To explain this effectively first we must define the difference between the two within our roles. I would define these as a role being a function that we carry out, adapting it to suit everyone involved and a responsibility is a requirement that must happen within our roles.
Responsibilities will include following the organisation policies and procedures, following legislation and codes of practice, creating a scheme of work and session plans, keeping a record of progress, maintaining attendance records and details of visits/meetings, and maintaining CPD.
Our role mainly consists of teaching from a selection of materials that are either created by our business, awarding body or those we create ourselves to support learning. The main role of a teacher is to increase, or make communication easier among all learners, and encourage learners to discuss the topic chosen, assess various learning styles within the group and identify various teaching methods. A teacher also has to make sure that all learners have equal rights and safe learning environment where they are able to build a trusting and honest relationship.
The main responsibility of a teacher is to keep reassessing and monitoring the students continuously to learn their changing needs. The structure and delivery of the course has to be changed according to learner needs. This process is the teacher training cycle and has 5 steps that we follow daily within our role:
Identifying Needs
It is our role as tutor, mentor, trainer, teacher and such like to make sure we meet all the needs of the learner and to determine the best way for all involved in doing this.
As teachers/trainers we agree the basic roles and responsibilities within our jobs upon commencing our employment however, we all need to be prepared for these to increase and also adaptable as we get to know each and every one of our learners and their individual needs.
We must understand and