LSE Principles of Teaching in Higher Education (TC501)

The PoTHE programme is aimed at early career teachers in higher education and is available to colleagues based at LSE who have a substantive role in teaching and supporting student learning. For example, you may be a GTA or guest teacher or you may have a student-facing role in another area of the School such as the Library.

This is a practice-based programme, so you need to be teaching (or delivering training) at least 20 hours across the year in a context in which you can be observed – once by a member of the Eden Centre and once by a peer. The observations can occur either in Michaelmas or Lent terms.

The programme is built around the following:

• attendance at a series of workshops (totalling 16 hours)
• assignments exploring participants’ teaching and disciplinary practices
• two teaching observations.

Briefings

If you think that you might like to participate in the PoTHE programme then we encourage you to come along to one of our programme briefings, which will be held on Zoom. To book a place on one of the briefings, please click on your choice of date below: 

• Wednesday 21 September ( 1-2pm) 
• Friday 23 September (10–11am)

At the briefing you will meet the p team and they will talk through the programme structure and requirements and you will also have the opportunity to discuss any questions that you might have. 

Registration  

There are 2 steps to register on the PoTHE programme:  

• Step 1: Please complete and submit the registration form  

The deadline for submitting your registration form is 30th September 2022  

• Step 2: Confirming your registration and completing your opening year statement (OYS)  

Once we have received your registration form, we will get in touch with details of how to enrol on the Moodle site, download your reflective practice journal and complete your opening year statement.  

The deadline for the completion of the OYS is Friday 7 October 2022.   

If you have any queries please email either Dr Jenni Carr (j.carr4@lse.ac.uk) Programme Director or Chris Doughty (c.g.doughty@lse.ac.uk) Programme Administrator.