TAKING TEACHING FURTHER - ROUND 4 (2021-2023) FUNDING TO BOOST YOUR TECHNICAL TEACHER RECRUITMENT - The Education and Training ...

TAKING TEACHING
FURTHER
ROUND 4 (2021-2023)
FUNDING TO BOOST YOUR TECHNICAL
TEACHER RECRUITMENT
ETFOUNDATION.CO.UK/TTF

The Taking Teaching Further (TTF) programme
is a Department for Education (DfE) funded
recruitment initiative to attract experienced
industry professionals to teach in the Further
Education (FE) and Training sector.

The Education and Training Foundation
(ETF) has been asked by the DfE to carry
on managing the programme which has
already run for three rounds between
2018 and 2021.
Having taken information about
what works from the successful three
Rounds, Round 4 has been developed
to support providers to bring industry
experts into teaching roles across any
of the 15 technical teaching routes.

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  	etfoundation.co.uk/TTF
 or email:
    takingteachingfurther
    @etfoundation.co.uk

Programme Aims

The Taking Teaching Further
programme has been developed
to attract experienced industry
professionals, with expert technical
knowledge and skills, to work in FE.
The programme’s long-term aims are to:
– R
   aise the profile and prestige of
  FE teaching, particularly among
  industry professionals
– Increase the overall number of
   skilled technical teaching roles
   by helping providers to support
   experienced industry professionals
   with the training that they require
   to become FE teachers.
The programme supports providers
to bring in experienced industry
professionals, who can bring industry
relevant knowledge to their teaching
and institutions. These recruits have
the potential to improve outcomes for
learners through their understanding of
the latest skills, techniques, approaches
and equipment that set the standards
within their respective sectors.

FE Provider Funding

The Taking Teaching Further programme
helps FE providers recruit and support
expert industry professionals to move
into FE teaching roles.

Through the programme, colleges and
providers are offered financial support
to recruit at least three trainee teachers
with £18,200 available per recruit.
Financial support will cover:
–	The full cost of at least three
   trainee teachers (per college/provider)
   undertaking a teaching qualification
   (a Level 5 Diploma in Education &
   Training (DET) or an equivalent/higher
   level qualification) funded up to a
   maximum of £4,000 per trainee.
–	The cost of providing intensive
   support to the new teacher (for
   example the cost of additional
   teacher time for team teaching or
   work shadowing arrangements).
–	Costs to cover the new teacher to
   have a reduced teaching workload
   until the end of March 2022. Part
   of this funding may cover the costs
   relating to a Level 3 AET qualification
   before they start the Level 5 DET.

Recruitment

The programme will focus recruitment on hiring technical teaching
staff that fall under the 15 T Level technical teaching routes:

 Agriculture, Environmental       Business and
                                                             Catering and Hospitality
      and Animal Care             Administrative

  Education and Childcare         Construction                 Creative and Design

                                Engineering and
          Digital                                                   Hair and Beauty
                                 Manufacturing

                                  Legal, Finance
    Health and Science                                             Protective Services
                                 and Accounting

   Sales, Marketing and
                                   Social Care               Transport and Logistics
       Procurement

                               The Taking Teaching Further project has enabled us
                               as a college to promote our vacancies to attract highly
                               skilled industry professional to join the college with
                               an excellent support package for their journey into
                               teaching. This package has provided additional
                               support and incentive to applicants into the unknown
                               territory of teaching.
                               Nicki Kelly, Assistant Principal,
                               South Essex College

Find out more:                                  Taking Teaching Further has provided
                                                me with an excellent chance to be fully
Any college or FE provider interested           supported in making the change from
in participating should visit                   industry to FE teaching. The extra time
etfoundation.co.uk/TTF                          to learn, prepare and gain essential
                                                skills during my first year of teaching
If you have further questions or require more   since leaving the plumbing trade to
information, please contact the TTF team at     become a lecturer has been invaluable.
takingteachingfurther@etfoundation.co.uk
                                                Shaun McDonagh,
                                                Lecturer in Plumbing,
                                                EKC Group Broadstairs College

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