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Know Your Normal: mental health in young autistic adults
November 1st 2017
Autism is not a mental health condition itself, but around 70-80% of children and adults on the autism spectrum have experienced mental health problems. Autistic young people have … Read more
OTLA North East and Cumbria
October 4th 2017
This booklet provides an engaging overview of the 13 OTLA projects undertaken by over 200 practitioners from 42 providers across the North East and Cumbria.
OTLA North East & Cumbria Interim Dissemination Event
September 21st 2017
Practitioners and managers from across the education and training sector joined together for an inspiring and uplifting event to mark the half way point in the North-East and Cumbr … Read more
Empowering teaching and learning communities to effectively promote equality and celebrate diversity
September 21st 2017
An update from Darlington Learning and Skills Service, Bishop Auckland College and South West Durham Training on their collaborative OTLA project, which aims to trial different way … Read more
Communication Starters and Enders Cards
September 17th 2017
The Education and Training Foundation has produced a set of cards containing short activities that can be used at the start or end of training or education sessions to help learner … Read more
Join PD North, The Northern Professional Exchange
August 31st 2017
Is there an aspect of your role that you would like to develop, working with like minded professionals? Become part of a dedicated community sharing resources and expertise with yo … Read more
OTLA North East and Cumbria
July 17th 2017
The Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment OTLA North East and Cumbria programme enabled groups of providers to research and develop new teaching, learning and assessment ap … Read more
Learners at HMP Feltham win maths challenge
July 12th 2017
HMP Feltham has beaten off competition from 23 prisons to win the 3 out of 5 maths challenge shield for 2016/17.
An Introduction to Practitioner-led Research
July 12th 2017
The OTLA team in the North East and Cumbria have developed a one-day introductory course for practitioners in Education and Training settings who may be new to practitioner-led res … Read more
“We are all Researchers!” Creating a research-active community
July 12th 2017
Professor Jean McNiff made this powerful rallying call to the support assistants, trainers, assessors, teachers and managers who work across the prisons, training providers, workpl … Read more