Ofsted Annual Report 2018/19
The Ofsted Annual Report 2018 / 2019, published on the 21st of January 2020, presents inspection findings for further education and skills, early years childcare, schools and social care.
Main Tag: English
Adult Pre-Entry Curriculum Framework
The Adult Pre-Entry Curriculum Framework for Literacy and Numeracy is available in electronic version online.
Leitch Report and Skills for Life
The final report of the Leitch review of the UK’s long term skills needs, published in 2006, called for 95% of British adults to have basic numeracy and literacy by 2020.
Assess for Success
This programme, created by Manchester College, aims to improve the assessment of learners resitting GCSE English.
Action Research in the Post-16 Sector
Claire Collins, OTLA English programme lead for the ETF, and Dr Catherine McPartland share their experiences of running action research (AR) projects in the post-16 sector, and offer some practical suggestions to support AR projects.
The OTLA English programme
Find out how participants in the OTLA English programme were able to improve the quality of teaching, learning and assessment in English in FE.
English Maths and ESOL Annual Conference 2019
A review of the English Maths and ESOL Annual Conference 2019, a sector event dedicated to adult literacy, numeracy and English language policy, practice and research held on the 4th of December 2019 at Westminster Kingsway College, London.
Focus on the #StudyGood Programme Community of Practice
The Community of Practice was an innovative element of the #StudyGood programme, and was based on the experience of its sister project, #APConnect.
The disadvantage gap is bigger than we thought
A new report shows that the gap in the percentage of disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged 16 year olds achieving a grade 4 or above in English and maths is much wider than previously estimated.
Young people struggling in digital world
One in four students in OECD countries are unable to complete even the most basic reading tasks, meaning they are likely to struggle to find their way through life in an increasingly digital world. This is one of the findings of the latest PISA global education test, which evaluates the quality, equity and efficiency of school systems.
An update on additional funding for 16 -19 year old learners
Details of how an additional £155 million will be allocated next year have now been published, with £35m being ringfenced for GCSE maths and English resits.
PD North
PD North is the home of the Northern Professional Exchange, a project managed by ccConsultancy on behalf of the Education and Training Foundation. Joining PD North will enable you to share and develop your practice within your subject specialist area.