Posted on Mon 11 Mar, 2024 | Category Leadership
In the second of three articles focusing on motivating teachers to remain in Further Education and the part an alternative approach to professional development could play, Education Consultant Dr Tricia Odell explores the practicalities of introducing a collaborative approach.
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Posted on Wed 6 Mar, 2024 | Category Leadership
In the first of three articles focusing on motivating teachers to remain in Further Education (FE) and the part an alternative approach to professional development could play, Education Consultant Dr Tricia Odell looks at the role of middle leaders in bringing about a cultural shift in professional learning.
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Posted on Fri 31 Mar, 2023 | Category Practitioner-led Development and Research
Daniel Gregson of the University of Sunderland’s Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training (SUNCETT) and Tom Mudd from Barking and Dagenham College, London, look back at what has been achieved by the ETF-SUNCETT Practitioner Research Programme over the past seven years and the legacy it has created for individuals, institutions and the wider sector, both in the UK and internationally.
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Posted on Fri 30 Sep, 2022 | Category Practitioner-led Development and Research
Dr Joyce Chen, Learning and Quality Practitioner, and Dr Paul Tully, ETF’s National Head of Educational Governance, review the professional standards as the ETF launches new ones for Leaders in the FE and Training sector.
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Posted on Thu 21 Jul, 2022 | Category Practitioner-led Development and Research
The Covid-19 pandemic has helped shape the teaching and learning agenda by fuelling acceleration in digital learning and working practices.
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Posted on Tue 24 May, 2022 | Category Practitioner-led Development and Research
The place of practitioner action research as a tool for driving improvement in Further Education is well-understood, Education and Training Foundation Associate Victor Dejean interviews five colleagues from across the sector about their experiences of practitioner research.
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Posted on Thu 2 Dec, 2021 | Category Mentoring
Applications for the penultimate pathway of the Education and Training Foundation’s Advanced Practitioner year 4 programme – Train the Trainers in Advanced Practice – are now open. Joss Kang of touchconsulting explains why and how to apply.
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Posted on Tue 12 Oct, 2021 | Category Practitioner-led Development and Research
A preview of the distinctive Skylark pathway, part of the Education and Training Foundation’s Advanced Practitioner (AP) programme, which encourages participants to grow as leaders and create their own constellations.
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Posted on Tue 29 Jun, 2021 | Category Practitioner-led Development and Research
Dr Lynne Taylerson, the author of a recent thematic review into the outcomes of the ETF’s Outstanding Teaching Learning and Assessment (OTLA) 6 projects, reflects on the experiences of learners whose tutors have been undertaking action research.
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Posted on Fri 18 Jun, 2021 | Category Practitioner-led Development and Research
Dr Lynne Taylerson, the author of a recent thematic review into the outcomes of the Outstanding Teaching Learning and Assessment (OTLA) 6 projects, reflects on key practice developments for teachers engaging in action research projects.
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Posted on Tue 15 Jun, 2021 | Category Practitioner-led Development and Research
Dr Lynne Taylerson, the author of a recent thematic review into the outcomes of the Outstanding Teaching Learning and Assessment (OTLA) 6 projects, reflects on the value of ‘messy’ research into complex, contextualised FE practice.
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Posted on Fri 4 Dec, 2020 | Category Practitioner-led Development and Research
#APConnect is a professional development programme for those operating in Advanced Practitioner (AP)-type roles across the Further Education and Training sector. It is commissioned and funded by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF). Alison Tanik of touchconsulting Ltd, the organisation that delivers the programme on behalf of the ETF, reflects on recent activity and explains how to get involved.
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Posted on Tue 20 Oct, 2020 | Category Practitioner-led Development and Research
Update on the Advanced Practitioner webinars and their availability for booking at the end of October 2020.
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Posted on Tue 28 Jul, 2020 | Category Centres for Excellence in Maths (CfEM)
Blog by Cath Gladding, the ETF’s National Research Adviser, for the Centres for Excellence in Maths (CfEM) programme.
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Posted on Wed 29 Apr, 2020 | Category Practitioner-led Development and Research
Paul Crisp of CUREE, the Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education, introduces the ET’s new Practitioner Research and Evidence Portal.
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