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Updated on: 14-06-2023 The aim of this unit is to give the learner knowledge, understanding and skills relating to teaching, learning and assessment in education and training. The unit aims to develop the learner’s understanding of the principles and practices that underpin the practical skills. These are supported by research and the use of a range of resources so that the learner can appreciate the importance of different approaches. This research is essential when providing evidence so that the learner is able to demonstrate the level of analysis required for this Level 5 unit. Underpinning the understanding of teaching and learning is an understanding of the role and responsibilities of a teacher in education and training. This helps the learner to appreciate their role in relation to their learners and other professionals when negotiating and agreeing individual learning goals. This unit relies heavily on the learner being able to review their own skills and understanding through reflecting on their teaching in a practical context – based on the planning, delivering and assessing of inclusive teaching and learning in a specialist area. (This specialism can be further developed through the selection of appropriate optional units). The learner must demonstrate their ability to create and maintain an inclusive learning environment and then to evaluate their own teaching in order to develop their practice. The unit covers expectations in relation to the minimum core in teaching, learning and assessment. Since September 2000 it is expected that initial teacher education programmes equip all trainee teachers to develop inclusive approaches to addressing the language, literacy and numeracy (minimum core) needs of their learners.