Post-16 Forum
Chair: Jo Elliot (University of Portsmouth); Vice Chairs: Claire Winder (UCLAN) and Sarah Boodt (Sheffield Hallam University)
The UCET Post-16 Forum provides a space for colleagues to keep up to date with national developments in the field of generic teacher training and specific training for those who teach in the FE and learning & skills sectors. It provides an opportunity to comment on and influence new policies, and initiatives that affect post-14 learners. The forum meets three times a year, usually with an invited speaker of national standing to address the group at a morning symposia.
Key discussion topics, amongst other issues, include:
- The ongoing implications of de-regulation, and the importance of retaining an appropriately qualified teaching force in the sector;
- The delivery and further development of the Diploma for Education and Training;
- The role of teacher education in relation to QTLS;
- The implications for post-compulsory teacher education of the OFSTED inspection process.
Regular discussions take place between members of the forum and colleagues from the Education and Training Foundation and the DfE.
Chair
Ms Jo Elliot
University of Portsmouth
More about Jo
Jo Elliott is the Phase Lead for Further Education and Skills Initial Teacher Education at the University of Portsmouth. She is responsible for the delivery of the pre-service full time programme on campus, and also as University Academic Contact and Manager of the UoP FES ITE Partnership.
She has worked in formal and informal education settings for over 25 years, including 15 years as a Lecturer in Further and Higher Education. In her role as a lecturer in a General Further Education College, Jo was Subject Lead for Business Administration Courses, delivering Levels 1-5 in Business and Administration, including apprenticeship programmes. Jo has also taught dance, drama, music and history in other settings. Jo is currently undertaking her Educational Doctorate.