2. Policy, legislation and
regulations
In this session we will:
Identify policies, legislation and regulations that are relevant
to your teaching role
Assess the impact of current policy, legislation and
regulations on your role
Evaluate the extent to which you understand their impact on
your practice
Discuss current educational issues and possible future
trends in education policy
3. Outcomes
By the end if this session you will be able to:
All – Identify at least 4 areas of legislation you must adhere to
Most – Review your practice terms of legislative requirements
Some – Critically evaluate some legislative practices
All – Identify at least 3 quality assurance practices which impact your teaching
Most – Explain how at least 3 quality assurance processes impact your teaching
Some – Critically evaluate the quality assurance process
All – Explain how you might use data analysis to inform your practice
Most – Carry out data analysis
Some – Critically evaluate the data you have analysed
5. Recap
In your group, list relevant policies, legislation or
regulations related to your role
You have 5 minutes
6. Policies, legislation or regulations
related to your role
Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015
Equality Act 2010
Data Protection Act 1998
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Animal Welfare Act 2006
Further Education and Training Act 2007
ETF Professional Standards 2014
SEND reform 2014
Local policies (Quality Assurance, Safeguarding and Welfare, Sustainability)
Government policy as it happens! (Budget, education reform under Greening,
new CIF Ofsted)
7. Factors that influence change
May also come from:
Local economic pressures
(Suffolk - low employment or aspiration)
Local cultural pressures
(Needs of local communities)
Fashions and Fads
(learning styles, spiky profiles, streaming)
International threats and opportunities
(Brexit, terrorism and war, finance and budget influenced by international markets, competition – usually
STEM, changes to international policy – minimum wage/healthcare reform/social mobility/attitudes and
values – equality and democracy)
Changes in industry
(New qualifications required in certain professions, changes to professional standards, CPD due to updates
for practice, technological advancement)
Changes to policy
(Government changes following General Elections - ECM, Coursework Vs exams)
8. Increased focus on:
Safeguarding and Welfare
(particularly in reference to protection from bullying and harassment, Protect and Prevent/British
Values, EDI, provision for those most disadvantaged or likely to underachieve)
Employability and links with employers/industry
(preparation for employment, employability skills and meeting the needs of employers, keeping up to
date with changes in the sector)
Personal development
(Confidence, teamwork, communication, teamwork and leadership, preparation for life in Britain)
Behaviour management
(around the site as well as in the classroom)
Progress
(distance travelled from starting point, progress as a result of the lesson/independent study
session/tutorial)
The study programme as a whole
(ie. including English and Maths, Work Placement & Employability)
9. How does this impact your role?
As a group, spend 5 minutes listing ways these
factors impact your role
Be ready to share your answers
Additional reflection point:
How does this relate to ‘Professionalism’?
10. Discuss:
What are the most recent innovative changes in your
industry / subject?
What do you predict the future developments in your
industry / subject will be?
How prepared is the current system for future
developments?
How prepared are you for future developments?
What about the future?
14. Predictions…
A global economy…
World of material and product abundance…
With no more ‘work’ as we know it…
More time to create and innovate…
Increasingly higher IQs amongst the general population…
Print an object as easily as you print a document…
Fix our physical weaknesses…
Exploring (and maybe settling) space…
Are we preparing young people for the distant future?
15. We are talking about the distant future
(things are looking quite bleak for the
near future…)
wage inequality, polarisation of society, increasing inequality and poverty,
decreased living standards, mass unemployment, potential nuclear war, and
the threat of extremism and radicalisation to national security… and so on.
Are we preparing young people for the near future?
