Films of Effective Practice
A new resource for Skills for Life trainers and
practitioners
QIA Skills for Life Improvement Programme has created a new set
of three films that demonstrate ways in which Skills for Life is
taught in three different contexts. The films focus is on how
literacy, language and numeracy (LLN) skills can be developed
alongside vocational or other subject areas and therefore in a
context of direct interest and relevance to the learners.
Two of the films, ‘Construction with embedded ESOL’ and
‘Literacy for sport’ show examples of embedded Skills for Life;
that is, they bring together the language and literacy skills
development and vocational aspects of the courses. The third film,
‘Numeracy for kitchen design’, represents a contextualised rather
than embedded approach in that the key aims are to improve
learners’ numeracy skills. Neverthless, these are taught in a
context that is likely to appeal to the target group of adult
learners and the approach shares many of the benefits of an
embedded approach.
Who is it for?
The three films will be particular interest to teacher trainers
as they provide a rich resource for promoting discussion and
reflection on effective teaching. They will also be of interest to
staff teams or individuals, whether they are LLN specialists or
vocational teachers who have a similar interest in developing their
own skills and knowledge.
For example, the films can be used:
- for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for Skills for
Life or vocational teachers
- in Initial Teacher Education for teaching in the post 16
sector
- in quality improvement, to moderate observation and discuss
grading, and as part of developing a Whole Organisation Approach to
demonstrate cooperation between vocational and skills for life
teams.
DVD and Booklet
The films have sub-titles and also an auditory navigation option
and are available on a single DVD. An accompanying booklet explains
the background to the films, provides the session plans and
extracts from schemes of work, and poses some questions to consider
during or after viewing.
Availability - Order Now Online
The DVD and accompanying booklet is available from
resources
Go to the 'Hard Copy Resources on-line catalogue'
and go to 'Manager Guides' section.
Its listed as 'DVD and Guidance Booklet' reference
(SFLIP/FEP/GUIDE).