50 Teaching and Learning Approaches: Simple, easy and effective ways to engage learners and measure their progress - Tapa blanda

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Sharron started delivering education and training programmes on a part time basis in 1987, before progressing into a full-time career in further education in 2000. She has gained practical work-based skills and a wide and varied understanding of schools’ provision, further and higher education, apprenticeships and full cost courses. 

Starting her career as a teacher in a land-based specialist college, she progressed to course management before taking responsibility for several departments within a large further education college. Sharron further developed her knowledge and skills within the sector when her role changed to Head of Services to Business. She is now the Assistant Principal of Quality at the White Rose Beauty Colleges, which is recognised as the UKs largest beauty therapy training provider.?

Sharron is passionate about raising standards in education and is committed to supporting quality improvement at all levels and stages. As well as her work in further education and as a Standards Verifier for Pearson, she has also worked with secondary schools as a governor to support quality improvement. 

Sharron holds an Honour′s Degree in Education and Training, has a Certificate in Education, is a Member of the Society for Education and Training, and holds QTLS status.

Sharron can be contacted via:

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Ann has been teaching, assessing and quality assuring in the FE and skills sector since 1983. Ann holds a Masters in Educational Management, a PGCE, a Degree in Education, and a Medal of Excellence for teaching. She is a Fellow of the Society for Education and Training, and holds QTLS status. Ann has been writing textbooks since 2006 which are mainly based on her own experiences as a teacher, and the subsequent education of trainee teachers. She aims to write in plain English to help anyone with their role. She creates resources for teachers and learners such as PowerPoints and handouts for the assessment, quality assurance, and teacher training qualifications which are available via her website. Ann has also worked for several awarding organisations producing qualification guidance, policies and procedures, training new staff, and carrying out the external quality assurance of teaching, assessment and quality assurance qualifications.

Ann is the author of the following text books:·       
*The Award in Education and Training (2025)
*Principles and Practices of Teaching and Training (2021)   
*Principles and Practices of Quality Assurance (2016)
*Achieving your Assessment and Quality Assurance Units (TAQA) (2014)    
*Passing Assessments for the Award in Education and Training (2013)
*Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (2012)    
*Passing PTLLS Assessments (2012)
*What is Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector? (2012)    
*Delivering Employability Skills in the Lifelong Learning Sector (2010)   
*Delivering Adult Learning (2006)

She is co-author of: 
*Achieving your Diploma in Teaching (FE & Skills) (2024)     
*The Best Vocational Trainer’s Guide (2015)
*The Certificate in Education and Training (2014)
*Passing Assessments for the Certificate in Education and Training (2014)
*Equality and Diversity in the Lifelong Learning Sector (2012)
*Planning and Enabling Learning in the Lifelong Learning Sector (2010)
*Passing CTLLS Assessments (2010)

She has edited:·       
*50 Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance Approaches (2021)     
*50 Assessment Approaches (2020)
*50 Teaching and Learning Approaches (2019)
*Achieving QTLS Status (2018)
*Study Skills for PTLLS (2012)

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This reader-friendly and accessible text introduces 50 teaching and learning approaches and explores how they work in practice by taking an honest look at the advantages and disadvantages of each one.