Practitioners and others working to support English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) at pre-Entry and Entry Level 1 are being asked to contribute to the development of a new set of resources as part of a project commissioned and funded by the Education and Training Foundation. Practitioners can contribute by taking part in focus […]
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The Society of Education and Training’s (SET’s) inaugural annual conference was named as the Best Conference Development at the 2018 Association Awards. The conference, titled Pride in Professionalism, took place at Birmingham’s Vox Conference Centre on 7 November. Details, including photographs, are available on the SET website. Announcing the award, the judges praised SET for […]
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The Study Programmes Exhibition Site has been launched by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) to bring together all the key information and resources to help post-16 providers of study programmes. ETF’s study programmes are designed to maximise learner potential through quality bespoke support packages that develop highly effective work placements promoting social action, maths […]
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The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has launched a new short film aiming to inspire people to take up careers as teachers and trainers in the Further Education and Training sector. It will be shown at a range of careers events and promoted via partner organisations and social media. Looking for a Rewarding Career? Become […]
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Further training on organisational performance including leadership, management and governance training is needed to take the Further Education (FE) and Training sector forward, is the primary conclusion of the pioneering analysis of the training needs for Learning and Development Providers (LDPs) in the sector. See Appendix 1 for the five most significant findings. Published by […]
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The second round of the Taking Teaching Further (TTF) programme has opened today (12 December) inviting bids from colleges and post-16 providers to attract industry professionals to teach in further education. The scheme forms a key part of the Government’s wider investment in the further education sector as it prepares to introduce the first gold […]
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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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