This highly accessible book comprehensively covers the new assessment requirements for the Award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS), which all new lecturers in the sector must gain in their first year of teaching. This new edition also includes a wealth of interactive reader activities, which help to connect the content of the book to practical experience. This edition has been extensively revised and updated, to cover the full range of units in the new PTLLS Award.