The role of stakeholders and external bodies

UNIT 503
KENNEDY
RICHARD 7/4/2019

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Table of Contents
TASK A....................................................................................................................... 3
Introduction3
a) Professionalism in education and training........................................................3
b) Influence of professional values on education and training..............................4
c) Factors influencing the development of educational policies............................5
i. Social............................................................................................................. 5
ii. Political.......................................................................................................... 5
iii. Economic....................................................................................................... 5
d) Key aspects of the organization........................................................................6
i. Policies........................................................................................................... 6
ii. Codes of practice........................................................................................... 6
iii. Guidelines...................................................................................................... 7
TASK B Case study........................................................................................................ 7
a) The role of stakeholders and external bodies...................................................7
b) Accountability to stakeholders in education and training.................................9
c) Importance of working together with employers and other stakeholders.........9
TASK C..................................................................................................................... 11
a) Current educational policies on curriculum.....................................................11
b) Impact of being accountable to stakeholders in curriculum design, delivery,
and assessment.................................................................................................... 12
c) The impact organizational requirement and expectation on curriculum and
practice................................................................................................................. 13
TASK D Analytical Report............................................................................................. 14
a) Quality improvement and quality assurance...................................................14
b) The function of self-assessment and self-evaluation in the quality cycle........15
c) Personal evaluation......................................................................................... 15
d) Areas that need improvement........................................................................16
Conclusion.................................................................................................................. 16
Reference.................................................................................................................... 17

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TASK A
Introduction
Education and training is an important area that plays a criticalin career development and
skills. Teaching requires professionalism and standards that are important personal development
in educational training. Effective professional values are important to play an important role in
accountability for stakeholders. Stakeholders play a different role in curriculum development and
delivery through their input. The following report explores education and training with a focus
on music education as an area of practice.
a) Professionalism in education and training
Professionalism refers to the competency and having skills that fit the areas of the
profession. In education and training, professionalism is defined as the ability of teachers or
trainers to poses knowledge and skill that enable teachers to respond to the needs of students and
other stakeholders within the education system. Professionalism in education and training
ensures that teachers or trainers have professional knowledge that is necessary to understand the
need for students and foster a professional interaction with these students and their parents. This
implies that professionalism entails both knowledge and research skills that are necessary for
continuous learning in school (Coggins 2017).
Dual professionalism refers to the concept where teachers pose both teaching skills and
vocational expertise that enable teachers or trainers to relate class activities to vocational
experience. Dual professionalism concept is drawn from the ability to teachers and their
professional qualification that has both subject or vocational expertise and teaching or training

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expertise in a particular field of training. The dual professionalism increases the level of
experience of a teacher or trainer that is important for the current educational needs of students.
In addition, dual professionalism has been proved to increase the students understanding of
various concepts that are taught in class hence quality education or training (van Lakerveld,
Gussen& de Zoete 2013).
b) Influence of professional values on education and
training
There are many different ways in which professional values influences education
especially music area of practice. Firstly, professional values maintain the standards of
professionals within music as an area of practice. Professional values in the core to standards that
are important for quality teaching and training (Department for Education & Department for
Culture, Media and Sport 2011). Secondly, professional values increase self-evaluation through
personal reflection into the professional requirement in music. Professional values influence the
ability to reflect on personal professionalism in music and the training skills possessed. Thirdly,
professional values influence integrity and accountability in the course of teaching since
understanding the ethical standard becomes easy. Lastly, professional values are also important
for the understanding of the sustainable quality of education and training such as social justice is
important for future improvement of music training (Tan &Kiat 2011).

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c) Factors influencing the development of educational
policies
i. Social
Social factors have a huge impact on the development of educational policies since
societal view on education is paramount. The social factors such as society changing needs are
important for the development of educational policies. For instance, the emergence of
contemporary issues such as media influence the society and therefore serves to improve
government educational policy development. The government also uses the society views, rights
and events to develop educational policies that fit the current society (Department for Education
& Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2011).
ii. Political
Political ideas and theories of the country have a direct influence on types of courses or
subjects that are taught in learning institutions. The political ideology of the government,
therefore, determines the need for specific skills and profession hence development of such
policies. The government as a political system has a role to play in designing educational policy
such as full-time education. For instance, the government determine the subject requirement for
some age group within the education and hence develop a policy to carry out such requirements
(Ofsted 2018).
iii. Economic
The economic factors determine the funding and the type, of course, that is done in
learning institutions and this is important for the development of educational policy. The

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development of educational funding policies considers the economic factors of the country and
are an important determinant of courses. In addition, the economic state of the country is
important for the type of courses that are learned in school and this help in developing
educational policies (Department for Education 2018).
d) Key aspects of the organization
i. Policies
Policies are organizational principles, guidelines and rule developed to help achieve a
goal that are set. Policies influence the decision-making process within various educational
organizations. In addition, the organization's policies are important for the activities that are
carried out within the organization. This is also a contributor to the attainment of goals and
objectives of the organization. Polices shape the way things are done within an organization
hence a better result as set in goals and objectives of the organization (Department for Education
& Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2011).
ii. Codes of practice
Codes of practice refer to information on ways to realize the standard of professionalism
within an organization. Code of practice defines the expected behavior within an area of the
profession such as education and training. Codes of practice are, therefore, rule or laws
developed by the government of professional body for the conduct of members of a profession in
order to maintain the highest professionalism as required. For instance, the code of practice for
educational professional and trainers require good professional interaction between trainers or
teachers and trainee or students (Department for Education & National Council for Teaching and
Leadership 2016).