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.
Main Tag: Functional Skills
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.
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.
Digital Functional Skills: Ofqual podcast
This podcast explains more about the differences between the ICT Functional Skills and the new Digital Functional Skills qualifications.
T Levels – what maths teachers need to know
The new ‘T Levels’ (Technical Levels) are two-year technical programmes that combine study and workplace experience, and provide a vocational alternative to A levels. Ten General Mathematical Competences (GMCs) have been specified to cover the mathematics required for the full range of courses.
Plans launched to boost digital skills for adults
New essential digital skills qualifications will be available from 2020, and digital Functional Skills qualifications from 2021. The new qualifications will be fully funded up to Level 1 for anyone over the age of 19.
Pam’s Secret – from Gatehouse Books
We introduce the new Supermarket Stories series with Pam’s Secret by Margaret Adams, a new adult beginner reader with a comprehensive set of tutor resources on CD-ROM.
OTLA Digital Projects
This booklet provides ideas and inspiration from five projects awarded funding with the aim of developing outstanding teaching, learning and assessment through digital creativity.
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.
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.
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.