The idea of doing ‘research’ can make teachers nervous, as research can sound quite technical and best conducted by outside experts. The aim of this guide is to create an accessible and straightforward way for practitioners to undertake research. The guide includes practical examples and useful explanations to support practitioner action research.
Four prisons collaborated to produce adaptable blended-learning workbooks to enable women prisoners to work independently on their Maths skills during lockdown.
This project aimed to strengthen supportive tutor-learner relationships online to sustain student retention.
The project aimed to involve Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) more fully in the process of promoting a growth mindset and greater independence in the learning of Maths.
City College Norwich, ETF's Centre for Excellence in SEND (community) held a short webinar, exploring the benefits for employers to engage with learners with SEND and understand what employers really want. They shared their experiences and impact during the climate of COVID 19 of engaging and securing employment for learners with SEND. The webinar and associated PPT were to support providers to have the tools and knowledge to understand what employers really want and how to engage them effectively.
City College Norwich, Centre for Excellence in SEND (Community) have created this Online Safety resource to use when delivering sessions to Entry Level learners.
A comprehensive step by step approach to understanding and using RARPA
This new resource explains the RARPA process and how it can be effectively implemented for learners with SEND. It brings together the information providers need to know about recent changes in national policy and practice for learners with SEND including a self audit tool to support continuous quality improvement. There are links to resources developed by providers and a range of person-centred thinking tools to ensure the learner voice remains central to the RARPA process.
This presentation put together by City College Norwich, ETF's Centre for Excellence in SEND (community) explains the Access to Work new processes as at the time of creation October 2020.
The Inclusive Employer Induction Tolkit was produced by City College Norwich, ETF's Centre for Excellence in SEND (community). This toolkit shares the current practices at CCN in delivering induction activities to employers of placements and apprenticeships.
The tools and techniques within the toolkit are derived from tried and tested tools that have been used extensively with employers. Each tool has a generic description and can be adapted by you in accordance with the requirements of the organisation.
This OTLA project by The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea used learner feedback to select, pilot and reflect upon the effectiveness of different active learning techniques for pre-entry level and ESOL learners.
