What is the difference between Full and Associate teachers?
For the purpose of the new regulations, the definitions are outlined below. These definitions apply whether working on a full time, part time, fractional, fixed term, temporary or agency basis (for further information contact www.lifelonglearninguk.org) Full Teacher ‘Full Teaching role’ means a teaching role that carries the full range of teaching responsibilities and requires the teacher to demonstrate an extensive range of knowledge, understanding and application of curriculum innovation or curriculum delivery strategies. Associate Teacher ‘Associate Teaching role’ means a teaching role that carries significantly less than the full range of teaching responsibilities and does not require the teacher to demonstrate an extensive range of knowledge, understanding and application of curriculum innovation or curriculum delivery strategies.
