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English and maths GCSE resits pass rates
August 22nd 2019
Official figures show that the proportion of GCSE resit students who achieved a grade 4 pass has fallen in both English and maths. However, overall results in both subjects among s … Read more
Investigating Teaching, Learning and Assessment in English
August 21st 2019
Experiment with new approaches to English teaching, investigate your practice and share your ideas with like-minded colleagues at this CPD event.
Interim Dissemination Event
August 21st 2019
You can find out more about the work of the 12 projects by attending the OTLA English interim dissemination event in Birmingham on the 5th September.
National Advanced Practitioner Conference 2019
April 8th 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, institutio … Read more
Defining the Advanced Practitioner role
April 8th 2019
Joss Kang, Programme Director, writes on how research on the Advanced Practitioner role supports and drives the #APConnect Advanced Practitioner Professional Development Programme.
Maths and English condition of funding
February 13th 2019
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 al … Read more
Functional Skills courses online
February 8th 2019
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
December 12th 2018
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 se … Read more
EEF Blog: How do you solve a problem like GCSE resits?
November 7th 2018
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 h … Read more
Government should invest in reading to combat loneliness
November 6th 2018
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 … Read more