Welcome to the generic area of the Teaching and Learning website. Here you will find a suite of stimulating resources that can be used within your organisation.

Whatever the length of an induction programme, learners often complain that it is too long because they do not enjoy sitting still and receiving more information than they can process.
Inspectors' reports point out that induction should:

• help learners decide whether or not they are on the right course
• introduce the content of the course
• introduce learners to how they and their course work will be assessed and what support they can expect
• raise awareness of diversity issues
• include elements of initial assessment and diagnostic screening, and provide learners with the outcomes of this.

A good place to start thinking about these and others issues in your induction programme is the CPD activity Planning the learner experience. This is a wide-ranging activity that stimulates debate amongst colleagues.

Download the cards and the supporting information within the Rethinking induction booklet and instruction leaflet. This activity is designed to support a partnership approach to planning. You may like to use the cards when working one to one or with a small, informal group. They can also be used during more formal continuing professional development (CPD) sessions.
To find out further supporting information about Planning the learner experience visit Rethinking induction from Engineering:Planning for success and read Planning the learner experience activity guide and Planning the learner experience supporting information..

Watch this video to hear what learners, teachers and managers have to say about the Teaching and Learning Programme. See how it can significantly impact on teaching and learning by fostering a whole organisational approach to continuous improvement.

 

 

Motivational dialogue is a powerful set of skills and techniques that can support improved teaching and learning in a number of ways. This new resource provides a comprehensive set of activities to help you develop the knowledge and understanding required to fulfil the practice of motivational dialogue. The skills and techniques used in motivational dialogue are not difficult to learn but you do have to practise them.

When people make significant changes in their lives, they go through an identifiable series of stages. These categories of change are represented within the Wheel of change.

The motivational dialogue resources will deepen your understanding of the motivational dialogue process which, in turn, will enable you to recognise the behavioural and attitudinal signs at each stage of the journey of change and, consequently, the appropriate helping strategies for that stage.