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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

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.

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

GCSE exams and functional skills assessments
July 15th 2020
An overview of assessment and awarding arrangements for GCSE maths and English and functional skills qualifications in 2020 and 2021.Â

Essential Digital Skills
June 22nd 2020
An update on the free digital skills qualifications for adults that will be available from the 1st of August.

The AP Toolkit
April 29th 2020
The AP Toolkit aims to support those operating in Advanced Practitioner (AP)-types roles across the sector, and consists of a set of five guides and a set of development cards.

Evaluation of the AP Programme 2020
April 29th 2020
The evaluation of the AP Programme 2020 is almost complete, and the final report will be released very soon. In the meantime, we’d like to sign off with a reminder of all that has … Read more

#APConnect Live Event 2020Â
April 29th 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic took hold in 2020, our Conference plans had to change, and so #APConnect Live was born!