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Wed, 17 Feb 2021
Exams and functional skills assessments in 2021
An update on and background to the current situation regarding exams and assessments in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and information on the newly launched DfE consultation.
Thu, 11 Feb 2021
Remote inspections until March 8th
Ofsted has confirmed that in-person routine inspections will not be held until March 8 at the earliest.
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
A round up of current tenders for the provision of education and training services to the post 16 essential skills sector.
Fri, 22 Jan 2021
The newly published White Paper sets out a series of reforms aimed at transforming post 16 education and training, boosting skills and getting more people into work.
Sun, 17 Jan 2021
Ofsted publishes short guide to what works well in remote education
Ofsted has published some advice to help school and college leaders and teachers develop their remote education offer.
Thu, 14 Jan 2021
GCSE English and maths results
Exams regulator Ofqual has posted an update on GCSE English and maths results in the November series.
Fri, 04 Dec 2020
Digital skills qualifications funding: entry level and level 1
An update on the removal of ESFA post-16 funding approval from digital skills qualifications at entry level and level 1.
Wed, 02 Dec 2020
The DfE Exam Support Service has been extended to include Functional Skills qualifications (FSQs) in apprenticeships, where assessments were planned to be delivered in the workplace.
Wed, 11 Nov 2020
National Development Day: Assessing Learning Online
2nd December, 10am-4pm, @Zoom Explore approaches for assessing maths, English and ESOL learners' progress online. Find out how to enable learners to monitor their own progress, how to use a range of online tools to capture evidence of impact, and lots more.
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
Ofsted - COVID-19 and the FE and Skills sector
The latest report from Ofsted on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the FE and Skills sector reveals findings on the issues faced by teachers and learners, and of the steps being taken to overcome them.
Mon, 09 Nov 2020
English, Maths and ESOL Conference
The Ministerial address, break-out session recordings and rersources from this event held online on the 4th of November are now available on the Learning and Work Institute website.
Fri, 30 Oct 2020
Mathematics in Further Education Colleges
This project report contains key recommendations on how to improve the quality of mathematics education in England’s Further Education colleges.
Mon, 19 Oct 2020
The National Retraining Scheme has been integrated with the government’s new £2.5bn National Skills Fund.
Fri, 02 Oct 2020 11:54
A round up of current tenders for the provision of education and training services to the post 16 essential skills sector.
Thu, 01 Oct 2020
New approaches to teaching English
Ideas and inspiration for new approaches to teaching English in the post-16 sector from the Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment (English) programme. Themes include creating a reading culture, developing resilience, meeting individual learners’ needs and more.
Thu, 01 Oct 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 course on Black History and articles on Black Arts and Culture.
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
Major expansion in FE funding for adults
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.
Mon, 07 Sep 2020
Fifty-one providers have joined the latest Outstanding Teaching Learning and Assessment (OTLA) English and maths project, with teams from across the country joining forces in Zoom rooms to develop new support models to improve learner engagement in English and maths.
Mon, 07 Sep 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.
Mon, 07 Sep 2020
Maths and English assessment and qualifications
An update on the assessment and awarding of GCSE and functional skills maths and English qualifications in 2021.
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