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October 2, 2011
Dear
Welcome to our second newsletter which looks at a range of changes impacting on schools, colleges and work-based learning providers. In this issue we look at the new Ofsted Framework and the implications for Learning and Teaching, some key headlines from last year's results, early intervention with learners at risk, the key challenges facing FE, the latest developments in the campaign for ESOL funding, data, and an interesting new teaching resource!
Our next issue will look at the role of partnership and collaboration in the changing educational landscape.
We welcome and are actively seeking contributions to this newsletter - so please contact us to share your ideas and views. We look forward to hearing from you!
Sonia, Vicky and Lindi
Smart Development Group
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The Key Challenges ahead for Further Education
In the following article Wendy Forrest considers some of the challenges facing FE in what can only be termed as turbulent times: Further Education has always laid claim – rightly – to its place as the most nimble and flexible part of the education system. Colleges respond swiftly to new learning needs, whether thrown up
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Are Conventional Approaches to Improving Teaching and Learning Enough?
In this article, Peter Harrison, an Educational Consultant asks whether conventional approaches to improving standards of teaching and learning are effective and sustainable, particularly during times of financial constraint: Outstanding teaching and learning Ofsted recently published its consultation on the Common Inspection Framework 2012 for further education and skills providers. It includes the statements “We
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Data makes the Post-16 World go Around
Those of us over a certain age remember the day in 1997 when Tony Blair famously (or should that be infamously) stated that his new government’s main priorities were “education, education, education”. How times have changed. For schools that have participated in the recent YPLA Open Book project it might seem that their priorities are
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ESOL Funding Campaign Continues
Judy Kirsh is the current Chair of the National Association for Teaching English and Community Languages to Adults (NATECLA). Here is Judy’s assessment of the current situation in ESOL funding following the most recent government u-turn on funding: Action for ESOL was formed at the beginning of 2011 to fight the funding cuts announced in
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Mind the gap? Why do boys trail girls?
“Why boys trail further behind girls at GCSE top grades”. This is the headline of a recent article by Hannah Richardson, BBC News education reporter – based on the following statistics: 19.8% of boys were awarded an A* or A this year at GCSE 26.5% of girls were awarded an A* or A this
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What does it all mean? Studying the Statistics
I have just taken a brief look at 2 of the main headlines published in the media when the “A” level results were announced this summer. There are many more worth a closer look. A level passes have risen for the 29th year in a row As we know, this information, which should make us
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Beyond Results – Those who Don’t Succeed
At this time of year we know the exam results for last academic year and there is an opportunity to both celebrate the success of learners and to look at trends to help us plan for the future. But however hard we interrogate the results, it is too late to have an impact on those
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Sizzling Soaraway History?
We may be know about the Sun newspaper’s coverage of daily events – but how do you feel about the Sun as an educator? “Hold Ye Front Page” is the Sun’s newly lauched website and part of the Sun’s Get Britain Learning campaign. The Sun describes the site as ” starting from the beginning of
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