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Advanced Practitioner Communities of Practice 2020
August 31st 2020
Find out more about the Communities of Practice strand of Year 3 of the professional development programme for Advanced Practitioners, commissioned by the Education and Training Fo … Read more
Practice Development Groups #FEMidlandsETF
August 25th 2020
The Education and Training Foundation has commissioned touchconsulting Ltd to establish Practice Development Groups (PDGs) in the East and West Midlands. The PDGs will consist of a … Read more
Government to fund catch-up tutoring for 16-19 year olds
July 20th 2020
The Department for Education has announced that as part of the tutoring fund, it will make a one-off, ring-fenced grant to provide small group tutoring activity for disadvantaged 1 … Read more
Literacy in Lockdown – a case study in best practice
July 17th 2020
Literacy in lockdown: what has made ‘Yes We Can Read’ work so well at HMP Winchester? And why is its strength so evident in lockdown? This case study illustrates how this one-to-on … Read more
High value courses for school and college leavers: a 1-year offer Â
July 17th 2020
The Education and Skills Funding Agency has now published information on additional funding that will be available for one-year for the delivery of high value subjects to prevent y … Read more
Tenders update July 2020
July 16th 2020
A round up of current tenders for the provision of education and training services to the post 16 essential skills sector.
Ofsted publishes findings of online learning review
July 16th 2020
Paul Joyce, Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills at Ofsted, writes about the review into online education during coronavirus in the further education and skills sector.
Plan for jobs and skills
July 15th 2020
An overview of the government’s plan for jobs that includes a boost for worksearch, skills and apprenticeships to support economic recovery.
GCSE exams and functional skills assessments
July 15th 2020
An overview of assessment and awarding arrangements for GCSE maths and English and functional skills qualifications in 2020 and 2021.Â
Major changes for higher digital skills education
July 14th 2020
Measures to boost the quality and take-up of higher technical education to help plug skill gaps, including digital, have been announced.