Tiers of joy
An ETF/sunCETT (2018-19) MA Short Course report and poster exploring how to motivate GCSE English resit students.
An ETF/sunCETT (2018-19) MA Short Course report and poster exploring how to motivate GCSE English resit students.
A booklet containing summaries of 12 projects which researched new approaches for teaching English in the post-16 sector. In total, 45 organisations took part. Twelve projects were formed, each consisting of 3 or 4 successful organisations who wanted to work on a similar theme. 440 participants comprising managers, English specialist teachers, vocational subject trainers, tutors, and lecturers were involved in the project.
The objectives of the pilot were to identify, explore, develop and disseminate, through four practitioner-led collaborative projects, effective approaches to developing student-staff partnerships to enhance staff members’ digital capabilities.
A project aimed using research evidence and employer collaboration to improve student success rates in GCSE maths and English resits and reduce the risk of learnerspeople not being in education, employment or training (NEET).
A booklet containing a summary and evaluation of the work undertaken by the North East and Cumbria team as part of OTLA Digital. Five projects were awarded funding with the aim to develop outstanding teaching, learning and assessment within a variety of contexts in the further education and training sector.
A case study of a project a project encouraging trainers to adopt peer-review and “lesson study” approaches to spread good practice and develop trainers’ confidence to adopt more active learning.
A report of a digital skills initiative across 3 organisations focussed on 8 themes and involving 12 digital champions
An extensive booklet containing a summary and evaluation of the practitioner research undertaken by the North East and Cumbria team including Success North, HUDCETT and Skills Digital as part of OTLA Phase 3.
In November 2017, we commissioned the Learning and Work Institute (L&W) to conduct research to identify employer engagement activities which are effective for learners aged 16 to 17, with low prior attainment (no qualifications at Level 2) studying at Entry Level and Level 1 in Further Education (FE) providers. The work aimed to support the successful implementation of the transition year referenced in the Government’s Post-16 Skills Plan, which will involve an element of employer engagement activity.
This project builds on an early research into End-Point Assessments (EPAs) carried out by AoC in September 2016 as part of the Future Apprenticeships programme. The objective was to test and trial apprenticeship EPA activity through stages considering a range of areas such as the resources used by End-Point Assessment Organisations (EPAOs), the consistency of grading by Independent Assessors (IAs), and so on.