Discover ideas and inspiration for new approaches to teaching English in the post-16 sector from the Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment (OTLA English) programme.
The OTLA English programme was funded by the Education and Training Foundation and delivered by ccConsultancy in partnership with That Reading Thing and Skills Digital. Twelve project teams used action research to develop new approaches for teaching English in the post-16 sector, focused upon driving professional development for staff by encouraging practitioners to use action research to explore and integrate those approaches into teaching, learning and assessment.
About OTLA English
Project themes were:
Assessment for learning
Developing new teaching strategies
Creating a reading culture
Developing resilience
Meeting individual learners’ needs
Developing reading and writing
Developing new teaching strategies
Phonics
Read each team’s research report, watch their final presentations and access further resources here.
Find out more about the Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment (English and maths) programme here
The newly published Curriculum and Assessment Review recommends the introduction of new level 1 preparation for GCSE qualifications for English language and for maths.
Check out the Skills for Life Network E-News Update November 2025 for a round up of what’s new and what’s happening in maths, English, ESOL and digital skills in the FE and Training sector.
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Discover new approaches to teaching English
Discover ideas and inspiration for new approaches to teaching English in the post-16 sector from the Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment (OTLA English) programme.
The OTLA English programme was funded by the Education and Training Foundation and delivered by ccConsultancy in partnership with That Reading Thing and Skills Digital. Twelve project teams used action research to develop new approaches for teaching English in the post-16 sector, focused upon driving professional development for staff by encouraging practitioners to use action research to explore and integrate those approaches into teaching, learning and assessment.
About OTLA English
Project themes were:
Read each team’s research report, watch their final presentations and access further resources here.
Find out more about the Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment (English and maths) programme here
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