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Using Digital Technology to Teach Functional Skills

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Using Digital Technology to Teach Functional Skills

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Digital technologies for the IoE - 01 Nov 2017 - Zeetings

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Approaches and Resources to Teach 9-1 English GCSE

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Approaches and Resources to Teach 9-1 English GCSE

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Effective use of initial and diagnostic assessment in English

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Effective use of initial and diagnostic assessment in English

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Using Learning Assistants Effectively to Support the development of maths skills

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Using Learning Assistants Effectively to Support the development of maths skills

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Slides - Planning for Flipped Learning in maths

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Slides - Planning for Flipped Learning in maths

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Resources from London Practitioner Network Event 1st November 2017

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Resources from London Practitioner Network Event 1st November 2017

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Supporting learners effectively in English or maths

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Supporting learners effectively in English or maths

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Developing the English and maths skills of learners remains a key challenge for providers, and learning support staff have a big role to play. This course will develop the confidence, knowledge and skills of those supporting learners to help them understand clearly what learners need to know - and how to support them in developing it. Based on brand-new research, the four modules offer a blended learning approach for maximum impact.

Bursaries are available to reduce the costs of this programme - click here for more information.

City of London

English 8th January 2017
Maths 12th January

Click here for more information - English

Click here to book a place - English

Click here for more information - maths

Click here to book a place - maths

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Upskill new and existing teachers to deliver GCSE English language effectively with this popular three-day course. With over 2,000 teachers trained over the last 3 years it is one of the Education and Training Foundation's most popular programmes ever. Now it's back, fully updated with the very latest GCSE information, including key guidance on assessment and how to secure the all-important Level 5.

Dates  9th, 16th and 23rd November 2017

City of London

For more information click here

To book click here

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Effective Practice in Assessment and Tracking: Introduction for Practitioners and for Managers to the new Effective Practice Guidelines

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Effective Practice in Assessment and Tracking: Introduction for Practitioners and for Managers to the new Effective Practice Guidelines

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A one-day session, with a parallel session for practitioners and managers in the morning and an opportunity for both groups to come together, over lunch, to discuss implementation issues. The session will introduce practitioners to a new, evidence-based way of looking at assessment and tracking, which will impact positively on learner engagement, self-efficacy and resilience as well as attainment and the reliability of performance data.

London  17th January
For further information (practitioners) click here

To book (practitioners) click here

For further information (managers) click here

To book (managers) click here

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Assessment for learning: develop your practice in maths or English

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Assessment for learning: develop your practice in maths or English

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These two-day blended courses support teachers to reflect on and make changes to their practice by using effective Assessment for Learning (AfL) approaches. The course links AfL to learner motivation, engagement and achievement and explores subject-specific, AfL approaches, pedagogy and resources. You will design learning tasks that enable learners and teachers to monitor, evaluate and review progress, to build on learners' prior knowledge, and match teaching to learners' needs.

AfL for maths
Available to book as an in-house course

Afl for English
Available to book as an in-house course

To find out more or book a course contact  ccConsultancy on 0116 233 0877 and ask to speak to Jo Byrne or e-mail jo.byrne2@gmail.com

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Professional development programme to support the teaching of Functional Skills in maths and English

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Professional development programme to support the teaching of Functional Skills in maths and English

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The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has commissioned ccConsultancy and partners to develop and deliver professional development courses for teachers of Functional Skills maths and English using a new set of materials, developed by Pye Tait Consulting on behalf of ETF, to support the teaching and learning of these qualifications.

The content of the materials is engaging and will help build learner confidence. They’re appropriate to a range of contexts, including 16-19 learners, apprentices, adult returners, learners in prisons and ESOL, and can be used in both high and low-tech teaching environments.

The offer comprises:

Interactive webinars introducing the materials and how they can be used

One-day practitioner courses (one maths and one English) that will enable practitioners to explore the Functional Skills subject materials in depth and understand the underpinning approaches that shape them

Two-day, in-house CPD courses that will enable teams of Functional Skills teachers to receive bespoke support to meet their learners’ needs and secure high-quality learning outcomes.

Booking will be open from November/ December, and courses will be delivered from February 2018.

This is a great opportunity to develop and enhance professional practice, and we expect demand for places to be high.

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GCSE re-sits: develop your practice in maths or English (Level 5 module)

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GCSE re-sits: develop your practice in maths or English (Level 5 module)

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On this L5 five day course you will explore/experience how to engage and motivate learners in either GCSE English or GCSE maths and undertake assessment to build on your prior learning. You will experience digital approaches and other effective practices for leading GCSE English or maths courses.

English Course
Venue - central London, venue tbc
Date -  this course runs over 5 days 13/12/17, 17/01/2018, 28/02/2018, 1/03/2018 and 21/03/2018

Click here to find out more
Click here to book a place

Maths Course
Venue - central London, venue tbc
Date -  this course runs over 5 days 18/12/17, 10/01/2018, 31/01/2018, 21/02/2018 and 07/03/2018

Click here to find out more
Click here to book a place

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Vocational Revitaliser (VR) Plus: Developing your practice in maths or English

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Vocational Revitaliser (VR) Plus: Developing your practice in maths or English

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- now £20 for SET Members

Every vocational teacher or trainer, consciously or unconsciously, teaches aspects of maths and English. You will build on knowledge and techniques from your introductory VR course (or from prior learning and/or experiences of developing embedded maths or English).

SET members need to call booking support on
0800 0 831 830 to request their discount code/ make their booking.

VR Plus Maths course
Venue: Friends House, 173 - 177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ
Date: 3/01/2017

Click here to find out more
Click here to book a place

VR Plus English course
Venue: Friends House, 173 - 177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ
Date: 4/01/2017

Click here to find out more
Click here to book a place

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The ETF are looking for providers willing to host maths and English resilience courses in London.  These one day courses address the negative attitudes towards learning English or maths commonly held by young people and adults, and identify strategies to engage and motivate them - helping them to become more resilient learners. These courses can be run as a freestanding one-day courses, one day on maths or one day on English and as the first stage of a package leading on to the three-day 'Coaching skills for developing English resilience' course.

Click here for more information on the maths programme

Click here for more information on the English programme

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Sonia Thomas
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ETF  London Regional Lead for Maths and English

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