Skills for Life Network TeamWe are hugely committed to action that is shaped by evidence-informed practice. This can encompass:
• published research
• your professional judgement/ experiences
• your organisational context
• stakeholders’ values and concerns
Bestselling author Jojo Moyes has called on the government and the publishing industry to do more about the UK’s “shameful” adult literacy record.
The number of adults taking part in learning and training has fallen to a record low according to a new survey, raising concerns that the UK is set to fall behind other countries in skills after Brexit.
From September 2019, inspectors will continue to make judgements about mathematics and English within the context of the new framework, and particularly in relation to the quality of education, considering the intent, implementation and impact of the curriculum.
Providers of 16-19 education will receive £400 million additional funding in 2020/2021, including £35m for targeted interventions to support GCSE maths and English resit learners. The advanced maths premium will be funded with an extra £10m, and there will be an additional £10m for ESOL provision to fund the second wave of the integration-areas programme.
The national retraining scheme is the government’s new programme to help adults retrain into better jobs and be ready for future changes to the economy, including those brought about by automation. Functional skills training, initially focusing on English and maths, will be a key part of the programme.
Official figures show that the proportion of GCSE resit students who achieved a grade 4 pass has fallen in both English and maths. However, overall results in both subjects among students of all ages improved slightly.
Staff from OTLA project teams across England gathered in London and York to hear Professor Jean McNiff urge English teachers to experiment with new approaches to English teaching, and then to raise their voices to share grassroots experience of their pioneering work.
You can find out more about the work of the 12 projects by attending the OTLA English interim dissemination event in Birmingham on the 5th September.
Experiment with new approaches to English teaching, investigate your practice and share your ideas with like-minded colleagues at this CPD event.
This revision year approach to GCSE Maths resits aims to support students to improve their attainment. It consists of both a set lesson structure and lesson content, and three short initial diagnostic tests of nine underpinning mathematical skills.
Three national Centres for Excellence in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) will provide expert support for leaders, managers and practitioners who wish to put learners with SEND at the centre of their organisation as part of a Department for Education funded national programme.
