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Tue, 21 Jan 2020
Ofsted's Annual Report, published on the 21st of January 2020, presents inspection findings for further education and skills, early years childcare, schools and social care.
Tue, 21 Jan 2020
#StudyGood Mini – Study Programme Reimagined
Are you involved in delivering Study Programmes? If so, check out this this subsdised package of support that will help you improve learner outcomes.
Thu, 16 Jan 2020
New digital skills qualifications
An update on the progress of Essential Digital Skills Qualifications and Digital Functional Skills Qualifications through Ofqual's technical evaluation process.
Tue, 14 Jan 2020
Advanced Practitioner Programme: Collaborative Projects 2019/2020
The new Education Inspection Framework: what do ‘Intent’, ‘Implementation’ and ‘Impact’ look like in reality? What is brave leadership? Find out how Advanced Practitioners are developing a culture of excellence through collaboration.
Sat, 21 Dec 2019
Adult Participation in Learning Survey 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 Learning and Work Foundation.
Thu, 19 Dec 2019
This programme, created by Manchester College, aims to improve the assessment of learners resitting GCSE English.
Thu, 19 Dec 2019
Action Research in the Post-16 Sector
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 offer some practical suggestions to support AR projects.
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
OTLA English is phase 6 of the ETF’s Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment programme which aims to improve the quality of teaching, learning and assessment in the FE and training sector and support increased professionalism for practitioners in the sector.
Mon, 16 Dec 2019
GCSE reforms have very little effect
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 system has led to a slightly bigger attainment gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged learners.
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
English, maths and digital skills in T Levels
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, Director of ccConsultancy, writes on what embedding EMD looks like in practice.
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
English, Maths and ESOL Annual Conference 2019 No one left behind: the future for adult basic skills
A review of this sector event dedicated to adult literacy, numeracy and English language policy, practice and research held on the 4th of December 2019 at Westminster Kingsway College, London and organised by Learning and Work Institute, UCL Institute of Education, UCU, RaPAL and NATECLA.
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
Building a numerate nation: confidence, belief and skills
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 life, and calls for a major new ‘Fresh Start for Adult Numeracy’ initiative.
Thu, 05 Dec 2019
Young people struggling in digital world
One in four students in OECD countries are unable to complete even the most basic reading tasks, meaning they are likely to struggle to find their way through life in an increasingly digital world. This is one of the findings of the latest PISA global education test, which evaluates the quality, equity and efficiency of school systems.
Thu, 05 Dec 2019
The disadvantage gap is bigger than we thought
A new report shows that the gap in the percentage of disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged 16 year olds achieving a grade 4 or above in English and maths is much wider than previously estimated.
Wed, 04 Dec 2019
Education and training and the election
An updated round up of the education and training policies proposed by the major political parties, and an overview of manifestos from other education players.
Mon, 11 Nov 2019
Nominations for the 2020 Festival of Learning awards now open
Festival of Learning is the biggest celebration of lifelong learning in England. The four award categories are: individual learner, employer, tutor and project.
Mon, 11 Nov 2019
An update on additional funding for 16 -19 year old learners
Details of how an additional £155 million will be allocated next year have now been published, with £35m being ringfenced for GCSE maths and English resits.
Tue, 05 Nov 2019
FE teachers need more time to develop their digital skills
A survey by Jisc shows that most FE Teachers feel they don't have enough opportunities to develop their digital skills, and less than 15 per cent say they have time and support to innovate using digital technologies.
Wed, 30 Oct 2019
GCSE maths: an alternative curriculum for post 16 learners?
Professor Alison Wolf, whose 2011 vocational education report led to the current GCSE maths and English resits policy, suggests that there is great demand from adults looking to improve their maths, but that a different curriculum is needed for post-16 learners.
Tue, 29 Oct 2019
Report highlights SEND policy failures
A report on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision published by the Commons Education Committee brings to light government failings to implement reforms in the 2014 Children and Families Act across colleges and schools.
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