What is the difference between the ‘associate’ and ‘full’ teaching roles?
Associate teaching role – in this role, the teacher might undertake the same activities as a full teacher in relation to the teaching cycle, such as initial assessment, preparation and planning, delivery, assessment, evaluation and revision, but they have significantly fewer teaching responsibilities than would ordinarily be carried out in a full teaching role. The associate teacher does not need to demonstrate an extensive range of knowledge, understanding and application of curriculum development, curriculum innovation or curriculum delivery strategies, and they may be delivering learning that has been designed by someone else in the full teaching role. Teachers in this role who started teaching in the sector after 1 September 2007 need to achieve the Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (CTLLS) and gain ATLS status (see below). Full teaching role – in this role, the teacher carries out the full range of teaching responsibilities. A teacher in the full role is the
