‘Becoming’ by Michelle Obama – a literacy resource
This free teaching resource, inspired by Michelle Obama’s bestselling memoir ‘Becoming’, aims to boost learners’ literacy skills and confidence.
Main Tag: English
Maths and English condition of funding
From academic year 2019 to 2020, full time students with a grade 2 or below in maths or English can choose to study towards functionalskills level 2 or a GCSE grade 9 to 4. This also applies to part time students who have a grade 3 or grade D GCSE.
Functional Skills courses online
A scheme to provide free functional skills courses online is being launched by The Open University in partnership with three FE colleges.
Functional Skills – Guided Learning Hours
The Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills has outlined the government’s expectation that guided learning hours for reformed Functional Skills qualifications should be set at 55.
EEF Blog: How do you solve a problem like GCSE resits?
What’s the Education Endowment Foundation doing in the post-16 sector to improve outcomes for disadvantaged students? That’s the question programme manager Kathryn Davies tackles here.
Government should invest in reading to combat loneliness
A new report entitled A Society of Readers, from leading think tank Demos and commissioned by national charity The Reading Agency, finds a significant body of evidence to show that reading can help to combat the growing issue of loneliness, as well as acting as a tool to protect future generations from the loneliness epidemic.
GCSE re-sits: moving on
An overview of maths and English GCSE re-sit results 2018 and an update on professional development opportunities to help you support your GCSE learners
Which students benefit from retaking maths and English GCSEs post-16?
Research by Cambridge Assessment shows that 53 per cent of the students retaking GCSE English and 60 per cent of those retaking GCSE maths did not improve their grade. The report concludes that there might be more fitting solutions or alternative pathways to enable students’ English and Mathematics skills to develop further.
Gatehouse Books – new readers for Adult Literacy and ESOL
Gatehouse Books – new readers for Adult Literacy and ESOL: we introduce the new Building Bridges Series – 6 books which follow Jamal as he settles into life in the UK and prepares for his future.
Understanding the Role of Advanced Practitioners in FE
This research outlines the use and perceived impact of advanced practitioners to date, highlights effective practice, and provides practical illustrations and learning points.
OTLA Digital Projects North East & Cumbria
Find out how practitioners used action research to discover the most effective ways to spread and embed effective practice in the use of technology to support Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment.
Practice National Adult Literacy and Numeracy Tests
An overview of the practice National Adult Literacy and Numeracy Tests, the ReadWritePlus website and the Move On website.