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Remote assessment and invigilation of functional skills
October 2nd 2020
A progress update on the remote assessment and invigilation of functional skills.Â
Discover new approaches to teaching English
October 1st 2020
Discover ideas and inspiration for new approaches to teaching English in the post-16 sector from the Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment (OTLA English) programme.
Black History Month
October 1st 2020
In recognition of Black History Month, OpenLearn have pulled together online learning content about inspirational individuals and events for you to explore, including a free cours … Read more
LC Education & Training Ltd
September 22nd 2020
Our Functional Skills Resources website has been put together so that everything you want for teaching a session either face to face, via the internet or distance learning is acces … Read more
OTLA English and maths
September 7th 2020
Fifty-one providers joined the Outstanding Teaching Learning and Assessment English and maths programme to develop new support models to improve learner engagement.
Maths and English assessment and qualifications
September 7th 2020
An update on the assessment and awarding of GCSE and functional skills maths and English qualifications in 2021.
Advanced Practitioner Communities of Practice 2020
August 31st 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 Fo … Read more
Government to fund catch-up tutoring for 16-19 year olds
July 20th 2020
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 1 … Read more
Literacy in Lockdown – a case study in best practice
July 17th 2020
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-on … Read more
High value courses for school and college leavers: a 1-year offer Â
July 17th 2020
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 y … Read more