Practical, independent expertise and knowledge for Further Education and Skills organisations

Staff Development programmes in Inclusion

SEQUALS delivers tailor-made programmes on values and inclusion for the management and/or teaching staff

Programme Title	Target participants
Inclusive classroom management	Teachers and trainers in Colleges and Work Based Learning
Mentoring new teachers	Teachers, trainers and curriculum managers in Colleges and Work Based Learning
Self Assessment Review – Assessing the impact of quality policies	Quality and curriculum managers in Further and Adult Education

Improving quality

Our approach is developmental. As a critical friend we work with you to make sure your service is fairer, more inclusive and more effective.

‘We enjoyed working with you on the Business case for Diversity project and you were always enthusiastic (and reliable!).’
Sue Newton-Brown

Research

‘Re the research project on Volunteer tutors. Thank you. You were always willing to go one step further in terms of fulfilling the brief.’
Denise Robinson, Director of the Consortium for PCET at University of Huddersfield

SEQUALS produces research reports and good practice guides on current issues for teacher education in the learning and skills sector.

Rennie, S Good Practice Guide for training teachers to work in challenging setting 2010 HUDCETT
Rennie, S Good Practice Guide: tasters for under-represented groups in initial teacher training in the lifelong learning sector 2008 HUDCETT
Rennie, S & Robinson, D Volunteer Tutors – Unpaid Teaching Practice in the Consortium for PCET initial teacher training provision
Rennie, S & Walker R.L. A differently imagined margin. Initial teacher training and BME groups in Lifelong Learning in North of England

Supporting CPD

Research projects can form part the Continuing Professional Development portfolios of managers and teaching staff. Do you have an in-house research project in mind that could improve inclusion and diversity? Or an issue you would like to investigate further with the aim of improving teaching and learning – SEQUALS can support and advise staff undertaking this research.