Digital Functional Skills: Ofqual podcast
This podcast explains more about the differences between the ICT Functional Skills and the new Digital Functional Skills qualifications.
Skills for Life Network Team
Current and future demand for digital skills – a call to action
Two pieces of research examining current demand for digital skills in the UK job market, and looking at the digital skills needed to succeed now and in the next 10 years.
ESOL: access and progression
This report contains research about the availability of ESOL learning courses and the progression through ESOL provision in England. It focuses on the experiences of learners, non-learners, ESOL teachers and senior leaders.
Evidence-Based Practice
In this section we put a spot light on evidence-based practice, which includes evidence from … Read more
Adult Learning Technology Innovation Fund
The Government is investing £5 million to encourage technology companies to develop cutting-edge solutions, utilising AI and automation, to improve the quality of online learning for adults.
The Augar Review of Post-18 Education
This government review, led by Philip Augar, aims to consider the roles HE and FE should play in meeting the country’s social and economic needs, how they fit together, how they should be funded and whether they are delivering value for students and taxpayers.
T Levels – what maths teachers need to know
The new ‘T Levels’ (Technical Levels) are two-year technical programmes that combine study and workplace experience, and provide a vocational alternative to A levels. Ten General Mathematical Competences (GMCs) have been specified to cover the mathematics required for the full range of courses.
New Ofsted inspection framework
Ofsted has published the outcome of the consultation on its new education inspection framework, which will take effect from September 2019.
Plans launched to boost digital skills for adults
New essential digital skills qualifications will be available from 2020, and digital Functional Skills qualifications from 2021. The new qualifications will be fully funded up to Level 1 for anyone over the age of 19.
Free ESOL courses for Londoners
The Greater London Authority is planning to provide free English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) courses up to the level required for British citizenship.
Post-16 Education and Apprenticeship Levy Funding
NCFE and the Campaign for Learning have launched a new paper, ‘Post-16 Education and Apprenticeship Levy Funding: next steps for English devolution’ – a volume of expert pieces that consider the future of the post-16 education and training budget from a devolution perspective.
Centres for Excellence in Maths
The Centres for Excellence in Maths programme is a national improvement project aimed at delivering a step change in maths teaching up to Level 2 in post-16 settings. This is being undertaken in a range of ways, including the establishment of 21 Centres for Excellence in Maths.