Institute for Learning – offers Professional bodymembership - Induction for new Teachers and Trainers

The Institute for Learning supports FE teachers across all career stages

We give a warm welcome to those who have recently started to teach or train, and invite you to become a member of IfL as your professional body. We offer professional status and professional development opportunities, a professional journal, a sense of belonging and more….

The Institute for Learning’s object is to support teachers be as good as they can be in their practice. We complement and extend support available from your college or provider

Our patrons strongly support teachers in FE having high status and are:

Stella Mbubaegbu CBE, Principal and Chief Executive of Highbury College Geoff Petty, writer, staff trainer and consultant on teaching and learning Baroness Margaret Sharp of Guildford, formerly Liberal Democrat spokesperson for further

and higher education Lord Tim Boswell of Aynho, former Conservative minister for further and higher education Professor Ann Hodgson, Institute of Education Baroness Helena Kennedy of the Shaws QC, member of the House of Lords; chair of Justice

and Principal of Mansfield College, University of Oxford Barry Sheerman, Labour member of parliament for Huddersfield and former chair of the

education select committee

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About us

The Institute for Learning (IfL) is the independent, member-led professional body for tens of thousands of teachers, trainers, tutors and assessors working across the diverse further education (FE) and skills sector including:

• adult and community learning • emergency and public services • FE colleges • the armed services • sixth-form colleges • the voluntary sector • work-based learning

Formed in 2002, IfL specialises in teaching, training and learning. As a professional body, IfL has a distinct role in supporting individuals to be excellent in their practice, thereby enhancing the professional status of teachers and trainers. This complements and extends the support given by the college or provider. Teachers and trainers choose to be a member of IfL as the professional body.

As an independent professional body, IfL is governed by an advisory council comprising elected members and some stakeholders and an elected non-executive board. IfL works closely with several sector organisations, unions and employer bodies. IfL is distinct from trade unions.

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What we do?

We focus on making a difference for members in three key areas:

Read more about the work of IfL in our strategy updated for July 2013.Read IfL's latest impact review to find out how IfL has been working to support our members4

Benefits of membership

Benefits of membership and opportunities

As an IfL member you get:

InTuition, IfL’s professional journal designed especially for teachers and trainers – quarterly

IfL’s Update enewsletter featuring latest sector news, Continuing Professional Development opportunities and policy matters – twice monthly

Help in organising and managing your CPD via REfLECT, IfL’s online personal learning space and portfolio

IfL’s annual reviews of CPD, based on research with members. These reviews set out to understand what kinds of CPD makes a difference to teachers and trainers and their learners.

Access to a growing online library of resources and online support for your professional development

Online networking through social forums and access the latest IfL news and sector announcements via Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn

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Other membership opportunities

Membership opportunities (continued)

Use of the designatory letters MIfL (Member), FIfL (Fellow) or AIfL (Associate) A range of CPD opportunities including some offered by IfL in partnerships with

prestigious universities, as well as online modules, Master’s level and action research programmes, events and webinars

Access to the highly regarded system of professional formation, leading to both Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) and Associate Teacher Learning and Skills (ATLS) professional status. (QTLS also is recognised in law for teaching in schools)

The opportunity to be listed on IfL’s national professional status register IfL’s jobs board tailored to the needs of teachers and trainers in FE and skills Regular opportunities to take part in member consultations and surveys on a

range of policy issues and to inform national thinking and developments Share your knowledge, expertise and opinions by sharing your blog posts with IfL

or contributing to IfL's professional journal, InTuition Seek election to IfL’s Advisory Council and make a difference

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Join us

Whether you are seeking career development, enhanced status or to build on your knowledge, IfL membership can be of benefit to you in your professional practice and your careers.

Our standard annual membership fees are much lower than those of other professional bodies, with concessions available for members on lower incomes.

• Find out more about membership benefits, grades and fees

Joining IfL is easy and only takes a few minutes. You can join online or over the phone with one of our membership team on 0800 093 9111.

If you are interested and want to be a member, please join IfL – you are very welcome. You become part of a professional body with tens of thousands of members – all wanting to be as good as they can be in their teaching or training practice, and proud to be a professional teacher or trainer.

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Get in touch

IfL’s membership Team are here to help on 0800 093 9111 or by email on enquiries@ifl.ac.uk

As one teacher new to further education said recently:

‘Finding IfL and becoming a member was a lifeline for me’

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