Courses for Teachers

Opportunities for Teachers

With the increasing focus on developing the employability skills of young people, and with the Government asking more of schools to ensure all young people have a sound grounding in Key Skills, Beneast has developed a range of first class support for teachers.

Our short courses and support activities utilise our extensive experience and are based on years of helping young people to prepare them for the world of work.

The following activities can all be accessed through Beneast to support teaching staff as they prepare to meet the challenges that the new 14-19 Agenda poses.

Introduction to Key Skills

A basic introduction to Key Skills to get you started on introducing this into your curriculum – including an overview of what Key Skills are, why they were introduced and the benefits to schools and students.

In addition you’ll also learn about the levels, equivalent values and what Key Skills consists of.

How to pass Key Skills tests in Communication / Application of Number / Information Technology

These sessions will take a more in-depth look at each of the awards in turn, and will ensure teachers have a thorough understanding of the requirements at each level. 

Building Key Skills portfolios in Communication / Application of Number / Information Technology

Building effective portfolios is an essential part of achieving Key Skills awards, and these sessions will give a detailed explanation of the requirements for each award at the different levels.

We will fully explain standards and provide after care in the form of checking.

Integration of Key Skills

A full explanation of what is involved for teachers seeking to embed Key Skills into the current curriculum, alongside detailing essential steps for effective integration.

Testing support

Beneast provide facilities for online testing of students. Our expert service includes booking in the tests, hi-tech testing resources, comfortable rooms and full invigilation as well as instant results and certification.

Testing at levels 1 and 2 is available for:

• Communication
  
• Application of Number
  
• Information and Communication Technology
  
• The national tests for literacy and numeracy

Assessment and internal verification

Beneast’s qualified assessors are on hand to collect, assess and verify portfolios, providing professional back-up for this vital activity.

Ongoing support and guidance

We understand the trials and tribulations associated with Key Skills delivery and Beneast’s qualified Key Skills trainers are available to visit your school. Whether it’s just to get you started, or as an ongoing quality measure, we provide essential support.