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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

CfEM Live event recordingsÂ
September 30th 2020
You can now view recordings of the Centre for Excellence in Mathematics conferences held online this summer, when Action Research practitioners shared their work with the wider com … Read more

Major expansion in FE funding for adultsÂ
September 29th 2020
Adults over the age of 23 in England without a full level 3 qualification will be entitled to one for free from next April, the Government has announced.

The Skills Toolkit
September 28th 2020
Free courses are available through a new online platform hosted on the gov.uk website, called The Skills Toolkit.

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.

Ofsted autumn visits Â
September 7th 2020
As part of a phased return to routine inspections, Ofsted will carry out interim visits and monitoring visits to further education and skills providers from 28 September 2020.

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.

Tenders update September 2020
September 2nd 2020
A round up of current tenders for the provision of education and training services to the post 16 essential skills sector.