4 July 2015 at 09:43 AM The new 2015 FE and Skills inspection handbook has been published – are you and your staff clear on the extent to which E&D features in the new framework? Do they understand the practical implications of changes to the framework in relation to E&D? Here are some headlines.
Ofsted 30 April 2015 at 05:49 PM New rules to promote Fundamental British Values (FBV) in schools and colleges are not without controversy. In March, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) voted to encourage teachers to ignore these rules. What are your staff thinking?
British Values, Ofsted 21 March 2015 at 12:26 PM Are you confused or apprehensive about how to respond positively to recent requirements to actively promote Fundamental British Values in colleges? Are you concerned that the agenda has the potential to damage relationships and alienate groups of staff and students? Are your staff clear about what is meant by Fundamental British Values and what it means to promote these college-wide?
9 December 2014 at 07:41 PM Are Apprenticeships a growth area in your organisation? Do you use subcontractors to deliver provision? Is there a tendency for staff to take a ‘tick-box’ approach to E&D in progress reviews and assessment visits? Are there opportunities to better engage employers in the E&D agenda? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, then you need to make sure someone from your organisation attends my one-day workshop on integrating E&D in workplace learning, which I am delivering on behalf of the AoC at the end of January
29 May 2014 at 08:25 AM Do you have an achievement gap related to poverty? For example, lower success rates for white young men living in areas of social deprivation, or in low-income households? What are you doing to narrow the gap? New research published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation might prove helpful.
