Government launches EdTech Strategy
The Government’s Education Technology strategy identifies five areas of opportunity where technology can be used to bring about a step change in education, and has a delivery target date of 2021.
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Institutes of Technology announced
The government has named the first 12 Institutes of Technology, which it says will be unique collaborations between universities, FE colleges, and employers including Nissan, Siemens and Microsoft. They will specialise in delivering higher level technical training at level four and five in STEM subjects, including digital, advanced manufacturing and engineering.
Defining the Advanced Practitioner role
Joss Kang, Programme Director, writes on how research on the Advanced Practitioner role supports and drives the #APConnect Advanced Practitioner Professional Development Programme.
Principles and Practices that support the AP-type role
What does the concept of Evidence Based Practice (EBP) mean to you? This subject was explored, throughout the 3-Day CPD programme, in relation to how we can be sure that a particular change or intervention is good to do, or not.
Peer-Supported Observations and Professional Development
In a Universal or Developmental Model of quality improvement and professional development, teaching observations become less of a performance management ‘test’ and more of an opportunity for sharing effective practice and supporting development.
Facilitating Professional Development And High-Performance Through Situated Learning
Our final AP Guide, of the suite of four, is designed to support APs and their organisation to achieve steady, incremental and positive change.
National Advanced Practitioner Conference 2019
Our end-of-project National Advanced Practitioner Conference was a fitting and well-deserved celebration of the tremendous work carried out by the range of cross-sector, institutional collaborations.
Functional Skills Qualification ReformsÂ
This update from Ofqual outlines how functional skills qualifications in maths and English are being reformed, and provides up-to-date information on the progress the reformed qualifications have made through the technical evaluation process.
External Project Evaluation
The external evaluation of the AP Development Programme is now underway and we really appreciate the time you are taking to get involved with it and to help the ETF shape a future offer.
CPD Programme
This strand of activity has enabled a further 73 colleagues to develop their AP skills with the support of a 3-day (part residential) taught programme, a mentor, the Toolkit and Guides and the Canvas Learner Management System.
Collaborative Projects
In this strand, 15 Collaborative Projects were commissioned, each receiving £10K in funding to evaluate the effectiveness of the AP role across a partnership of two or more institutions.Â
Work and mental health
This free course from OpenLearn will help you explore how employment affects mental health and what can be done to support people in finding and keeping work.