Here are my PTLLS essays which gained me a level 4 teaching qualification from City & Guilds. I wrote them in a small amount of time while working as a trainer and Drupal web developer. Thus, they combine theory and practice and I think they are good resources to help you write your own essays.
Review what your role, responsibilities and boundaries as a teacher would be in terms of the teaching/training cycle.
Summarise the key aspects of current legislative requirements and code of practice relevant to your subject and the type of organisation for which you would like to work.
Teachers must understand their legal duties, obligations, education policies and work-place specific policies. Teachers must follow good practice and continuous personal development in order to promote trust and maximise teaching value. This essay will help you complete your homework; of course using your own ideas and words!
Discuss Issues of equality and diversity and ways to promote inclusion with your learners. Review other points of referral available to meet the potential needs of learners.
Equality and diversity can raise issues concerning learners. It is not just about treating learners equally and offering individual support; there is more to it. Also find out and make your own review about ways of receiving support from direct and third party referrals.
Analyse Different Ways In Which You Would Establish Ground Rules With Your Learners, Which Underpin Behaviour And Respect For Others.
Ground rules are useful in managing a supportive learning environment and they will add value to the learning process. Having a strategy in place can help you establish the right set of rules for your learning atmosphere. Use this essay as a guide to writing your own.
Evaluate a range of ways to embed elements of Functional Skills in your specialist area.
Help students master essential skills, for life and for progression in further education. Embedding of functional skills has an impact on the choice of teaching and learning methodologies, and on assessment strategies. You need to demonstrate this in your subject area evaluating ways to embed elements of Functional Skills. Don't just list them, evaluate them to get level 4.
Justify the need for keeping records and describe the types of records you would maintain.
Teachers keep different types of records for various situations including initial and formative assessments, observations, notes and discussions. This essay lists several types of records, explains why teachers keep records and shows the importance of keeping records during the learning process. Don't just copy it; use it as an example to help you to creatively write your own and in your own words.
Review a range of different assessment methods available and explain the ones you would use for your subject area.
Specify the assessment methods which are suitable for your subject area. I wrote this PTTLS essay according to my subject area and working environment (a training institution). Yours could be different, however, take my assessment methods as an example to help you complete your homework by conveying your own ideas in your own words.
Evaluate the teaching and learning approaches and effectiveness of resources for your observed session. Evaluate how your session met the needs of individual learners.
This essay should be prepared following completion of your micro-teach session, and it has two parts. The first part gives you an opportunity to discuss your approaches to teaching and the effectiveness of the resources you have used. Feedback from piers and the observer report will help you to complete the second part; which is evaluation of how you met the needs of the learner group.
