The Award in Education and Training: the #1 bestseller you love, updated.
11th August 2025
With over 50,000 copies sold since 2014 and over 1000 five-star ratings, The Award in Education and Training by Ann Gravells has established itself as an essential guide for anyone teaching adult learners. Easy-to-read, practical and full of tips, it introduces you to all the principles and practices of teaching.
Hear from Ann on what’s new to the second edition of the book.
It’s been ten years since the first edition of the book was published, and as the Award in Education (AET) qualification isn’t going to be updated for a while, I felt it was time to refresh it to ensure that the content is current.
Why should I use this book or recommend the new edition to my learners?
- The style of writing is ideal for aspiring and new teachers
- It will help readers work towards the Award and the Certificate in Education and Training (CET) qualification, no matter what subject they will teach.
- All the content has been checked to ensure that it’s current and relevant.
I’m using the first edition in my teaching. Why should I switch to the new edition?
It’s always daunting when you are familiar with a textbook and then it changes.
I would like to reassure you that the style and structure of the book hasn’t changed, however, some aspects needed to be added. For example: artificial intelligence; sustainability; and neurodiversity.
What’s different?
- Helpful hints added to each chapter.
- New Professional Practice chapter covering teaching practice, minimum core skills, and academic writing.
- Now includes content for the CET mandatory units.
- Updated to align with the 2022 ETF Professional Standards.
- Chapters are cross-referenced to the 2024 Learning and Skills Teacher Occupational Standards.
- Educational abbreviations and acronyms are now in an appendix.
- References, further reading and websites are now listed at the back of the book, rather the end of each chapter.
The Award in Education and Training
Gravells, Ann
Paperback / softback
"The book that all aspiring teachers need to read" - five-star reviewThe Award in Education and Training is an introductory teaching qualification for anyone who is currently teaching, or who would like to find out what it’s like to teach. The second edition of this #1 bestselling textbook: is easy to read for anyone new to teaching introduces teaching principles and practices covers important topics such as artificial intelligence, sustainability, and neurodiversityincludes helpful hints, and examples of documents used for teachingfeatures practical activities to help learners work towards the qualification and/or their job roleis a key text for anyone working towards the Award or Certificate in Education and Trainingis cross-referenced to the 2024 Learning and Skills Teacher Occupational StandardsIt also includes additional content for the Certificate in Education and Training to support those learners working towards it. With over 1000 five-star ratings for its first edition, this is still the book you love, updated. Ann Gravells has been teaching in the FE and skills sector since 1983. She is an experienced teacher educator and bestselling, well respected author. Ann holds a Masters in Educational Management, a PGCE, a Degree in Education, and a Medal of Excellence for teaching. She is a Fellow of the Society for Education and Training, and holds QTLS status.
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