Hi Denise

They do still exist, theoretically in both the integrated (with Cert Ed/DET/PGCE) version and as standalone.  The LSIS titles (from 2013) are Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training (English: ESOL) for the integrated version and  Level 5 Certificate in Teaching English: ESOL for the standalone.  However, providers may have other titles.  A few universities are still running them, though they may only offer the joint Literacy and ESOL version, as this one is bursary eligible if you do the full integrated qual.  (Literacy is eligible; ESOL isn’t; joint is).  Have a look at Bolton University or UCL Institute of Education for details.  Whether there is much focus on teaching learners with emerging literacy will depend on the provider. However, Learning Unlimited still run their Teaching Basic Literacy to ESOL learners course from time to time.

 

No teaching quals are now mandatory – the FE sector has been ‘deregulated’ - and although most colleges still demand generic quals such as PGCE/DET/Cert Ed, many don’t ask for subject specialist ones any more, and there is a vicious circle of lack of demand, lack of provision.

 

I hope this helps.  I have the LSIS specifications if you want that amount of detail.

 

Regards

Mary

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Hi,

I'm a bit out of touch with ESOL teacher training in England these days, but need some up to date information for my MA dissertation. Can anyone tell me, do the old ESOL subject specialist certificates still exist, known in my day as 'Level 4' , subsequently 'Level 5'? At one point, it became mandatory to have one to work in FE, but I don;t know if that's still the case and can't find any information about it online.

If not, has anything replaced them, or does anything else exist that might train teachers of learners with emerging L1 literacy? Many thanks in advance.

 

Denise Mullen

 

 

 

 

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