These responsive curriculum toolkit materials have been developed from the findings of a 157 Group project, supported by LSIS, which focused on curriculum change in the FE sector. Seven FE colleges took part in individual action research projects explorin
This toolkit is designed as a companion output to the final report of the ‘New Curriculum for Difficult Times’ project. The project ran from November 2012 to April 2013.
The project funded six providers of Adult and Community learning to run action research projects to design curriculum responses to current difficult times experienced by the communities they serve.
During 2013, LSIS developed a framework to contribute to enhancing the quality of Higher Apprenticeships and to maximising their impact on all communities. It focuses on the opportunities that equality, diversity and inclusion offer as well as the duties
An effective employee appraisal system brings many benefits to an organisation. Appraisal can work not only to ensure quality but also help staff with development which improves their practice.
This set of resources relates to one of nine projects focusing on developing Apprenticeships, employer responsiveness and pre-employment provision. The projects designed, piloted and delivered activity in one or more of the above strands, including workshops, study or exchange visits, coaching and mentoring, consultancy and the development of self assessment tools.
This case study describes North Warwickshire and Hinckley College’s approach to developing an interactive online toolkit for promoting and embedding effective practice in sustainability. The aim was to create and develop a highly engaging and interactive online rapid e-learning training tool, for promoting and embedding effective practice in Sustainability, with the added intention of providing in-house accreditation for Governors, staff and students alike.
RAPTA is a tool, developed by LSIS that helps to plan and to evaluate the contribution e-learning makes to teaching, learning and assessment, and its management, in the post-compulsory sector. It invites users to look at the use of learning technologies a
This set of resources relates to one of nine projects focusing on developing Apprenticeships, employer responsiveness and pre-employment provision. The projects designed, piloted and delivered activity in one or more of the above strands, including workshops, study or exchange visits, coaching and mentoring, consultancy and the development of self assessment tools. This project built on an earlier project which focused on increasing Apprenticeship uptake.
This set of resources relates to one of nine projects focusing on developing Apprenticeships, employer responsiveness and pre-employment provision. The projects designed, piloted and delivered activity in one or more of the above strands, including workshops, study or exchange visits, coaching and mentoring, consultancy and the development of self assessment tools. The aim of this project was to work with other providers who deliver employer responsive provision to help the college improve their services and increase their revenue from this engagement.
Within the constraints of minimun contract levels, many smaller providers are no longer subject to Ofsted inspection in their own right. This case study shows how KATO worked together to review quality improvement processes, develop and implement fit-for-purpose frameworks, and develop a toolkit. This resource includes the case study, an overview of the self-assessment toolkit and the toolkit spreadsheet.
