Unit 4: Wider Professional Practice and Development in Education and Training

Mont Rose College of Management and Sciences

Assignment Code: DET4AB6

Programme:  Pearson BTEC Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training

Unit Number & Title: Unit 4: Wider Professional Practice and Development in Education and Training.

Unit reference number: J/505/0837  QCF Level: 5             Credit Value: 15

Tasks

Task 1
Drawing on your research on your specialist area, produce a reflective account to compare your concept of professionalism and dual-professionalism with that of your peers in other areas of education and training. Use your findings to explain ways in which your professional values influence your practice in an area of specialism.TASK – 1

You should consider the;

Impact of professional values, e.g. meeting organisational policies and procedures, audit of competence, promoting quality in teaching and learning, expectation for high standards, establishing and sharing best practice, updating specialist knowledge and skills, working to current awarding organisation requirements, targets for raising personal standards, engaging in CPD opportunities in improving professional qualifications.

Word count approximately 1200 – 1500 words

Learning Outcomes covered – L.O 1.1, 1.2

Assessment Evidence

Research documents

Individual learning record/personal development journal

Reflective report

These are to be filed in your folder

TASK – 2

Carry out research to prepare for peer discussion on the impact of national, local and institutional policies on your organisation and practice.

Your researches and discussions should include:

• current educational policies,
• social, political and economic factors
• organisation policies, codes of practice and guidelines

(There should be three people in each group with each given one aspect to prepare, present and chair discussion about).

Submit the notes prepared for the peer discussion along with a reflective journal entry summarising learning from the discussion. Include bibliography and Harvard referencing to identify sources used. (No suggested word count.)

Learning Outcomes covered – 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 4.2

Assessment Evidence

Research documents

Organisation documentation

Preparatory notes

Written summary/individual learning record/personal reflective journal

These are to be filed in your folder

TASK – 3

Drawing on examples from your own area of practice produce a case study to identify:

• the role of stakeholders and external bodies in education and training
• how being accountable to stakeholders and external bodies impacts on your organisation in education and training
• why it is important to work in partnership with employers and other stakeholders in education and training

As a part of your study analyse the impact of being accountable to stakeholders and external bodies on curriculum design, delivery and assessment in your area of specialism.

Word count approximately 1500 words.

As an additional reflective activity, use examples from your peers, representing other areas of education and training, to demonstrate different practice in developing partnerships in other contexts.

Learning Outcomes covered; 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

Assessment Evidence

Case study

Sample materials

Individual reflective activity

These are to be filed in your folder

TASK – 4

Prepare a presentation for your peers based on the range of documentation used in your specialist area for quality assurance and quality improvement to include:

• completed session evaluation
• completed course/programme evaluation
• completed self-evaluation e.g. SAR (self-assessment review)
• completed internal verification pro forma – of assignments and assessments.

Produce a diagram to show lines of responsibility within your organisation’s quality assurance model and use the diagram to explain how these lines of responsibility contribute to your organisation’s quality cycle

Following your presentation, use the evidence to produce a written analysis of the quality improvement and quality assurance arrangements of your organisation.

Where two or more in the group are from the same organisation focus on your specialist area.

*Where two or more in the group are from the same specialist area focus on a single stage of the quality process’ e.g. data collection, data analysis, data interpretation.

Learning Outcomes covered; 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4

Assessment Evidence

Individual presentation materials

Session evaluation

Programme evaluation/course review

IV of assignments

IV of assessment

These are to be filed in your folder

Learning Outcome Number	Assessment Criteria	Evidence Page no.	AC Met Y/N
Learning Outcome-1	Understand professionalism and the influence professional values in education and training			Feedback
1.1	Define the concept of professionalism and dual professionalism in education and training
1.2	Explain ways in which own professional values influence own practice in an area of specialism
Learning Outcome-2	Understand the policy context of education and training			Feedback
2.1	Explain ways in which social, political and economic factors influence education policy
2.2	Analyse the impact of current educational policies on curriculum and practice in own area of specialism
Learning Outcome-3	Understand the impact of accountability to stakeholders and external bodies in education and training			Feedback
3.1	Explain the roles of stakeholders and external bodies in education and training
3.2	Explain how being accountable to stakeholders and external bodies impacts on organisations in education and training
3.3	Explain why it is important to work in partnership with employers and other stakeholders in education and training
3.4	Analyse the impact of being accountable to stakeholders and external bodies on curriculum design, delivery and assessment in own area of specialism.
Learning Outcome-4	Understand the organisational context of education and training			Feedback
4.1	Explain key aspects of policies, codes of practice and guidelines of an organisation
4.2	Analyse the impact of organisational requirements and expectations on curriculum practice in own area of specialism
Learning Outcome-5	Be able to contribute to the quality improvement and quality assurance arrangements of own organisation			Feedback
5.1	Analyse the quality improvement and quality assurance arrangements of own organisation diversity
5.2	Explain the function of self-assessment and self-evaluation and the quality cycle
5.3	Evaluate a learning programme taking account of the quality maintenance of own organisation
5.4	Identify areas for improvement in the learning programme taking account of the outcomes of evaluation

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