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Audience - Learning support workers

Qualitative and quantitative analysis

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What is Practitioner-Led Action Research (PLAR)?

Practitioner-led action research CPD reflection wheel and guidance

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Example ethics and consent form

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Introduction to Action Research: e-CPD module

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Action Research Pearltree

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BERA: Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research 2011

Storify of Practitioner Research Conference 2015

What makes great teaching? Review of the underpinning research, Robert Coe, Cesare Aloisi, Steve Higgins and Lee Elliot Major, October 2014

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Participants of Practitioner Research Programme 2015-16 share their experience.

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Communicating without Barriers (Blog)

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Lesson Study UK

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Colchester Institute; Transitions

Colchester College; Effective behaviour support

Green Paper Final Project Evaluation

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Creating an Inclusive Apprenticeship Offer

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Career learning for the 21st century: CPD seriesModule 9 slide presentation

East Norfolk Sixth Form College Transition from school to college.pdf

Bolton College; Greenhouse Project

Bolton College; Volunteering

Firwood Special School and Bolton College; Leadership of collaborative Partnerships

Firwood Special School; Leadership of collaborative partnerships.

Firwood Special School; Working together for inclusion

HMPYOI Hindley; Behaviour Management

HMPYOI Hindley; Behaviour Management Training Programme

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HMPYOI Hindley; Equality and Diversity

HMYOI Hindley; Functional Skills

HMYOI Hindley; Curriculum needs Analysis

Annex A Organisational Audit Tool, CIF and CQC Wakefield Pennine Case study

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Bridge College Using Technology to Support Learning

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Wakefield Pennine Using the audit tools

Fairfield Farm Wiltshire

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Buddying at Homefield College

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Learn and Share at Homefield College

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Mentoring at Homefield College

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Involving learners at Nash College

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Alternative Approaches to CPD at Myerscough College

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Mentoring at Nuneaton Training

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Appendix to support Oakwood Court

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Sense College

Involving learners at Stourbridge College and QAC

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Using technology to promote independence at Thornbeck College

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Altlernative Approaches to CPD at Total People: the perspective of a Work Based Learning provider

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Tyne Met College using technology to support learner independenc

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Martec Training Alternative approaches to CPD: the perspective of a Work Based Learning Provider

Transcript of You Tube Mentoring at City College Norwich

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LSIS Qualification Guidance Learning Support May 2012 v1.1

005 Financial Information

SI 2264

SI 1209

002 Training to teach in FE in Northern Ireland

003 Training to teach in FE in Scotland

004 Training to teach in FE in Wales

Working in learning support

Teaching literacy, numeracy or ESOL in FE

WBL providers advice

Hackney College: Communciation folder

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National Star: Boundaries

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Halesowen College: Equality Ambassadors

Exeter Royal Academy for the Deaf; Introduction for Learning Support

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Guernsey College: Indentifying and tackling difficult behavoiur

Weston College: Specialist Support

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Developing the personal maths skills of teachers and assessors - Pre-course initial assessment

Summative task: Personal context 2 - Alcohol consumption data

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Summative task: Academic context 2 - UK population estimates

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Learning Support Matters Issue 2

Independent Living; developing a local offer

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Learning support qualifications guidance

St Johns raising aspirations for young people with LDD report

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Developing the personal maths skills of teachers and assessors: Algebra master class - Trainer's pack

Developing the personal maths skills of teachers and assessors: Algebra master class - Trainer's pack

Developmental tasks: Assessor data

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Developmental tasks: Champions League

Handling data master class - Standard deviation data

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Developing the personal maths skills of teachers and assessors: Number master class - Participant's pack

Developing the personal maths skills of teachers and assessors: Number master class - Trainer's pack

Number master class - Presentation

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Developing the personal maths skills of teachers and assessors: Shape and Space master class - Participant's pack

Developing the personal maths skills of teachers and assessors: Shape and Space master class - Trainer's pack

Shape and space master class - Presentation

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Summative task: Academic context 1

Summative task: Academic context 2

Summative task: Personal context 1

The right plot

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The sun dial

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What size are the cylinders?

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Petroc partnership: Development of curriculum for learners who are not in education, empoyment or training (NEET)

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Barnet and Southgate College Consortium: E-Ambassadors

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South Gloucestershire & Stroud College: Assessor App to support rapid feedback to apprenticeship students

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Young Epilepsy: Creating an ILT resource bank

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Beaumont College Consortium: Video conferencing for learner reviews, collaboration and staff development

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Leeds City College: Digital literacy in ESOL - Leadership in Technology case study 2013

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Newham College of FE: Standardised learning resources for online delivery of cross curriculum employability skills

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Otley College: Use of video in developing theory into practice in FE curriculum

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Learning Support ERR workbook 2013

Learning Support PLTS mapping 2013

A4e Limited: Sector Snapshots - using technology to enhance learner experience and team working

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Walsall College: E-learning Excellence and Innovation (ELEi) - utilising iTunesU to engage and support learners

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Wolverhampton Adult Education Service: Learners Interactive Views & Evaluation (LIVE)

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Canterbury College: Integrating Gradebook to our PLP

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East Durham College: Remote Observation of Animal Behaviour

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Totton College: Using m-learning (mobile technology) to improve the achievement of A level Biology and Geography students

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Leicester College: My Learner - Leadership in Technology case study 2012

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Yorkshire Coast College (part of the Grimsby Institute): SPORE Reflective Blog and Wiki

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Autism - A briefing sheet to support teachers and learning support staff

Developmental tasks: Shape and space - personal context

Developmental tasks: Shape and space - vocational context

Developmental tasks: Shape and space - vocational context

Developmental tasks: Top earners data

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Developing the personal maths skills of teachers and assessors: Handling data master class - Trainer's pack

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Developing the personal maths skills of teachers and assessors: Handling data master class - Participant's pack

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Handling data master class - Presentation

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Summative task: Personal context 2

Summative task: Vocational context 1

Summative task: Vocational context 2

Developing the personal maths skills of teachers and assessors: Summative workshop - Participant's pack

Developing the personal maths skills of teachers and assessors: Summative workshop - Trainer's pack

Summative workshop - Presentation

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Developing the personal maths skills of teachers and assessors - Introduction and programme overview for trainers

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Developmental tasks: Handling data - vocational context

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Developmental tasks: Number - academic context

Developmental tasks: Number - academic context

Developmental tasks: Number - personal context

Developmental tasks: Number - personal context

Developmental tasks: Number - vocational context

Developmental tasks: Number - vocational context

Developmental tasks: Shape and space - academic context

Developmental tasks: Shape and space - academic context

Developmental tasks: Shape and space - personal context

Developmental tasks: Change in earnings amongst OECD countries

Developmental tasks: Algebra - Academic context

Developmental tasks: Algebra - Personal context

Developmental tasks: Algebra - Personal context

Developmental tasks: Handling data - academic context

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Developmental tasks: Handling data - personal context

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Developmental tasks: Handling data - vocational context

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Dyslexia support pack for embedded learning

Green Paper Impact Evaluation

Qualilty Assuring the RARPA process

QA RARPA project information briefing

Mint; a supported employment agency in a GFE college

Working together to support learners on the austism spectrum

Supporting learners to find their voice

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Making what works, work for everyone

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Stepping Up in Sustainability: Cambridge Regional College - Developing change agents to support sustainability issues within academic roles

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Pre-employment provision - KEITS: Apprenticeship recruitment feedback tools

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Blueprint for Careers Brief User Guide

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Huntingdon College: Changing Pathways

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East Norfolk Sixth Form College: Peer Assisted Mentor Strand

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Linkage: Active Transition Planning

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Linkage: Effective Practice in Learning Support

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South Leicester College: Career Progression Development

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South Leicester: Moving away from the box

Portland College: The use of technology

Portland College: Effective Learning Support Strategies

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New College Stamford: Mel's story

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New College Stamford: Working effectively with mainstream staff

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New College Stamford: Working with schools

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New College Stamford Working with learners to support achievement.

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City College Norwich: being puzzled

City College Norwich: LDD guide

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MAP College and their approach to CPD

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City College Brighton Hove: Adults with learning difficulties

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East Surrey College: Employment Works Project

City College Southampton: Case study

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City College Southampton: Leadership Case study

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Supporting d/Deaf learners: Spread the Sign - Doncaster Deaf Trust

Hollybank School: Creating Meaningful Work Opportunities

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Hollybank School: Post 19 The Enrichment Programme

Hollybank School: Post-16 Curriculum Resource

North Lindsey College: Diary Room

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North Lindsay College: Development of the Young Enterprise Team

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Selby College: Foundation learning

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Selby College: Supporting ASD learners

Selby College: Supporting transition for 14-16 year olds

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Shipley College: Pathfinder

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Shipley College: Transition and Progression

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Establishing and Leading Project Research Teams (to enable Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment)

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Lesson Study Partner Planning and Recording Guide

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Carlshalton College: Assessment Process

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Carlshalton: Learner Voice

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Carlshalton College: Travel training

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Hackney College: Group Problem Solving

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Hackney College: Restorative Justice

Hackney College: Working with learners with autism

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Kingston College: Behaviour that challenges

Kingston College: Skills Passport

Orchard Hill: Learner journey through challenging behaviour

Orchard Hill: Transition passport

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Orchard Hill: Getting the best from staff

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Orchard Hill: Challenging Behaviour

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Priory School: Managing behaviour as positive communication

Kingston College: Supporting Learners that Challenge

022 LSPQ - Learning Support roles and Qualifications.

Exeter College for the Deaf: Identifying and tackling the causes of difficult behaviour

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Guernsey College: Learning Support

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National Star: 'lets talk'

Somerset College: Learning Support

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Somerset College: Difficult Behaviour

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Strode College: Learning Support

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Strode College: Behaviour Case Study

Blackpool and Fylde College: Transitions

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Supporting the achievement of Deaf learners in the FE sector

LSP Themes for Success

Learning Support (England) Apprenticeship Framework - Draft for consultation

CETT for Inclusive Learning (Northumbria University): Enabling organisations to develop the learner voice

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Learning Support (Wales) Apprenticeship Framework - Draft for consultation

Learning Support (Northern Ireland) Apprenticeship Framework - Draft for consultation

Dual role guidance LSIS version final

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Audit of care activities that may be undertaken in colleges.doc

Observation Skills

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Confidentiality

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Initial Assessment

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How to stay safe online

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Foundation Learning: Personalised Learning Programmes

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Introducing safeguarding to learners - presentation and activity pack

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Bedford College: Creating Deaf Space

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Guidance on how to quality assure RARPA in provision for learners with learning difficulties

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How to quality assure RARPA in provision for learners with learning difficulties - Case Studies

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Differentiated Learning

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Differentiation by assessment

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Questioning Techniques

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Using group work

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What is differentiation?

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Cut the Carbon: Fareport Training

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Teacher & Trainer Guide to Sustainability within Construction

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Improving Teaching & Learning - Sustainability within CBE

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Improving Teaching & Learning in CBE

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Walsall College - Black Country Partnership Learning Project

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Offender learning offer October 2015

Ealing Council and Action Acton: The People’s Parks Project

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Improving initial and diagnostic assessment for functional skills CPD module

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Teaching and learning strategies posters

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Skills for families: Financial Capability collection

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Health & Safety for Society, Health and Development

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Engaging learners in GCSE maths and English

Stepping Up in Sustainability: Bedford College (part 1 of 2)

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Stepping Up in Sustainability: Bromley Adult Education College

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Stepping Up in Sustainability: Leicester Adult Skills & Learning Service with Lincolnshire Lifelong Learning Service

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Stockport CES Stepping Up in Sustainability video - arts and media

Stockport CES Stepping Up in Sustainability video - Rescue Recipes

Cut the Carbon: Weston College

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Index for outputs from phase 2 of the LSIS Green Paper Project - Arranged by theme

Professional Profiling Tool - Sample Group Report

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The Enhancement of Learner Support

Maths and English levels chart

Offenders' distance learning and Open University learner journey

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A guide to English and maths in apprenticeships: Playbook

Learning Futures CPD - Xerte CPD Activity Sheet

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Numeracy starter kit

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Dyslexia starter kit

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Embedding Language, Literacy and Numeracy across the curriculum

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Employability starter kit

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ESOL starter kit

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TSSP: West Berkshire Training Consortium (WBTC)

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ACR project blended learning technologies - Derbyshire Adult Community Education Service

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ACR project. mathematics-lesson study report-Derby Colleg

Summary paper and conclusions: the characteristics of pre-vocational programme design and delivery

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Supporting vocational maths in the post-16 sector

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Learning Futures Project - Mastering governance of technology for learning

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A Review of the working of V Learning Net’s ‘I Can Achieve’ initiative at Transferable Skills Training

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Professional Development Profile

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The Professional Profiling Tool - Sample Individual Report

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Collingwood resource 1: Road trip session plan units mapped to functional skills

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Collingwood resource 2: Road trip learner activities

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Collingwood resource 4: Quick guide to adapting resources for supporting functional skills development

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Safeguarding training: staff icebreaker activity

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Learners Safeguarding Handbook: Dimensions Training Solutions

Embedding functional skills within Foundation Learning

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ASSP: Southampton Engineering Training Association Limited (SETA)

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Learning Futures CPD - eLearning, Activity Sheet

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Learning Futures CPD – Screencasting Activity Sheet

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ASSP: East London Advanced Technology Training (ELATT)

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ASSP: Pera Training Limited

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Construction & the built environment: vocational maths guide

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Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy: vocational maths guide

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Health and social care: vocational maths guide

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Hospitality and catering: vocational maths guide

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Supporting communication - practical techniques for vocational trainers

Reading skills How To sheets

Speaking and listening skills How To sheets

Writing skills How To sheets

Learning Futures Resource Index

Being deaf in the workplace

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Learning Futures Project - NETSPass: North East Tutor and Student Passport

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ASSP: Capital Training Group

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ASSP: Babington Business College

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Learning Futures Project - Let's DoMedia

ASSP: Bury College

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TSSP: BCTG Limited

TSSP: Grantham College

TSSP: KEITS Training Services Ltd

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West Yorkshire Learning Consortium: Quality Spread - a quality framework for Voluntary & Community Sector learning providers

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A4e Limited: Virtual World Champions - Technology to enhance communication, quality and the learner experience

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Council of the Isles of Scilly: Qualitative eLearning on Scilly

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Lakes College: Video Vending - using touchscreen technology to improve achievement

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Barnet College: LIPSTICK – Learning Improved by Personalisation - Skills Technology Information Communication and Knowledge

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Bedford College: Peer Mentor Programme - Leadership in Technology case study 2011

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Video transcript: How to use Clicker

Dudley College: Shared Delivery

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Dudley Connexions: Guidance on transitions

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Dudley College: Autism Friendly

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Stourbridge College: Travel Training

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Glasshouse College: Positive approaches to challenging behaviour

Stourbridge College: Personalised timetabling to support inclusive learning

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Understanding cyberbullying - a video by Glasshouse College

SENSE: Behaviour support tool and guidance

SENSE: Initial Behaviour Assessment tool and guidance

Communication Starters and Enders Cards

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3 out of 5 Challenge Cards - Value 4 money

3 out of 5 Challenge Cards - A Rough Idea

3 out of 5 Challenge Cards - Maths Facts

3 out of 5 Challenge Cards - Puzzle it Out

3 out of 5 Challenge Cards - Practical Numbers

3 out of 5 Challenge Flyer

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Offender learning: a career of choice (March 2017)

Future Apprenticeships: Equality and Diversity Task and Finish Group

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Future Apprenticeships: Equality and Diversity Task and Finish Group

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Future Apprenticeships: Improving independent end-point assessment

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TSSP PETA

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Collingwood resource 3: Road trip functional skills assessment task

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Apprenticecitizens.pdf

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Learner Guide to e-Safety

Physical Contact Policy: example from Beaumont College

Supporting d/Deaf learners: City Lit case study

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Useful books and resources for those working with d/Deaf learners

Cut the Carbon: Craven College

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Derby College Deaf Access - supporting d/Deaf learners

Supporting d/Deaf learners: Royal Association for Deaf People case study

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South Tyneside Adult and Community Learning: Supporting d/Deaf learners

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Link to ETF Prevent websie and resources

Internal review template for the RARPA Standards and Criteria

The John Dewey Independent Specialist College Guide to RARPA

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Chart of actions for RARPA stages, Thornbeck College

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RARPA Standard 4 formative assessment in the context of work experience

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Internal review of Standard 4 formative assessment

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RARPA - self evaluate the initial assessment process

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Springboard initial assessment self evaluation template

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Two anonymised completed external check forms

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RARPA - A peer assessment form

Safeguarding in a Digital World: Guidance for Learners

Guidance for technical staff

How to be happy and healthy: workbook for learners with learning dfifficulties

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Explaining safeguarding to learners with learning disabilities

A RARPA photographic evidence sheet

A sheet for learners to record instant feedback on their experience of a session

Two observation of learning proformas, Pennine College

ILP moderation checklist, Lewisham Southwark College

RARPA Initial Assessment and Baseline Learning Profile

RARPA Initial interview/EHC plan outcomes form

RARPA Study programme learner outcomes template

RARPA ILP template

RARPA An illustrated ILP

RARPA Tutor questionnaire for discussion

RARPA - initial assessment and learner review In Touch

‘Training for external check by peer review resources’

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RARPA Guidance notes for annual regional standardisation meeting

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RARPA Guidance notes for annual cross-region standardisation meeting

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Motivating teaching with modern technologies

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Evaluating the most effective advice and support mechanisms for progressing an individual from student to classroom volunteer, in the WEA.

Exploring careers through technical routes - vocational flyers for prisons

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Unlocking English

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Recognising and working with emergent language in the ESOL classroom Part 2: Interaction and learning in small group conversations

Maths Starters and Enders Cards

Student Voice: The Role of the Learning Support Assistants within offender education: can they enhance the teaching and learning offer?

Exploring the effectiveness of different uses of tablet computers for adult learners with autism spectrum condition studying Functional Skills English

Assessing autism and providing strategies for tutors, including individual plans.

Do starter activities have an impact on lessons or learning?

Effective Practices in Post-16 Vocational Maths 2014

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Book of abstracts from: Education and Training Foundation Annual Research Conference 4th July 2017

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Academic Research: Research bodies – examples

Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Assessment

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Reimagining assessment and tracking in maths and English: a review of the wider literature supporting the need for change

Maths worksheets to engage learners following a sports-related vocation - Central College Nottingham

How confident am I with ICT, DACES

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Grantham College: Functional Maths Poster

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Current Practice in Using a System of Phonics with Post-16 Learners

Engaging Learners with Assistive Technology to improve outcomes

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SEND CPD Framework

A Summary of Projects in the OTLA Phase 3 (North East & Cumbria) Programme

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ETF Offender Learning Resources Order Form (October 2018)

Supporting learners with SEND

Initial Diagnostic – Who needs it?

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Learner-led discussion in the ESOL classroom

Learning Buddies

Assessing levels of dyslexia amongst multilingual learners in order to improve teaching practice, target setting and achievement

Academic Research: Open-access research journal portals, Teaching in Lifelong Learning - The University of Huddersfield Press

Academic Research: Open-access research journal portals, Oxford Open

Academic Research: Open-access research journal portals, DOAJ – the Directory of Open Access Journals

Academic Research: Open-access research journal portals, Google Scholar

Academic Research: Open-access research journal portals, STOR

Academic Research: Open-access research journal portals, JISC

Academic Research: Open-access research journal portals, CORE

Academic Research: Open-access research journal portals, NFER

Academic Research: Research bodies, British Educational Leadership, Management & Administration Society (BELMAS)

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Professional research - further examples

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Academic Research: Research bodies, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR)

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Academic Research: Research bodies, The National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy (NRDC)

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Academic Research: Research bodies, Department for Education (DfE)

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Academic Research: Research bodies, National Foundation for Educational Research (nfer)

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Academic Research: Research bodies, British Educational Research Association (BERA)

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Academic Research: Research bodies, National Centre for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL)

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Academic Research: Research bodies, Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)

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Academic Research: Research bodies, ELSEVIER

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Academic Research: Open-access research journal portals – examples

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Academic Research: Research bodies, Office for National Statistics (ONS)

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Academic Research: Research bodies, The Programme for International Student Assessment (OECD – PISA)

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Academic Research: Research bodies, The Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (OECD – CERI)

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Action Research for Professional Development by Jean McNiff

3 out of 5 challenge - Cards

Improving Teaching, Learning and Assessment: OTLA Newsletter Autumn 2017

3 out of 5 challenge - Guidance

Supporting GCSE maths in the post-16 sector: videos

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Digital Skills Starters and 'Enders'

Improving engagement and attainment in maths and English courses: insights from behavioural research

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Improving Level 2 English and maths outcomes for 16 to 18 year olds Literature review

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Embedding maths and English in technical and vocational programmes

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Embedding maths and English in vocational and technical education

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Toolkit: Using competition activity in the vocational curriculum with learners with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

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Dyslexia resource guide

Autism resource guide

Hearing impairment resource guide

Brendan's Story

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Maths Pathway: Free online modules and self-evaluation tools to develop your personal maths skills at level 2, with some extension to level 3

English Pathway: Free online modules and self-evaluation tools to develop your personal English skills at level 2, with some extension to level 3