OTLA English and maths
Fifty-one providers joined the Outstanding Teaching Learning and Assessment English and maths programme to develop new support models to improve learner engagement.
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Maths and English assessment and qualifications
An update on the assessment and awarding of GCSE and functional skills maths and English qualifications in 2021.
Advanced Practitioner Communities of Practice 2020
Find out more about the Communities of Practice strand of Year 3 of the professional development programme for Advanced Practitioners, commissioned by the Education and Training Foundation and delivered by touchconsulting.
Government to fund catch-up tutoring for 16-19 year olds
The Department for Education has announced that as part of the tutoring fund, it will make a one-off, ring-fenced grant to provide small group tutoring activity for disadvantaged 16-19 students whose studies have been disrupted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Literacy in Lockdown – a case study in best practice
Literacy in lockdown: what has made ‘Yes We Can Read’ work so well at HMP Winchester? And why is its strength so evident in lockdown? This case study illustrates how this one-to-one phonics based reading programme is proving so successful in supporting learners who have previously experienced difficulty learning through traditional approaches.
High value courses for school and college leavers: a 1-year offer Â
The Education and Skills Funding Agency has now published information on additional funding that will be available for one-year for the delivery of high value subjects to prevent young people from becoming NEET. Subjects include maths, English and digital.
Plan for jobs and skills
An overview of the government’s plan for jobs that includes a boost for worksearch, skills and apprenticeships to support economic recovery.
GCSE exams and functional skills assessments
An overview of assessment and awarding arrangements for GCSE maths and English and functional skills qualifications in 2020 and 2021.Â
FEresearchpodcast
The #FEresearchpodcast aims to support education researchers working in FE to share their research journeys.
King Street – a phonics reading programme based on the residents of King Street
King Street is a structured phonics-based reading programme, designed for group learning with both adult and teenage beginner readers.
SEND exhibition website
The SEND exhibition website is designed to help you improve outcomes for learners with special educational needs and disabilities.
Introduction to Dyslexia and Inclusive Practice
This free online module aims to provide practitioners with an improved awareness of what dyslexia is and how it can be supported.