Guidance on assessment of maths and English qualifications
Information and guidance available from awarding bodies on the assessment and awarding of maths, English and ESOL qualifications this summer.
Other Tag: Screening and Assessment
OTLA North East and Cumbria
The Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment OTLA North East and Cumbria programme enabled groups of providers to research and develop new teaching, learning and assessment approaches.
New ways of seeing into and making changes to teaching, learning and assessment practices
David Powell, Director of The Education and Training Consortium, writes on how the theories of practice architectures and ecologies of practices can enable us to understand teaching, learning and assessment differently and to transform our own practices. He describes how these theories can be applied within the context of GCSE re-sits, and outlines how the 19 education and training providers participating in the North East and Cumbria Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment (OTLA) are using the theories to develop and share approaches for ensuring outstanding practice across a range of contexts and topics.
First class blended learning for Functional Skills from MindLeaders
This month MindLeaders releases U-skills for Functional Skills, a new blended learning model to deliver the tougher basic skills qualifications in Maths and English. Already proven in pilots with workplace learners, the blended solution uses ePortfolios to introduce collaborative online learning to Functional Skills delivery for the first time.
ESOL Initial Assessment Pack – Scotland
This guide has been produced by the Scottish Government’s Lifelong Learning Directorate to support practitioners to undertake initial assessment with their learners. Its aim is to help standardise initial assessment approaches, so that the learner can be placed in the appropriate provision.
Skills for Life and Key Skills Practice tests
These Skills for Life and Key Skills practice tests were developed over the period 2001 to 2010, to support the national Skills for Life Strategy.
E-Skills Passport
The e-skills Passport is an on-line tool that enables individuals and organisations to assess current IT skills, identify gaps, set learning targets and record improvement
ESOL and Numeracy materials from Greater Manchester PDU
Resources to support ESOL and Numeracy learners and tutors are now available to download from the LSC Greater Manchester portal
Initial Assessment Toolkit for Key Skills and Skills for Life
Event looking at developing your initial assessment system – tools and techniques
The Learning Journey
A DfES resource that sets out the various stages in the Skills for Life learning process
Assessment and Verification Training
Information on training courses based around the current National Occupational Standards for Assessment and Verification
LSDA CPD training materials
Skills for Life section on LSDA website now contains CPD training materials