Teacher Education
Teacher education plays a vital role in supporting high-quality education. In Further Education (FE), teachers often enter the profession with valuable industry experience, and many train while already working in teaching roles. This means that initial teacher education and continuing professional development need to recognise the distinctive nature of FE teaching, including the importance of subject-specialist pedagogy and preparing students for technical pathways.
We work with partners to build evidence about what effective teacher education looks like in FE, and how teachers and trainers can be well prepared to succeed in their roles. This includes research into subject-specific pedagogies, the role of teacher educators who prepare the next cohort of FE teachers, and international work exploring how different systems support teachers and trainers to develop the right skills while maintaining flexible routes into the profession.
The resources and updates on this page bring together Gatsby-supported work on teacher education, including research findings and practical materials for those involved in developing and supporting FE teachers.
Subject-specialist pedagogy
The resources available through this programme are designed to help to inform subject-specialist pedagogy for science, engineering and technology teachers who work in Further Education (FE).
Latest updates
How can metacognition help students in 16-19 education?
More than 100 leaders, teachers and colleagues from across England’s 16–19 sector came together at a conference co-hosted by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and Gatsby Charitable Foundation to explore how metacognition can strengthen student independence, confidence and outcomes.
EEF and Gatsby host evidence-informed CPD conference for 16-19 Sector
At the start of July, just under one hundred sector stakeholders and college leaders from across England came together for the inaugural Evidence-Informed Continuous Professional Development conference.
Further Education’s teacher educators: who are they, what is their work, and what are their professional development priorities?
New research from the University of Huddersfield explores an often-overlooked part of the further education system.