Here at Widnes College we are a dedicated team, delivering the highest quality teaching and training to our learners. We aim to ensure that each and every learner has access to support and guidance to be able to achieve his or her full potential. The aim of this booklet is to outline your roles and responsibilities here at Widnes College and to make you aware of our legal obligations and the duty of care we have for our learners. This booklet should be worked through with the support of your mentor.....happy teaching!
Food for thought
Wilson (2014 p5) states that “teaching is not limited to imparting knowledge, you will also have a responsibility for helping someone to learn”
Teacher/trainer roles and responsibilities
The role and responsibilities of a teacher or trainer, are varied and extensive. As a member of our teaching staff you will be required to perform many duties, some of which will include:
Assessing learners needs
Appropriate management of your time
Being fully prepared for the delivery of your lessons
and
Managing appropriate classroom behaviour
Your roles and responsibilities are intrinsically linked to the teaching and training cycle which consists of five steps detailed below, please be aware that this is not an outline of your full role and responsibilities, merely a guideline.
Identifying Needs
This stage in the cycle focus's on you getting to know your learner and fully understanding what it is they need to be able to achieve. Key points of this stage will be to:
Arrange initial assessments
Identifying and individual needs the learner may have
Identify and barriers to learning
Planning Learning
The planning stage involves mixing what you have learnt about your students and incorporating it...