Have you ever thought of a career change and turning to further education lecturing?

Well now's the time to start. Teaching is such a rewarding career in more ways than one. As a teacher you are able to share you knowledge of various subjects with students in various environments including Further ducation !olleges" #i$th Form !olleges" Adult or !ommunity ducation !entres" %niversities" as well as various charitable and voluntary organisations. Further ducation &ecturers teach students of all levels starting from beginner straight through to advanced levels. Any further education 'ualification that a student achieves can count as a vocational or even academic 'ualification that would better (re(are the student for working life in that field or enhance their knowledge of that subject for (ersonal interest. Historically" further education lecturers have mainly dealt with (ost )* as well as adult learners but they are now becoming more involved with younger students within the )+,)- year old curriculum range. This means they are able to (rovide a wider service to their students and are also able to im(rove their own methods of teaching as they are constantly having to ada(t the way they teach to accommodate the s(eed at which different students (ick u( the material being taught as well as being able to cover ' wider variety of subjects by increasing their own subject knowledge and e$(anding their field of knowledge. Ty(ical job descri(tion A further education lecture has various activities and duties that they would undertake as (art of their role" some of these are highlighted below. / The ability to (lan and (re(are lesson (lans and guides / Teaching a variety of subjects ty(es at different levels during the day" evening and at various worksho(s including teaching (eo(le of different backgrounds" abilities and ages grou(s. / 0esearching and develo(ing material for new courses , these should be a mi$ of online resources including lesson guides and (lans and well as course outlines / 1onitoring as well as being able to mark students work at an e$ce(tionally high standard with an un,biased view. / 2ou will also be re'uired to conduct one to one tutorials and hel( sessions with students and monitoring their (rogress along the way enabling them to develo( and

(ros(er. / Adhering to all college (olicies and contributing towards the develo(ment of the educational institution in team meetings by suggesting new innovations in teaching and suggesting ways win which the teaching of e$isting courses can im(rove. Additional tasks include conducting administrative duties as well as being able to attend various taster sessions" o(en days" (arents' evenings as well as career and education conventions and worksho(s.