A group booking discount of 20% has been introduced on the ETF’s maths and English in apprenticeships webinars. The discount will apply to the total price for all bookings of two or more people. A series of eight of the popular webinars is scheduled to take place from January to March 2019. They are aimed […]
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The Windsor Forest Colleges Group and the Society for Education and Training (SET) have announced an exciting new corporate partnership. The collaboration, which took effect from October 2018, will see a new era of professional development opportunities for the group’s academic staff. As a corporate partner, teaching staff at the group’s three colleges – Langley […]
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Four collaborative projects have today been launched, to explore how the digital capability of students can be harnessed to support staff in their use of technology for teaching, learning and assessment. Funded by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) and managed by the Strategic Development Network (SDN), the projects are an opportunity to test specific […]
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Waltham Forest College has become the latest further education provider to be welcomed as a corporate partner of the Society for Education and Training (SET). The agreement will see over 200 teaching staff at the college become members of SET, the only professional membership body dedicated to teachers and trainers working in further education. They […]
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Booking is now open for the Strategic Development Network’s Apprenticeship Breakthrough conference, which takes place at the Macdonald Burlington Hotel in Birmingham on 29 April 2019. Delegates at the event will: Hear from leading EPAOs on the outcome of their first end-point assessments, how apprentices are faring, and what it means for on-programme delivery Interact […]
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The Association for Science Education (ASE) has put together a special offer for FE Science and STEM teachers to attend its ASE Annual Conference 2019. For only £99, FE staff can get one year’s ASE membership plus one free day at the ASE Annual Conference 2019 (usual price is £237). The conference, which will be held at […]
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Applications to take part in the next phase of the ETF’s Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment (OTLA) programme close at 5pm on Sunday 9 December 2018. This programme, funded by ETF and delivered by Achievement for All, will support 10 project teams to work collaboratively to find creative solutions to five problems that are impacting […]
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Since being launched in July 2017, 200,000 learners have enrolled on the Side by Side online Prevent duty modules. Side by Side is a free online resource for learners across the Further Education and Training Sector, funded by the Department for Education (DfE). The resource, shortlisted for both the ‘Best learning technologies project – public […]
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On Wednesday 21 November, during the Association for Colleges (AoC) 2018 conference, the Education and Training Foundation’s Beyond the Blind Spots – Talent Attraction, Management & Retention for Further Education course was announced. AoC, one of the delivery partners, announced the one-day course that will give training on unconscious bias and further strategies to support […]
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A new programme designed to equip chairs of College Governing Bodies with the skills they need to drive success in their organisations has been launched by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF). Called The Further Education Chairs Leadership Programme, it was launched at the Association of Colleges’ annual conference in Birmingham today (Wednesday 21 November […]
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The shortlisted entries for the 2019 TES FE Awards, for which we are both the headline sponsor and a sponsor of three awards categories, have now been announced. The ‘Teacher of the year’ award seeks to reward an individual whose passion, knowledge and skill have inspired students to success and who have made a major […]
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The work of the Education and Training Foundation’s (ETF) Further Forces programme has been highlighted in the Government’s newly-published Strategy for our Veterans consultation paper. The consultation was launched alongside the main strategy paper on Thursday 15 November 2018. It invites comments on themes including community, health and wellbeing, making a home, and employment, education […]
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Across Tuesday 20 November and Wednesday 21 November 2018, the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) will be supporting the Association of Colleges (AoC) Annual Conference at the ICC Birmingham. During the two-day conference, leaders from the Further Education and Training sector will examine how colleges are the engines of economic success, social prosperity and personal […]
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Nominations for the 2019 Festival of Learning Awards opened today (13 November 2018) and the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) is pleased to again be sponsoring the Tutor of the Year category. The Festival of Learning Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of adult learners and those who teach them and aim to inspire others to […]
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More than 300 professionals from across the Further Education, Vocational and Training Sector came together to join The Society for Education and Training (SET) for an inspiring and informative conference, held at the Vox Centre in Birmingham. With the theme of the conference, ‘Pride in Professionalism’, delegates enjoyed a day of networking, thought-provoking panel discussions […]
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