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