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The Teaching and Learning Programme explained
What subject areas does TLP support?
Priority subject areas for action provide a focus for the phased implementation of the programme.
Priority subject areas identified so far
- Adult Learning
- Business Education
- Creative and Media
- Construction
- Entry to Employment
- Health and Social Care
- Information and Communication Technology
- Land-based Studies
- Modern Foreign Languages
- Science
Eligibility for support
The DfES has issued guidelines to ensure that the Teaching and Learning Programme offers support where it is needed most and where it will reach the largest volume of targeted learners.
Find out more about your eligibility for support in any of the areas outlined above.
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What progress has TLP made to date?
TLP has some challenging targets to meet in relation to provider engagement which will give you as a manager an indication of the scale and impact that the programme will have across the sector.
By January 2007 in phases 1 and 2
- over 3,500 providers have engaged with TLP, making use of the teaching and learning resources, the subject coaching networks and the Professional Training Programme
- over 100,000 sets of teaching and learning resources have been distributed to providers
- nearly 4,000 Subject Learning Coaches are enrolled on phases 1 and 2 of the Professional Training Programme
- over 1,800 Subject Learning Coaches have registered for formal recognition of their learning and over 660 have already graduated
- over 300 subject-specific networks are being held across the country annually.
Success of the programme will be reflected in increased learner motivation and satisfaction, which will lead to greater learner progress and improved retention and achievement rates — outcomes that are central to the performance management of any organisation. There is also an expectation that these factors will lead to improved inspection grades.
For your organisation to achieve success in these areas, you will need to embed the programme within your organisation’s long-term planning for quality improvement. However, a survey completed in 2006 by 215 managers clearly indicates that participation in the programme is leading to some early wins. Some 96% of managers perceived the programme to be either ‘quite’ or ‘significantly’ valuable. And 49% reported ‘some’ or ‘significant’ impact across the four categories of learner outcome:
- learning behaviour (60%)
- learner satisfaction (54%)
- learner retention (41%)
- learner achievement (41%).
Intended outcomes of TLP
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What does involvement in TLP entail?
As a manager, you are asked to nominate a Subject Learning Coach for each of the priority subject areas that your organisation delivers. Once accepted on the programme, each Subject Learning Coach will be invited to:
- attend subject coaching networks (two meetings a year)
- join the Professional Training Programme, which consists of two core module training days supplemented by intra module tasks, online and blended learning supported by dedicated tutors. SLC's will have the opportunity to select up to four additional electives from a range of elective modules on offer.
All participants have to produce a portfolio that evidences their successful completion of the programme.
There is also the opportunity for individuals to gain accreditation at levels 3, 4 and 7 if desired.
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