Postgraduate educators programme
We offer support for graduate teaching assistants, teaching associates, demonstrators and postgraduate research students who teach to support their career development.
Our programme
Stage one - Workshops
- Teach Your First Session is a workshop for those entirely new to teaching
- Our GTA development workshops are designed for graduate teaching assistants and focus on key aspects of teaching and learning:
Use the links above to book your place using the CPD Training Platform. If you would like us to deliver a session for a group in your School or Institute please contact the Queen Mary Academy adp@qmul.ac.uk.
Stage two - Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) Accelerator
We support Postgraduate Research Students who teach to gain formal recognition for their teaching activities from Advance HE. Achieving Associate Fellowship status provides valuable evidence of professional practice in your higher education career.
Accelerator sessions are designed to support Postgraduate Research Students to apply for Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. The Accelerator is a one-day workshop followed by 1-2-1 support to enable you to write reflectively about your teaching experience. Book your place using the CPD Training Platform.
Taught programme
The Certificate in Learning and Teaching (CILT) is a 30-credit postgraduate taught programme that introduces participants to the key knowledge, skills and principles that underpin effective teaching in higher education and fosters self-development as a reflective educator. CILT is an accredited qualification leading to Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.
