How long is the Diploma in Teaching & Education?

The Diploma in Teaching & Education runs for 9 to 12 months, with on-campus tutorial blocks, an online micro-teaching route and a distance-learning option with paired observation.

Can I study the Diploma in Teaching & Education while working part-time?

Yes. The Diploma in Teaching & Education is timetabled for working learners and the distance route uses scheduled paired peer-observation rather than synchronous attendance.

What are the entry requirements for the Diploma in Teaching & Education?

A-levels, BTEC Level 3 or equivalent (or relevant work experience), GCSE English at grade 4/C, IELTS 6.0 for non-native English speakers, and an enhanced DBS check before placement.

What does the Diploma in Teaching & Education cost and are scholarships available?

Fees vary by route. The Diploma in Teaching & Education offers a teaching-progression bursary each intake — contact admissions for the current fee schedule and eligibility criteria.

Diploma in Teaching & Education London | LSCT London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The Diploma in Teaching & Education at the London School of Commerce and Technology (LSCT) is a 9 to 12-month qualification designed for new and aspiring teachers, tutors and trainers working in further education, the post-16 sector, adult learning and corporate training. Aligned with the Society for Education and Training (SET) professional standards and shaped by the Chartered College of Teaching's evidence-informed practice framework, the diploma is taught from our central London base and is also available online and through distance learning.

You will plan, deliver and reflect on real teaching from your second month. The diploma is assessed by observed lessons, a teaching portfolio and a reflective project, not by a single sit-down exam — which mirrors how the UK further-education sector evaluates classroom practice in the real world.

You will be taught by practitioners active in UK classrooms, FE colleges, training providers and HE settings, so the syllabus reflects how policy changes are actually being implemented rather than how the policy paper proposed they should be. The reflective portfolio that runs across the programme doubles as a CPD evidence file useful for revalidation and progression.

Key Features

SET-aligned syllabus covering the Professional Standards for Teachers and Trainers.
Three study modes — on-campus tutorial blocks, fully online with live micro-teaching, or distance learning with paired peer-observation.
Observed teaching practice in an FE college, training provider or community-learning setting.
Inclusive-practice module covering SEND, EAL and adjusting for neurodiverse learners.
Evidence-informed pedagogy track drawing on Education Endowment Foundation summaries.
Reflective portfolio as the capstone, marked against SET standards by a serving FE practitioner.

The programme is scheduled around working teachers, trainers and learning-and-development practitioners so observed practice can take place in students own settings, and the reflective portfolio doubles as a CPD evidence file. Sessions are recorded for review and assessment is portfolio-based throughout.

What You Will Learn

The diploma builds three teaching habits — planning that starts from the learner, delivery that adapts in the room, and reflection that drives the next lesson. You will graduate able to write a defensible scheme of work, run a session that reaches a mixed-ability adult cohort, and evidence learner progress against published standards.

Lesson planning, sequencing and curriculum design.
Classroom and online delivery techniques.
Inclusive practice — SEND, EAL and neurodiversity.
Assessment for learning and feedback that closes the gap.
Behaviour management for adult and post-16 learners.
Digital pedagogy and blended-learning design.
Reflective practice and the SET dual-professional model.
Safeguarding, Prevent and the FE compliance framework.

Each module is taught by a practitioner active in UK schools, FE colleges, training providers or higher-education — not by academics whose last classroom experience was a decade ago — so practice feedback is current and pragmatic.

Who This Course Is For

New FE college tutors and adult-learning practitioners.
Industry experts moving into vocational teaching as a second career.
Training managers running in-house workplace learning.
International graduates aiming at private tutoring or language-school teaching in the UK.

International educators preparing for UK practice are welcome and the department offers dedicated orientation on the UK regulatory landscape — DfE, Ofsted, SET and QAA — so practitioners arrive in their first UK role already fluent in the frameworks they will be measured against.

Career Pathways

Graduates work across the UK further-education, training and tutoring landscape. Typical destination roles include:

Further Education Lecturer
Training and Development Officer
Adult-Learning Tutor
Curriculum Support Officer
Education Administrator with delivery responsibilities
Private Tutor or Tutoring Centre Lead

Recent destinations include FE-college lecturer posts, training and development functions at UK SMEs and public-sector bodies, curriculum-lead appointments in schools, and senior practitioner roles in adult-learning and apprenticeship providers across the UK. The careers service supports structured CV review and direct introductions where appropriate.

The diploma also feeds cleanly into a BA in Educational Leadership or a postgraduate teacher-training route.

Entry Requirements

Completed secondary schooling (A-levels, BTEC Level 3, IB or recognised international equivalent) or equivalent work experience.
GCSE English Language at grade 4/C or above (or equivalent).
English language: IELTS 6.0 overall (no band below 5.5) for non-native English speakers.
A short personal statement and an enhanced DBS check before teaching practice, given the safeguarding context.

Mature applicants with relevant teaching, training or HE experience may apply with a CV and a reflective statement in lieu of the standard formal qualifications. International educators preparing for UK practice receive structured orientation on DfE, Ofsted, SET and QAA frameworks so they arrive in their first UK setting fluent with the regulatory landscape.

Why Study at LSCT

The London School of Commerce and Technology (LSCT) is a specialist higher-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. We teach in small cohorts so every student is visible to their tutor, run a single intake schedule that students can rely on, and partner with UK professional bodies so qualifications carry weight with employers. London puts Whitehall, the City, Silicon Roundabout, the Royal Courts of Justice, the West End and the NHS estate within a short tube ride of every classroom — and our students use that proximity in their projects, placements and graduate job hunts. Our education faculty includes working FE lecturers and SET-registered practitioners who observe each cohort's micro-teaches in person.

The education and professional studies department teaches with co-tutors drawn from working classrooms and L&D functions, which means every cohort hears how this term policy changes are actually being implemented in UK practice — not how textbooks would suggest they should be. Students are introduced into the wider LSCT alumni network from the first month.

Apply for Diploma in Teaching & Education

Ready to take the next step into the Education & Professional Studies sector? Click Enrol Now to submit your application for the Diploma in Teaching & Education; admissions reply within one working day.

Admissions decisions on the education and professional studies programme are returned within one working day, with intake confirmation, an enhanced DBS timeline where applicable, and a short call on study route. Tuition guidance and any teaching-progression bursaries are flagged privately by the team.