Department of Professional Learning and Development
The Department of Professional Learning and Development provides professional development opportunities for teachers, lecturers and trainers. Students can be based locally, nationally and internationally. The department is located mainly at the Avery Hill Campus with some teaching on the Greenwich Campus. In recent years programmes have also been taught in schools, colleges, Local Education Authorities, and internationally in the Netherlands and Sweden. We are active in the development of NPQH and Performance Management through Education Management South East, of which we are one of the founding members.
Our Life Long Learning initial teacher training programmes are available for students and staff who wish to work or already work in the Life Long Learning sector. This includes further education colleges, sixth-form colleges, universities, adult education centres, art colleges, health care and community organisations, the public services and a wide range of commercial and voluntary organisations.
Since September 2007, the Department of Professional Learning and Development has been offering new qualifications for tutors and teachers in the Lifelong Learning sector. These programmes (Literacy/ESOL/Numeracy) are aimed at Skills for Life tutors who do not have a subject specialist qualification. The level 5 Additional Diplomas in Teaching English (Literacy), English (ESOL) and Maths (Numeracy) can be studied as a full time endorsed qualification alongside a PGCE/PCE or a part time stand alone evening class programme. Either route facilitates a specialist qualification for skills for life tutors.