Skills for Life Network is the key news and information resource for teachers and managers of functional skills and GCSE maths, English, ESOL, digital skills, Employability and SEND working in the Further Education and Skills sector.
A LinkedIn group for practitioners who wish to discuss teaching, learning, assessment, quality assurance and QTLS status in the FE and Training sector.Â
Blog providing an open space for FE practitioners, thinkers and learners to share their ideas, thoughts and experiences in the sector.
The Essential Digital Skills CPD programme has been developed to support teachers and trainers who will be delivering the new Essential Digital Skills qualifications.
Newcastle College School of Education leads “Success North” Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training (CETT), and offers a wide range of teacher training programmes.
An update on the free digital skills qualifications for adults that will be available from the 1st of August.
Information and guidance available from awarding bodies on the assessment and awarding of maths, English and ESOL qualifications this summer.
The ESFA has reminded providers that all remaining apprenticeship frameworks will be withdrawn to new starts on 31 July 2020. From 1 August 2020, all new apprenticeship starts must be on new, employer-designed standards.
Jonathan Kay, Head of English and Maths at an FE College in the north of England, writes on the challenges of estimating GCSE grades and ranking learners, especially in the context of large cohorts. How do you collect assessment evidence? And how do you rank 5000+ learners?
As the coronavirus pandemic took hold in 2020, our Conference plans had to change, and so #APConnect Live was born!
These free online functional skills courses aim to provide an introduction to Functional Skills English and Functional Skills Maths at Levels 1 and 2.
OCR intends to withdraw from providing English and Maths Functional Skills qualifications at Entry Level, Level 1 and Level 2 at the end of 2020.
