The Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Further Education) with English, ESOL and Literacy is a recognised, advanced teaching qualification. The programme is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge, values and skills to teach your subject specialism of English, ESOL or Literacy in the dynamic Further Education sector. Available on a part-time and full-time basis.
The principal aims of the programme are to:
- Produce competent, confident and ambitious English, ESOL or Literacy teachers who can apply subject specialist knowledge and skills to promote language and literacy learning;
- Foster the development of values and skills associated with inclusive teaching and learning, aimed at facilitating individual progress and contributing to broader societal equity and justice in Bradford and West Yorkshire;
- Enable the critical evaluation of recent developments in educational research, professional body initiatives and government policy to ensure professional practice is evidence-based, engaging and contemporary;
- Equip trainees with the academic skills, attitudes and values necessary to cultivate a commitment to lifelong learning and Continuing Professional Development;
- Develop graduates who have an analytical and reflective approach to professional practice in which theory, academic understanding and pedagogy are inter-related and integrated through Masters level study.
The Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Further Education) with English, ESOL and Literacy delivers an ambitious, contemporary curriculum for trainee teachers in and around the Bradford area. A key strength is our position in the heart of a thriving Further Education College and our strong relationships with College teams and mentors.