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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.
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
Remote assessment and invigilation of functional skills
A progress update on the remote assessment and invigilation of functional skills.
Mon, 18 Jan 2021
Exams and functional skills assessments in 2021
An update on the current situation regarding exams and assessments in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and information on the newly launched DfE consultation.
Sun, 17 Jan 2021
A round up of current tenders for the provision of education and training services to the post 16 essential skills sector.
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.
Sun, 17 Jan 2021
North East Practice Development Groups
The Education and Training Foundation has established Practice Development Groups to enable practitioners to share ideas, skills and innovation. PDGs have a maths and English focus and are free to join. Newcastle College is excited to be hosting the next round of the North East PDGs and now invites you to apply.
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.
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
DfE review of Level 2 qualifications
The Department for Education has launched a call for evidence to inform its review of post-16 qualifications at Level 2 and below. Are ESOL qualifications at Levels 1 and 2 necessary? Do you agree that funding approval for Level 2 ICT Functional Skills qualifications should be removed? Make sure you have your say!
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.
Tue, 08 Sep 2020
Essential Digital Skills qualifications
An update on the new Essential Digital Skills and Digital Functional Skills qualifications.
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