John Bostock & Vicky Duckworth 
Successful Teaching Practice in the Lifelong Learning Sector 

This book provides clear guidance on how to approach initial teaching experience, how to plan effective sessions, how to work well with your mentor and how to make the most out of your new career. Through focusing on the real-life experiences of both in-service and pre-service trainee teachers, it offers the opportunity to reflect on and learn from an array of diverse teaching practice experiences from a wide range of vocational areas including construction, hair and beauty, Early Years, psychology, performing arts, law, English, Skills for Life and engineering.

Table of Content

Introduction

Starting your assessed teaching modules

Planning your sessions

Your first observation

Reflecting on your own practice

What to expect from your mentor

Managing behaviour

Structure and organisation

Coming to the end of your assessed teaching

Your triangulation meeting

Developing your career and applying for jobs

About the author

John Dickinson began his career as a residential social worker. In 1982 he joined Kirkby College of Further Education on Merseyside. He taught child care, health and social care and A Level and GCSE Psychology. He has been working in teacher training for FE staff since 1990. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at Edge Hill and an original member of the Post-compulsory Education and Training team.