Study Skills for PTLLS

Jacklyn Williams has been teaching since 1995, developing, managing and teaching business education, Skills for Life, key skills and teacher education. She has worked in sectors including FE, HE, personal and community development learning, family learning, the Prison Service and work-based learning. She also works nationally as a trainer and consultant, and is an External Quality Assurer for the City & Guilds teacher education qualifications. /par1/Jacklyn has QTLS status, holds a MA in Education, and is an NLP Master Practitioner, which bring an added dimension to her teacher education. Ann has been teaching, assessing and quality assuring in the FE and skills sector since 1983. Ann holds a Masters in Educational Management, a PGCE, a Degree in Education, and a Medal of Excellence for teaching. She is a Fellow of the Society for Education and Training, and holds QTLS status. Ann has been writing textbooks since 2006 which are mainly based on her own experiences as a teacher, and the subsequent education of trainee teachers. She aims to write in plain English to help anyone with their role. She creates resources for teachers and learners such as PowerPoints and handouts for the assessment, quality assurance, and teacher training qualifications which are available via her website. Ann has also worked for several awarding organisations producing qualification guidance, policies and procedures, training new staff, and carrying out the external quality assurance of teaching, assessment and quality assurance qualifications.Ann is the author of the following text books:·       *The Award in Education and Training (2025)*Principles and Practices of Teaching and Training (2021)   *Principles and Practices of Quality Assurance (2016)*Achieving your Assessment and Quality Assurance Units (TAQA) (2014)    *Passing Assessments for the Award in Education and Training (2013)*Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (2012)    *Passing PTLLS Assessments (2012)*What is Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector? (2012)    *Delivering Employability Skills in the Lifelong Learning Sector (2010)   *Delivering Adult Learning (2006)She is co-author of: *Achieving your Diploma in Teaching (FE & Skills) (2024)     *The Best Vocational Trainer’s Guide (2015)*The Certificate in Education and Training (2014)*Passing Assessments for the Certificate in Education and Training (2014)*Equality and Diversity in the Lifelong Learning Sector (2012)*Planning and Enabling Learning in the Lifelong Learning Sector (2010)*Passing CTLLS Assessments (2010)She has edited:·        *50 Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance Approaches (2021)     *50 Assessment Approaches (2020)*50 Teaching and Learning Approaches (2019)*Achieving QTLS Status (2018)*Study Skills for PTLLS (2012)

Book is easy to follow, providing clear guidance and tips that students find useful. Students commented on how they have found it ′brilliant′ and keep it alongside them as they study/write.

• Preparing for Your PTLLS AwardMeeting the Lifelong Learning Professional Teaching StandardsBecoming an Expert StudentTaught SessionsGetting the Most from Taught SessionsEffective Note-takingKeeping Notes and Information SafelyMaking the Most of Group ActivitiesSelf-StudyResearching Using Different MediaChoosing and Evaluating Texts and Other ResourcesReading Texts Activitely and CriticallyReflective Practice and Reflective Learning Journal WritingReflecting on Learning The Reflective CycleWriting Reflective Learning Journal EntriesReferencing your PTLLS WorkAvoiding PlagiarismUsing and Setting out Quotations and Citations in your TextSetting Out References in Your Reference List and BibliographyPresenting Your PTLLS WorkPrsenting your Work in WritingPresenting Your Work PracticeMoving ForwardTransferable SkillsTeaching in the Lifelong Learning SectorLifelong LearningAppendicesAppendix 1- PTLLS Written Assessments: GuidanceAppendix 2 - Answers to Harvard Referencing ActivityAppendix 3 - Answers to Terminology Word SearchAppendix 4 - SMOG Readability CalculatorAppendix 5 - Useful Books and WebsitesIndex