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Essential Digital Skills CPD programme
October 7th 2019
The new Essential Digital Skills entitlement will enable adults aged 19+ with no or low digital skills to undertake ‘essential digital skills’ qualifications free of charge from 20 … Read more

The AP Conference
September 12th 2019
Keep the date! This year there will be 125 places and we are delighted to announce that our keynote will be delivered by Professor Rachel Lofthouse of Leeds Beckett University.

Evidence-Based Practice
September 12th 2019
We are hugely committed to action that is shaped by evidence-informed practice. This can encompass: • published research • your professional judgement/ experiences • your organisat … Read more

Functional Skills and the National Retraining Scheme
August 28th 2019
The national retraining scheme is the government’s new programme to help adults retrain into better jobs and be ready for future changes to the economy, including those brought abo … 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.

The 5Rs approach to GCSE Maths resits
July 22nd 2019
This revision year approach to GCSE Maths resits aims to support students to improve their attainment. It consists of both a set lesson structure and lesson content, and three shor … Read more

Centres for Excellence in SEND
July 22nd 2019
Three national Centres for Excellence in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) will provide expert support for leaders, managers and practitioners who wish to put learn … Read more

Evidence-Based Practice
June 18th 2019
In this section we put a spot light on evidence-based practice, which includes evidence from multiple sources, including: published research your professional judgement / experienc … Read more

Centres for Excellence in Maths
April 10th 2019
The Centres for Excellence in Maths programme is a national improvement project aimed at delivering a step change in maths teaching up to Level 2 in post-16 settings. This is being … Read more