Are you interested in getting into teaching but maybe cannot relinquish all of your current commitments? Well, our new, hybrid course might be the solution!
Join us for two-years to undertake the level 5 diploma in teaching (further education and skills) qualification. Here is a breakdown of the elements:
- Taught component (online).
- Placement hours (at Cirencester College or an external location of candidates choosing).
- A series of observations of teaching practice.
- An allocated mentor.
The taught element of the course is delivered online Our lecturers will take you through several modules including but not limited to: understanding learners in the FE sector, the role of teachers and teaching, effective digital and online pedagogies, and action learning for teaching in a specialist area of disability. These sessions are a weekly commitment across the two-year programme. Teacher trainees will be assessed on these modules through a range or methods whether it is a written report, an action research project, presentations, or through practical teaching observations.
Teacher trainees will need to complete 250 hours of placement hours over the course of the programme; 150 of these hours must be teaching practice, with the remaining hours made up from a compilation of professional practice activities. Applicants have two options:
- Apply for one of our in-house placements! See the placement opportunities listed below and state your interest for one of these in the form. With these placements, we will also offer candidates a subject-mentor to support them in the classroom as they hone their delivery skills within a specific subject area.
- Applicants can have their own external placement organised.
All candidates will receive mentoring support and 10 mentor meetings over the two years. These may be face to face or online.
For 2025-27 cohort:
- 2 year, part-time.
- £3,000 cost for the entire qualification.
- 2025-27 cohort: taught lessons held on Wednesdays, 16:30-18:00.
- Course start: Wednesday 5th November 2025.
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