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Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2019
December 21st 2019
There has been a 10% (almost four million) drop in the number of adults taking skills training since 2010, according to the latest annual assessment of participation rates by the L … Read more
Assess for Success
December 19th 2019
This programme, created by Manchester College, aims to improve the assessment of learners resitting GCSE English.
Action Research in the Post-16 Sector
December 19th 2019
Claire Collins, OTLA English programme lead for the ETF, and Dr Catherine McPartland share their experiences of running action research (AR) projects in the post-16 sector, and off … Read more
The OTLA English programme
December 18th 2019
Find out how participants in the OTLA English programme were able to improve the quality of teaching, learning and assessment in English in FE.
GCSE reforms have very little effect
December 16th 2019
Research by the Sutton Trust shows that the GCSE reforms of 2015 have had very little effect on attainment rates, and that the introduction of harder exams and the new grading syst … Read more
CPD Programme
December 16th 2019
Our CPD programme has proved as popular as ever this year with its open cohorts in London (cohort 4), Birmingham (cohort 5) and Bradford (cohort 6) – all full. Bradford was hosted … Read more
English, maths and digital skills in T LevelsÂ
December 12th 2019
The Education and Training Foundation is supporting teachers to get ready for the development of embedded English, maths and digital (EMD) skills in T Levels. Claire Collins, Direc … Read more
English Maths and ESOL Annual Conference 2019
December 10th 2019
A review of the English Maths and ESOL Annual Conference 2019, a sector event dedicated to adult literacy, numeracy and English language policy, practice and research held on the 4 … Read more
Building a numerate nation: confidence, belief and skills
December 10th 2019
This newly published report from National Numeracy and TP ICAP reveals that millions of adults lack basic numeracy skills, leaving them unprepared for the workplace and everyday li … Read more
Focus on the #StudyGood Programme Community of Practice
December 9th 2019
The Community of Practice was an innovative element of the #StudyGood programme, and was based on the experience of its sister project, #APConnect.