalism. This could be characterised as ‘triple professionalism’ in which the educator develops three dimensions of expertise – a strong understanding of a specialist area of knowledge and skill; high levels of competence in teaching and support of the learner; and a willingness and capacity to work across and beyond traditional subject and institutional boundaries' (Hodgson, A and Spours, K, 2014). Read the report here.
This toolkit, created by Reading University, provides advice for engaging employers with the curriculum.
Why does employer engagement matter? This guide, from the Career Development Institute, provides some answers.
This good practice guide from Ofsted offers some suggestions for working with employers.
Move from a supply-led to a demand-led curriculum in FE.
You can read a response from the Education
and Training Foundation here.