Wider Professional Practice and Development in Education Report

This report delves into the realm of wider professional practice and development within the context of education and training. It begins by defining professionalism and dual professionalism, examining how professional values influence practice within a specialized area. The report then explores the impact of education policies on social, political, and economic factors, as well as the influence of policies on curriculum and practice. It further analyzes key aspects of organizational policies, codes of practice, and guidelines, alongside the impact of organizational requirements. The role of stakeholders and external bodies is discussed, including the impact of accountability on the organization. The report uses the Educ8 Group as a case study, offering insights into quality improvement, self-assessment, and the importance of partnerships in education and training.

Wider Professional Practice and
Development in Education and Training

ILLUSTRATION INDEX
Illustration 1: Maslow's hierarchy of Needs....................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Professional practices play an important in the well-being of individuals and in imparting
of better education and training process. The better professional services and measures that are
taken into effective consideration for development of effective operations and training processes
(Fairclough, 2014). In the report, Educ8 group has been taken as the organisation of context. It
works effectively in the educational consultancy and training sector. This report will cover the
concept of professionalism and duel professionalism as well as impact of professional values on
area of specialism. The impact of social, political and economic factors will also be discussed
here. Also, the stake holders and external bodies lay an impact on education and training and
importance of partnership is been considered. Also, the key aspects, policies and code of
practices and guidelines are taken into effective consideration. Better quality improvement and
quality assurance as well as effective area of improvements are studied with appropriate learning
programme too. Also, the importance and function of self-assessment, self-evaluation and quality
cycle are assessed in the report (Hays, 2016).
TASK 1
1.1 Explain the concept of professionalism and dual professionalism.
Education and training plays a significant role in effective handling of different functions
that lead to significant growth of different operations in education sector as well as field of
training. The professionalism is a practice of increase in manufacturing efficiency and revenue
generation of the business entity by following certain rules and regulations in education and
training (Albion and et.al., 2015). Besides this, the better execution of various functions also help
in good imparting of practices and operations with regard to education and training to an
individual. Professionalism helps in improving efficiency and ability of persons or an individual
in a particular field.
On other hand, dual professionalism is practice that involves good execution of different
operations that supports significant rise in the effective handling of better management of various
functions. It showcases expertise of a person in dual field and operations. This approach
improves and increases efficiency of a person that supports in company that help in insignificant
improvement in efficiency of person (Frodeman, Klein and Pacheco, 2017). It helps in effective
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execution of various resources and supports improvement of efficiency and ability of a person by
getting an effective idea about processes and techniques in education and training.
1.2 The ways in which own professional values influence own practice in an area of specialism
The setting up and effective following of professional practices and values will help in
the better and effective improvement of different activities helps in better management of
different functions that helps in significant rise in productivity and profitability of an
organisation as well as supports in significant rise in professionalism of an individual. The
effective professional standards and values help professional individuals to increase efficiency
and better management of the different dealings, increase effective management of various
operations in education and training. The professional values such as determination, hard work,
positive attitude as well as effective and significant communication skills help individuals to
increase proficiency to gain better tackling of the different functions that improve the
professional efficiency of a person.
Besides this, approach of continuing professional development supports better handling
of different workings which aids in effective handling of functions in an organisation. It initiates
continuous learning process in an individual and supports better management of various
functions which leads to effective imparting of education and training to a student or employee
(Johnson, 2016.). Also, it supports in effective handling of different business functions which
increases effective management of significant efficiency in an organisation. Besides this, it also
helps in improving skill set and specialisation of a person in regard to an operation or educational
effectiveness. This will help in improvement of professional values and effectiveness.
TASK 2
2.1 What are the ways in which the education policy influence social political and economic
factors.
The political, social and economic factors plays a very significant role in the better
management of the educational and training policy of a nation. The effective education policy
helps in the better management of the different operations that helps in the significant rise in the
various operations. This helps in looking after of different operations that will improve the
efficiency of an organisation. The efficient educational system and policy helps in the better
development of the economic policies and creation of the better society by improving the
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political understanding. The political government taking effective measures that will help in the
significant operations which will help in the better handling of the different operations in the
education and training.
The social skills can be easily acquired and transferred it improves the flexibility and
adaptability of an organisation to increase the productivity and efficiency of the various
operations that help in the significant rise in the different operations and helps in the effective
management of the various business functions in the company. The social skills will help the
company to increase its communication skills (Gill, Williams and Reifsteck, 2017). This will
help in the significant rise in the various operations and meeting the needs and the requirements
of the individuals in a better way. The government will also help in the supporting and providing
of the effective technologies that will help in the significant improvement of the different
operations increasing the efficiency of the professionals and enabling them to get the better idea
about the better management of the different operations. The better usage of the effective
technology will help in the significant rise in the various operations that will lead to the rise in
the effective productivity and profitability of the company or an organisation.
2.2 What is the impact of policies related on curriculum and practice on area of specialisation.
The education policies of the UK are been significantly altered depending on the various
operations and effective handling of the different operations which help in the significant
improvement in the better management of the various functions that increases the efficiency of
the business operations. The Education Reform act of 1988 has helped in bringing the significant
rise in the curriculum and educational policy of the nation. This has significantly helped in the
better resolution of the low literacy rate and has increased the literacy and skill sets of the people
by the educational reforms and improving its quality. The education policy was designed by
keeping the effective age group of 7 to 16 years in the focus as this are the growth and
development years of the individual (Leigh and Blakely, 2016).
Besides this, the conduction of the regular tests and assessments on the national level to
analyse the improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of the individual. It involves the
effective knowledge of communication and work place skills, analytical knowledge and core
skills required to fulfil requirements related to job. This also help in the better handling of the
various operations and take into consideration the effective measures that helps in the better
management of the education and training process for the students and candidates. It helps an
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individual to enhance their performance and analyse their knowledge and skill sets to gain better
productivity and profitability. Besides this, the teachers and trainers will also take better
educational and training measures into effective consideration to improve the quality and
standard of the educational policies and measures (Wellington, 2015).
4.1 Key aspects of policies, codes of practices and guidelines of an organisation
In this scenario, the Educ8 Group will significantly will play a very crucial and
significant role in the better management of the various operations that will lead to the
significant operations that will lead to the significant operations in the organisation. They will
look after the better adaptability and effective increase in the operational quality of the services.
This will help in the development of an effective framework which will help in the significant
rise in the various operations which will help in the better management of the various operations.
The basic policies will include the effective imparting of the knowledge and services that will
increase the quality and brand equity of the cited business enterprise.
The code of practice will involve the better risk assessment and handling of the
organisational policy and certain laws or acts which will prevent the activities like the usage of
drugs, bullying, thefts etc. It will also help the Educ8 Group to draft the proper guidelines which
will help in the significant rise in the operation's and their effective execution. Also, any sort of
defaulting or failure in maintaining the guidelines will lead authority to take effective actions
immediately (Nicholls, 2014).
4.2 Impact of organisational requirements and expectations in the own area of specialisation
The effective management of the practices will lay a significant rise in the operations that
will lead to the rise in the operational efficiency of the company. Thus, for the effective
execution of the services and operations, the proper knowledge of the guidelines and policies is
very essential that helps in the significant rise in the different operations that helps in the
different operations which helps in the better management of the different operations. The major
requirement of the cited organisation is to provide better services to its customers and gain a
better productivity by effectively executing its operations and services. This will help them to
meet the operational services that will help in the better rise in the various operations of the
company.
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The better increase in the operational efficiency and high quality of different services will
help in the better management of the various operations that will help in the effective handling of
the business enterprise. It will help in improving the quality of services and will lead to the
significant increase in productivity and profitability (Coburn and Penuel, 2016). Also, it will help
in improving the work quality and operational environment of the Educ8 Group.
TASK 3
3.1 What is the role of stake holders and other bodies on operations of the firm.
The stakeholders and the external regulatory bodies plays very significant role in
managing and executing the operations related to the education and training. The better
managing of the needs and demands of the individual stakeholders will support better handling
of different functions which increase efficiency of individual. The stakeholders provide the
essential resources and other support that helps in the effective execution of the educational and
training measures of the company in a very effective way. They will look after better
management of various operations that helps in significant increase in operations (Walkenhorst
and et.al., 2015). Besides this, it helps in the efficient increasing in fruitfulness and revenue
generation of enterprise. The stakeholders will see through effective execution of different
actions which will support in significant increase in various functions that helps in effective rise
in efficiency.
The external bodies like universities and educational boards will support a good
management and execution of various operations which lead to significant increase in production
capacity and profit generation. It also supports in significant increase in different functions which
aids in easy maintaining of various functions and activities. It will support effective rise in
various operation's, leading them to achieve functional necessities in a very effective way.
Besides this, other supportive organisations will also help in the execution of the different
practices in the education and training. They can provide the essential tool kits, books and other
facilities which help in the better management of the different operations while imparting
educational and training processes (Alwan, Jones and Holgate, 2017).
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3.2 The way being accountable to the stakeholders and external bodies impact on an organisation
in education and training
The accountability towards the stakeholders and external bodies will lay a significant
high impact on the education and training that is been provided by the Educ8 Group in a
significant high manner. This will also help in effective handling of various functions which will
help in effective growth in production capability and revenue generation of cited business entity.
The major advantage of being answerable to stakeholders and other external governing bodies
will help in effective handling of various operations that will lead to significant rise in
production and profit making of company. Apart from this, responsibility towards education and
business will be easily depicted by the means of effective policies and procedures that will help
in effective handling of different operations in company (Reeves and et.al., 2017).
The biggest advantage of being answerable to stakeholders and other external bodies is
that it will help an organisation to maintain the standards and helped in better management of
different activities and measures that will help in effective execution of various operations. It
will also help in setting up the targets and goals that will lead to rise in efficiency and effective
gaining of different standards that will ensure effective imparting of education and training to
trainees and students. Also, it will help in keeping a check on the curriculum and other
mandatory functions.
3.3 what is the reason to have a prtnership with employer and stake holder in a firm.
The effective partnership is very crucial and important to carry out the various business
functions that supports significant management of various operations and help in rise in
efficiency of company. This will help cited firm to take into consideration effective and efficient
direction of different business functions to gain a good control over different operations. Also, it
helps in meeting needs and requirements of the company in a better way. The deep assessment of
needs can be done through following process of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as follows:
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This helps in better handling of various needs and will support company to take better
steps and measures to fulfil requirements of business entity. This will also help in management
and efficient identification of the measures which will increase the efficiency of teachers and
trainers. Other than this, it will help in the setting up and following of efficient rules and
regulations that will help in effective handling of the various operations leading to rise in level of
education and training processes (Kyndt and et.al., 2016). Also, it will help in the better increase
in knowledge and skill sets of teachers and will increase the productivity and profitability which
will help in effective rise in operational quality of services. Other than this, better partnership
and collaboration will lead to effective execution of services that will help in the better
management of various operations and improve quality of education and training.
3.4 Impact of being accountable to stakeholders and external bodies on curriculum design and
delivery of analysis of own area of specialisation
The accountability to stakeholders and the external bodies like educational boards will
support cited entity to increase efficiency of various operations that help in significant growth in
development of various services and products. The stakeholders and external bodies like
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Illustration 1: Maslow's hierarchy of Needs
(Source: Mcleod, 2017)

universities and educational boards will lead to significant rise in operation efficiency and
effectiveness of firm. This will help in significant rise in operations and service quality. The
parents, teachers, tutors and trainers will be coordinate with each other to see through effective
execution of the services and giving out better output and services. Besides this, it will also help
in getting suitable guidelines and measures that will help in better growth of services and
meeting needs and requirements in a better way. The teachers see through better analysis of
educational needs and demands of the students and trainee's and will showcase better
management of vivid activities (Carter, 2015).
It also supports in effective handling of different actions which leads to significant
growth in operational quality of services. The supporting organisations like universities and
educational boards will aid in effective handling of different functions that will support in
effective rise in different operations and better development of a curriculum, which satisfy needs
and requirements of the students. Also, it will significantly lead to rise in the specialisation of the
teachers and trainers by increasing their knowledge about the subject (Northouse, 2018).
TASK 4
Covered in PPT
CONCLUSION
Thus, this be concluded from report that the professional practices and the wider
educational and training services are very crucial. This report covered the concept of
professionalism and duel professionalism with the impact of professional values on the area of
specialism. The impact of social, political and economic factors are been discussed with the
effect of stake holders and external bodies on education and training processes. The importance
of partnership is also focused. Besides this, the key aspects, policies and code of practices and
guidelines affecting the operations of the organisation are been taken into effective
consideration. The better quality improvement and quality assurance with the effective area of
improvements are also been discussed in addition to appropriate learning programme. Also, the
importance and function of self-assessment, self-evaluation and quality cycle is been discussed.
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