The Diploma of Continuing Professional Development (DipCPD) Introduction to Teaching and Learning is a short course offered by the University of Bolton. This bite-size programme is worth 20 credits at Level HE5 and focuses on essential knowledge and skills that could help get your teaching career underway.

Key information

Award:

Dip(CPD)

Mode of Study:

Part-time

Duration:

15 weeks

Location:

University of Bolton

Start date:

To be confirmed

Course Details

The DipCPD Introduction to Teaching and Learning is a stand-alone programme designed to introduce you to the fundamental principles of teaching and learning in your specialist subject and key skills (mainly English and mathematics). It offers a focused preparation for the initial stages of your teaching career.

Our experienced teacher educators will help you build skills in planning and preparation and support you as you develop, deliver and evaluate a microteaching session. This process will help you gain knowledge and understanding of a professional teacher's role in the education sector. You'll also explore the boundaries and legislation that apply to this role.

This professional development course uses the University of Bolton as a context for exploring policies and procedures. We offer you an intensive programme of tuition where you attend the University for five full days. You'll then have two weeks to digest the course content and prepare your coursework for assessment.

The DipCPD Teaching and Learning in HE is a stand-alone award. It's also the first module of our Certificate in Education (Cert Ed 14+) initial teacher education qualification. You can use the credit towards this scheme if you wish to further your learning and qualifications.

We provide a supportive, challenging and interactive environment for your learning and development.

Highlights

We'll support you to take your initial steps into a career as a professional practitioner in the education sector.
You can learn how to reflect on your personal and professional experiences to help you identify specific areas for development.
We offer opportunities to build your communication and interpersonal skills, along with a greater awareness of your professional roles and responsibilities as a curriculum-specialist teacher.
We'll support you to develop skills in planning and preparation, including the embedding of wider skills so that you can meet the needs of learners whose English and mathematics skills could limit their achievement.
You can enhance your specialist skills and gain the confidence to continue developing in learning and practice settings.
We'll help you build your knowledge of the personal, social and cultural factors that influence learning and development.

Key Features

This stand-alone short course focuses on key practical and theoretical issues involved in planning and preparing to teach.
We'll help you understand how your knowledge can be applied to classroom practice and supports the approaches you take towards planning, preparing, assessing, evaluating and reviewing learning.
You can develop your skills in evaluating educational literature and research and learn how to apply your insights in practice.
We'll support you to develop inclusive approaches to teaching and learning that address issues of disability, age, race, ethnicity, culture, gender, class and sexual orientation.

As a minimum, you must have a level 3 qualification.
You may be required to attend an interview and/or provide a portfolio of work.
You'll need to provide satisfactory references, a satisfactory health declaration and a satisfactory student agreement prior to enrolment on the course.
Please note that this course is subject to the University of Bolton's Fitness to Practise procedure.

Where changes are made to material information contained in this course description or a decision is taken to suspend a course between the offer of admissions and enrolment, we will inform applicants at the earliest possible opportunity and will outline the various options available to the applicant.

The University of Bolton's DipCPD Introduction to Teaching and Learning offers essential skills if you're at the outset of your career in this sector. This course will help you build confidence and prepare you for further study.

When you complete this course, you can use the credits gained towards the Certificate in Education 14+ programme offered by the University. Please contact the programme leader for details.

Course fees

Home students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Home fee of £1,500 for the academic year 2024/25.

Important note regarding tuition fees for the 2023-2024 academic year: EU nationals who meet residency requirements (have settled or pre-settled status) may be eligible for 'Home' fee status. If you do not meet these residency requirements, overseas fees will apply. Irish citizens living in the UK or Ireland will be eligible for 'Home' fee status under the Common Travel Area arrangement. Please read the student finance for EU students web page on www.gov.uk for information.

The fees for a student's course of study will be set for the normal duration of that course subject only to inflationary increases – measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded in March each year to take effect for subsequent start dates.

Bursaries

Click here for more information about the scholarships and bursaries available to University of Bolton students.

For details of how to apply for this course, please choose your status from the options below:

You may apply directly to the University using the University's online application form. Please select your chosen start date from the list below:

You should have to hand:

Details of the educational establishments you attended and dates
Your certificates for the qualifications you are using to gain entry to the course – you will need to enter the completion date and upload copies
Details of any employment history including name, address, dates and role
Personal statement – this can be either input into the relevant field or uploaded separately
Details including e-mail addresses of two referees, at least one of which should be someone who can provide an academic reference

Please make sure any documents you wish to upload in support of your application are in pdf or jpeg format. Personal statements may be word documents.

Please ensure your data is correct at each stage of the application before you proceed to the next page. If you use the back button at any time during the application, you should check the validity of the data you have already input.

If you experience difficulties during the application process, contact the Admissions Team on 01204 903394 or admissions@bolton.ac.uk

International applications are not possible for this course

As an international student you are not allowed to study this course because of the restrictions on your visa.

We offer a wide range of full-time courses in lots of different subjects, many of our courses start in September and January. If you would like to see what courses are available please visit our Course Search.

We use various teaching and learning methods to help you acquire and develop the appropriate knowledge, understanding, skills, and competencies to achieve the learning outcomes. You can expect formally timetabled classes with your tutor, workshops, small group and individual practical activities, and structured exercises and discussions. You'll receive individual support in tutorials.

We use a blended style of learning and teaching, including online delivery and engagement where appropriate. For instance, you'll need to participate in e-discussions with peers and tutors and make full use of ICT as a source of information and support. You'll also need to maintain a portfolio of evidence.

We'll expect you to demonstrate significant independence in your study, taking responsibility for managing your own learning time.

Assessment is via coursework. You'll receive formative and summative assessment during class and via feedback in tutorials. You'll be guided and directed to areas of research and appropriate background reading to complete the required assignments.

Modules

Introduction to Teaching and Learning

Assessment methods

Level	Assesment method
Level one	Coursework 100%

Learning activities

Level	Learning activity
Level one	Guided independent study 80%, Scheduled learning and teaching activities 20%

Disclaimer

The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. The university considers changes to courses very carefully and the university will minimise any changes. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis and changes may be necessary due to legitimate staffing, financial, regulatory and academic reasons. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up-to-date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative ‘optional modules’ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason, we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.