If you’re looking at a career as a teacher of adults, you won’t need telling that adults and children need to be taught in very different ways.Teaching adults has many advantages over teaching children – there will hopefully be much less crowd control and much...
Introduction to explanation and questioningIn a previous article, we’ve looked into the huge range of techniques which are available to teachers – from explanation and presentation to practising and discussion.The purpose of this article is to take a deeper look at two of the most...
What is the teaching and learning cycle?If you’re just beginning your journey into the new world of adult education, then you’re going to need to get used to an awful lot of new language.Eventually you’ll know the teaching and learning cycle – sometimes referred to...
An introduction to teaching and learning techniquesIf you’ve ever spent time in more than one classroom with more than one different teacher, then you will know that every teacher seems to have their own unique teaching technique.Some just stand and talk at you. Some want...
Would I be a good teacher?It’s three years since COVID-19 or coronavirus wreaked havoc with the world and the way we all live. It continues to have an effect today – just think about the number of people working from home today as opposed to...
Learning to train others means equipping yourself with a skill which will serve you well regardless of which industry you choose to work in.Whether you’re a hairdresser or a horticulturalist, learning how to pass on the skills you have already learned means being able to...
Being a teacher is a great job. But it’s not for everyone. Dealing with disruptive pupils, marking homework, long hours… it’s easy to see why so many dismiss it as a potential career choice. And that’s fine.But if you run your own business, and you...
According to a recent report by NICE (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence), every year more than 100,000 people suffer strokes in Britain alone.Of those 100,000, 38,000 don’t make it, which makes strokes a major cause of death and disability in the UK....
What are the best tips for teaching adults?Before we get started on tips for teaching adults, let’s look at what we mean by adults and whether there is a huge difference between teaching adults and teaching children.Adult learners have, for the most part, made their...
Yes. Yes it is.We could end the blog right there but we’re guessing that you might like to hear some reasons as to why it’s a good idea to learn first aid.First aid is a life skill that can turn you into a walking, talking...