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Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) / DET Syllabus
Level 5 qualification for teachers and trainers working in the UK further education and post-16 skills sector.. The complete Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) / DET outline — 6 subjects, 19 chapters and 60 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) / DET subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
3 chapters · 9 topics · 22 sub-topics
Planning, Delivering and Managing Learning4 chapters · 14 topics · 31 sub-topics
Assessment of and for Learning3 chapters · 9 topics · 20 sub-topics
Theories and Principles for Planning and Enabling Learning3 chapters · 10 topics · 20 sub-topics
Wider Professional Practice and Development3 chapters · 9 topics · 18 sub-topics
Specialist Pedagogy: Teaching English, Maths and Disability/SEND3 chapters · 9 topics · 18 sub-topics
Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) / DET flashcard decks
304 question-and-answer cards across 6 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- Roles, Responsibilities and Professional Practice in Education and Training — 50 cards
- Planning, Delivering and Managing Learning — 51 cards
- Assessment of and for Learning — 51 cards
- Theories and Principles for Planning and Enabling Learning — 51 cards
- Wider Professional Practice and Development — 50 cards
- Specialist Pedagogy: Teaching English, Maths and Disability/SEND — 51 cards
How to work through the Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) / DET syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Planning, Delivering and Managing Learning carries 14 topics while Specialist Pedagogy: Teaching English, Maths and Disability/SEND carries 9. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) / DET.
The ~70 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) / DET syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) / DET syllabus?
Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) / DET covers 6 subjects: Roles, Responsibilities and Professional Practice in Education and Training, Planning, Delivering and Managing Learning, Assessment of and for Learning, Theories and Principles for Planning and Enabling Learning, Wider Professional Practice and Development and Specialist Pedagogy: Teaching English, Maths and Disability/SEND. Together they contain 19 chapters and 60 named topics.
How many topics does the Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) / DET syllabus contain?
The full Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) / DET outline breaks down into 19 chapters, 60 topics and 129 sub-topics. Planning, Delivering and Managing Learning is the largest single subject with 14 topics across 4 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) / DET syllabus?
Roughly 70 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 3 weeks.
Are there Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) / DET flashcards?
Yes — 304 question-and-answer flashcards across 6 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) / DET syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) / DET syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United Kingdom and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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