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Plans launched to boost digital skills for adults
April 25th 2019
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 L … Read more
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.
Functional Skills Qualification ReformsÂ
March 13th 2019
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 qual … 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
Essential digital skills framework
September 12th 2018
Five categories of essential digital skills for life and work: see the newly published Essential Digital Skills framework, which will form the basis for revised digital skills qual … Read more
Understanding the Role of Advanced Practitioners in FE
June 28th 2018
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
June 25th 2018
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, … Read more
Maths and English functional skills: revised subject content
February 27th 2018
The Government response to the consultation on the revised subject content has been published, along with the revised subject content for Functional skills English and Functional S … Read more