A project aiming to improve attendance, retention and progression of any learners who have challenging lives and to provide learners with a range of coping mechanisms that enable them to focus on a positive future. It also aimed to improve tutors' resilience in ways that help them to deal with and recover from challenging situations with learners.
Using action research to promote more effective partnerships between teachers and student support assistants.
This action research project, which trialled new exemplar Functional Skills maths and English activities, was part of the ETF Phase 3 Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment programme in 2017/18. The aim was to investigate the newly created activities, to evaluate their effectiveness, and to identify training other teachers might need before using them. The project found that an experienced subject specialist teacher would be able to use the activities but an inexperienced teacher would struggle without guidance.
A case study of a project to develop an innovative, industry-led learning model focused on the development of technical skills for vocational learners in the hospitality industry.
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.
The Blended Logistics Learning project outstanding teaching learning and assessment (OTLA) project established Logistics Skills Alliance (LSA) bringing together employers and training providers to strengthen logistics and transport training in West London serving Heathrow Airport and its supply chain. The project aimed to explore the use of blended learning as a tool to drive improvement in teaching, learning and assessment and to strengthen the understanding of learners of the sector.
A multi-stranded project developing curriculum models, skills development and tracking and flexible English and maths delivery - within Apprenticeship Standards across 2 key technical routes – Construction & Business Administration.
This video and mobile technologies-based project from OTLA project, (2016 - 2017), aimed to improve educational and organisational outcomes by: • establishing a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) • using a commercial video recording system and platform - Iris Connect • setting up professional learning communities - peer review groups carrying out self-review and peer observations
A case study of a project exploring whether online learning approaches could improve learners' attitudes to retaking GCSE English Language assessments.
A case study exploring a project that was a collaboration between three colleges to support teachers to deliver consistently 'good' to 'outstanding' teaching in GCSE mathematics, identified as an area where it has been hard to recruit suitably qualified teachers.
