OCR Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector Level 3
Assignment 1 –Roles and Responsibilities of a Teacher
Assignment Brief: Produce a written report (500 words approx) that describes the
role and responsibilities of a teacher within an organisation and the possible
boundaries of the teaching role. Where possible include real-life examples of your
own experiences and knowledge. Refer to the teaching and learning cycle and the 6
domains contained within the prfessional standards for teachers, tutors and trainers
in the life long learning sector and to your notes. How do/might these fit into
teachers’ contractual obligations? Refer to the assessment criteria 1.1, 1.2 and
knowledge a, b, c,d .
Roles and Responsibilities of a Teacher
Within this assignment i will explain what i believe the roles and responsibilities of a
teacher within an organisation and possible boundaries which i may come up
against. Where possible I will link it to my own personal experiences and knowledge.
I will attempt to describe teaching roles both related and non related, i will also make
references to the 6 domains contained within the professional standards for
teachers, tutors and trainers in the life long learning sector and also to the teaching
and learning cycle. I believe further education teaching can be split into two sections,
a teachers role and the teacher related roles. From my experience teaching roles will
be taken on by Assessors and Tutors where as the teacher related roles will mainly
be handled by administration staff, and senior management. A teachers role can be
referred to as “a role which contains limitied teaching responsibilities and a role
which represents the full range of responsibilities performed by those who are
expected to attain the status of a qualified teacher” – New overarching professional
standards for teachers, tutors and trainers in the life long learning sector handout
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