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Level 5 Diploma in Teaching
VTCT Skills Level 5 Diploma in Teaching · Ofqual 610/4686/3 · VTCT code ET5D3 · VTCT Skills
To develop the knowledge and skills of practising teachers in the theoretical approaches, teaching techniques and evidence-based best practice of the sector: teaching their subject and curriculum design, learners and learning, teachers and teaching, professional practice, digital and online pedagogies and classroom management, with beauty and aesthetics as the learner's specialist area.
- Theory
- Online, at your own pace
- Practice
- In your own workplace
- Course plan
- 15 online modules
- Guided learning
- 360 hours
Course plan
What the course includes
15 online modules on the KCLINICS Academy platform, studied at your own pace, then practice and assessment in your own workplace. The plan comes from our scheme of work for this qualification.
- Online lesson
- PDF learning material
- Video demonstrations
- Written homework
After the induction, each module has an online lesson, PDF learning material and written homework. Most modules also have video demonstrations and a quiz, and each unit ends with an online module test.
- Course induction and VTCT Skills registration
- Video demonstration: how to use the KCLINICS Academy website (online learning, tests, homework and portfolio)
- Optional units and teaching practice arrangements
- Learning agreement and code of conduct
- Introduction to all units, learning outcomes and assessment requirements
Includes video demonstrations.
- Legislation and codes of practice relevant to the teaching role
- Creating and maintaining a safe, inclusive teaching and learning environment
- Safeguarding, Prevent, equality and diversity
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- History and development of further education and teacher training
- Subject knowledge and dual professionalism in beauty and aesthetics
- Subject-specific pedagogy: teaching practical and theoretical content
- Industry standards, regulation and qualifications in the specialism
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Principles and practice of effective curriculum design
- Selecting and sequencing curriculum content
- Schemes of work and session plans
- English, maths and digital skills within the subject
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Theories and evidence on how learning happens
- Memory, cognitive load and retrieval practice
- Motivation, self-regulation and metacognition
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Learners with special educational needs and disabilities
- Barriers to learning and ways to overcome them
- Initial and diagnostic assessment and individual learning goals
- Wellbeing and points of referral
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Evidence-based teaching techniques
- Explanation, modelling and demonstration
- Questioning and checking for understanding
- Adaptive teaching and differentiation
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material and written homework.
- Formative and summative assessment
- Effective feedback and feed-forward
- Assessment records and tracking learner progress
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Professional values, behaviours and boundaries of the teacher
- Policy, regulation, funding and inspection in the education and training sector
- Working with colleagues, employers and other professionals
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Models of reflection and evaluation of own practice
- Quality improvement and quality assurance
- Continuing professional development and action planning
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Digital and online teaching approaches and tools
- Designing and delivering online sessions
- Online safety, accessibility and data protection
- Evaluating the impact of digital learning
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Theories and models of behaviour management
- Establishing routines, expectations and classroom rules
- Building positive relationships with learners
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Strategies for managing disruptive and challenging behaviour
- Organising the classroom and practical teaching area
- Managing time, groups and transitions
- Behaviour policies and working with support services
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Principles and models of blended learning
- Planning a blended learning programme
- Learning platforms and online resources
- Evaluating blended learning
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Developing resources for teaching beauty and aesthetics
- Using digital and online learning resources
- Organising, storing and evaluating resources
- Copyright and accessibility of resources
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
Teaching Practice (UET24, UET33, UET30)
- Observed teaching practice with the learner's own groups of learners
- Session plans, resources, assessment records and reflective evaluations added to the portfolio
- Completion of the portfolio of evidence
- Student evaluation
- Tutor evaluation
Dates and times agreed between the learner and the assessor
Observations take place in the learner's own workplace
Evidence uploaded to the portfolio on the KCLINICS Academy platform
Take the course plan with you
Every module, practical day and assessment for the Level 5 Diploma in Teaching, as a PDF.
No practical days. You gather evidence in your own workplace, agreed with your employer and checked by your assessor.
- Equipment
- Computers/tablets, observation and assessment records.
- Safety
- Learners to follow the health and safety policies of the training centre and of their own teaching setting. Learners to create and maintain a safe, inclusive learning environment, carry out a risk assessment before observed teaching practice and make sure that practical demonstrations follow the PPE and hygiene requirements of the industry code of practice.
Units and assessment
How you are assessed
8 units
- UET33Professional Practice
- UET24Teaching My Subject
- UET25Learners and Learning
- UET26Teachers and Teaching
- UET28Effective Digital and Online Pedagogies
- UET30Classroom Management
- UET32Blended Learning
- UET15Resources in a Specialist Area
While you learn
- Online quizzes and module tests
- Written homework
- Tutor feedback on the platform
Towards your certificate
- Assignments
- Practical observations/assessments
- Portfolio of evidence
No external examination. The qualification is awarded on your portfolio and observed assessments.
Entry and progression
Before you start
Learners must be 19 or over to enrol and must already be working as a teacher with access to their own groups of learners; there are no formal prerequisite qualifications.
Level 5: Advanced practitioner level, the same level as a foundation degree.
Before this course
This course
Level 5 Diploma in Teaching
Leads to: Tutor, assessor or quality assurer in further education or a private academy
Fees and dates
Paying for the course
Admissions confirms the fee for this course when you ask, and talks you through the ways to pay.
Practical dates
You can enrol at any time and start the online modules as soon as your place is confirmed.
Ask admissions about datesWays to pay
- Pay in full by card or bank transfer.
- Klarna or Clearpay at checkout, subject to their eligibility checks and approval.
- Monthly course finance through our finance partner, subject to status (18+, UK residents).
- Employer funding: we can invoice your employer.
Direct government funding for learners (Advanced Learner Loans, Mayor of London Adult Skills Fund) is not available through KCLINICS Academy at present and is not expected before 2028. Monthly course finance and self or employer funding are available now.
Apply
Apply for a place
Tell us a little about you and we will confirm your place and next steps. No payment is taken until your place is confirmed.
Prefer to talk first? Call admissions on 020 8050 0750.
Theory is online and self-paced, in 15 sessions. Practice and assessment take place in your own workplace, on dates agreed with your assessor. You have 12 months from enrolment to complete.
Learners must be 19 or over to enrol and must already be working as a teacher with access to their own groups of learners; there are no formal prerequisite qualifications.
You work with real learners or candidates in your own workplace, on dates agreed with your assessor, who observes and gives you written feedback.
VTCT Skills registration, the online platform, all units in our scheme of work and your certificate.
Yes. You can pay by card, or choose Klarna or Clearpay at checkout, subject to their approval.
Tutor, assessor or quality assurer in further education or a private academy.
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