Vocational Revitaliser: an introduction (English) Learning Outcomes
Vocational Revitaliser: an introduction (English) are one day courses to support English learning and development. We offer a menu of courses including:
- Construction
- Catering and Hospitality
- Early Years
- Health and Social Care
- Land Based Studies
- Open context (for practitioners from a range of different vocational areas)
- Open context entry level (for teachers who teach/ support learners at entry level)
- Bespoke (tailored to a vocational area of your choosing)
- Joint English and maths (half day open context English, half day open context maths)*
Practitioners working in the further education and skills sector who are employed by a SFA-funded organisation.
- Vocational lecturers
- Workplace trainers
- Assessors
- Learning support assistants
- Review the English skills that underpin vocational skills
- Identify the barriers that learners face in tackling reading and writing tasks in a vocational context
- Demonstrate and try out a range of active learning strategies to develop English skills on vocational courses
- Explore the use of graphic organisers in planning writing
- Evaluate different embedded support strategies for spelling, punctuation and grammar
- Demonstrate some popular e-learning tools for use in embedded support
- Signpost online learning opportunities to develop your own personal English skills
Vocational Revitalisers: an introduction (English) are blended-learning programmes. Participants will undertake and/or access:
- a short pre-session task;
- a full day with other vocational practitioners in their area, developing skills, techniques and confidence to support learners’ English learning;
- signposting to online learning to develop their personal English; and
- a national forum to share ideas and approaches.
This session* will usually run from 10am to 4pm.
During the morning participants will have an opportunity to:
- review the range of English skills that underpin their vocational area and which can be developed through embedded support;
- identify some of the barriers that learners may face in reading vocational texts;
- explore a range of teaching strategies to develop reading skills on vocational programmes e.g. activating prior knowledge, modelling reading strategies, vocabulary development, DARTS activities, graphic organisers and the use of digital technology; and
- identify opportunities and strategies to develop speaking and listening skills within their vocational contexts.
During the afternoon participants will have an opportunity to:
- review the barriers that learners face when tackling writing tasks on vocational programmes;
- explore the use of graphic organisers in writing support;
- evaluate different marking and teaching strategies to develop skills in spelling, punctuation and grammar; and
- identify some useful e learning tools and websites for use in embedded support with writing.
*Please note this session is adapted if your select an English vocational revitaliser for teachers working with learners at predominantly entry level.