An Exploration of Professionalism in Further Education using the Lingfield Review 2012
Natasha Jones
JON15113573
November 2016
definition of professionalism?
(see separate mindmap)
Lingfield Interim and Final Reports 2012
follows on from previous review? (check 2007?)
called for deregulation of mandatory ITE qualifications but minimum should be AET/PTLLS
deregulation links to privatisation/marketisation?
dual professionalism
FE colleges will set their own recruitment requirements
adverts always stress 'minimum L5' or 'working towards if can show relevant experience'
Impact in ITE and qualifications since deregulation?
Positives?
Negative?
FE learners not valued enough to deserve qualified teachers?
private training providers do not usually require L5 although look for 'experience'
but what about 'professional values'? where do these come from without the qualifications and belonging to professional body? #
Suite of ITE qualifications L3 to L5 (include brief history from LSIS document) following 2007 Act compelling full-time FE lecturers to register with IfL for a fee and be qualified with corresponding CPD obligations
L3 PTLLS now AET (my PTLLS was L4)
L4 CTLLS now CET
L5 DTLLS now DET
specialist diplomas for english, maths, ESOL and SEN
removal of CPD requirements
L5 FE teaching qualification no longer leads to QTLS
professional formation via voluntary body if want to be seen as 'professional'
changes to funding/membership requirements
ETF/SET set up following abolishment of IFL
gaining QTLS meant to be on a par with QTS
professional body provides accountability and a 'voice' so if only voluntary how does this benefit learners?
Success for All enforced professional accreditation on FE teachers through membership of IFL (2002)
Foster Review of FE (2005) labelled FE 'cinderella/middle child' of education system
Mandatory L5 qualifications for english, maths and esol specialists #
LLN require qualified 'specialists'
firms can apply their own recruitment criteria
set own pay scales
34% total teaching staff in 220 FE colleges now on insecure contracts - due to deregulation?
CPD requirement is in line with medical and legal professions which ensures practitioners are up to date with recent developments so why not teachers? #
2007 regs bringing mandatory qualifications to FE was partly about recognising FE as a valid education sector (no longer cinderella sector)
Much of the problem with defining professionalism in FE is the fact that as a whole FE is such a vast and diverse sector which means different things to different people
Yet Interim Review deemed LLN as 'remedial' subjects which should be dealt with during school years
Government Press Release 23 October 2012:
Lord Lingfield champions more freedom for further education
Lingfield: will free the sector from unnecessary regulation and bureaucracy enabling it to take responsibility for its own professionalism
high performing colleges and providers should be recognised and given more freedom with publically recognised charter status
Martin Doel: CEO of Association of Colleges: welcome acknowledgement of a mature sector free from over regulation and a vested interest in continuous improvement of its workforce for the benefit of staff and students
Chris Jones, Director-General of City and Guilds: good pedagogy needs to be matched with industry insight and quality assured appropriately (how does deregulation ensure quality assurance??)
Lord Lingfield already noted as an advocate for school autonomy as Chairman of Grant-Maintained Schools Centre from 1989 to 1999 so deregulation was always going to be in his best interests