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Safeguarding in the Workplace: What are the lessons to be learned from cases referred to the Independent Safeguarding Authority?

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TQFE Qualification guidance DTLLS version 1.2

LSIS Research Development Fellowship (RDF) projects 2010-2011: Creating a Culture of Learning or (Making Sure They All Do Their 30 Hours CPD)

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LSIS Research Development Fellowship (RDF) projects 2010-2011: What Water Works? – A case study of a department’s practice in CPD

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LSIS Research Development Fellowship (RDF) projects 2011-2012: You will collaborate! Harnessing Practitioner-Directed Joint Practice Development (JPD) for Organisational Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

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LSIS Research Development Fellowship (RDF) projects 2011-2012: Shooting the Messenger: An investigation into the effectiveness of using video production technology to improve teaching and learning

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LSIS Research Development Fellowship (RDF) projects 2011-2012: Self regulated learning, what’s that all about Miss? A learner centred approach to developing independent learning skills

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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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Action Research Pearltree

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BERA: Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research 2011

Lesson Study UK

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Beaumont College; Staff Development

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New School: Neuro Linguistic Programming

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Hope Housing HTS: Finding and using tools to help people change – the power of NLP

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Rosewood School; Development of Leadership through the Transdisciplinary Approach

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Wakefield Pennine Using the audit tools

Alternative Approaches to CPD at Loughborough College

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LSIS Qualification Guidance Learning Support May 2012 v1.2

LSIS Qualification Guidance Learning Support May 2012 v1.1

Facing up to Facebook: A guide for further and higher education

Evaluation Template - Governance Induction Evaluation

Evaluation Template - Governor Performance Review

Evaluation Template - Search Committee Assessment

Partnerships 'Beyond the Honeymoon'

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Higher Apprenticeships: Collaboration for cost effective delivery and development of higher level skills resource pack

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Higher Apprenticeships: Emerging practice for growing the provider base while ensuring high quality provision resource pack

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Making the business case for Higher Apprenticeships: resource pack

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Employer responsiveness - AoC-Create: Employer responsive provision readiness self-assessment and webinars

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Employer responsiveness - AoC-Create: Pre-employment provision readiness self-assessment and webinars

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A Guide to Funding Unit Delivery

Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools Employer rights and responsibilities (ERR) workbook

Emerging models of delivery - decision makers support package

College senior staff and their contribution to college governance

Hartlepool College partnership: Enhancing CPD in the quality of teaching and learning for green skills and low carbon in Apprenticships

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

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Professional development planning for literacy, language (ESOL) and numeracy

Developing Policies and Plans for Workforce Development for English (language and literacy) and Maths (numeracy)

Models of delivery for English and Maths (literacy, language and numeracy)

Bournville College partnership: Engaging with Employability

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Lead Providers and Performance Management within MCL partnerships

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Collaborative Self-Assessment - principles and practice

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Risk Management for Partnerships

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Partnership planning cycles

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Localism and Accountability: implications for partnerships

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Effective Professional Dialogue

Quick start guide to assessment for learning

Qualilty Assuring the RARPA process

A guide to setting up an Apprenticeship Training Agency

Developing Apprenticeships - Remploy: Working with disabled learners

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Pre-employment provision - KEITS: Apprenticeship recruitment feedback tools

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Pre-employment provision - International Centre for Guidance Studies (iCeGS): University of Derby, A cluster approach to employer engagement

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Regional Sustainability Collaboration project: South West - Information leaflet for college governors

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Employer responsiveness - Chichester College: Employer Responsiveness Matters

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Pre-employment provision - Gloucestershire College: Getting Britain Working

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

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Multimodal Action Research and Reporting: e-Guide

Lesson Study Partner Planning and Recording Guide

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Apprenticeships for supporting teaching and learning in schools

Personal learning and thinking skills

Supporting the achievement of Deaf learners in the FE sector

Working with Local Safeguarding Boards

Using Data Effectively to Improve Quality in Work-based Learning A Guide for Learning and Skills Providers

Using Data Effectively to Improve Quality in Work-based Learning

How to use Data Effectively to Improve Quality in Work-based Learning

Using data effectively to improve quality in Work-Based Learning

It's My Community: a toolkit for learner engagement in the community

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Underpinning the Theory

Strategic framework for effective community development

Making the most of the Qualifications and Credit Framework - A guide for independent training providers

LSP Professional development solutions for your support staff

LSP Themes for Success

Supporting practitioners to use research in improving practice

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Professional Development Profile Guidance

Tools for practitioner enquiry as CPD

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Guidelines to promote a safeguarding approach to positive physical contact with learners with profound and complex needs

What makes boards great

Improving efficiency and effectiveness - a guide for colleges and providers

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Quality Improvement Toolkit for education and training providers

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Making the Best Use of Market Intelligence Data: An Effective Practice Guide for Further Education Colleges

Improving efficiency and effectiveness - A guide for Colleges and Providers

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Making the Best Use of Market Intelligence Data: An Effective Practice Guide for Independent Learning Providers

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Newcastle College: Provider Peer Coaching Initiative

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Adult Numeracy Core Curriculum

Offender Teaching and Learning Toolkit - Guide

Society, Health & Development: Safeguarding

Society, Health & Development: Sequencing

Society, Health & Development: Using objective observation skills

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The effective board Tool 15: the role of governance in overseeing diversity on boards

Society, Health & Development: Virtual work settings

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Observation Skills

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Confidentiality

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Health & Safety - Be a safe learner

Health & Safety at work

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Foundation Learning: Improving Initial Assessment in e2e

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Initial Assessment

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Motivating Learners: Motivational dialogue

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Foundation Learning: Motivational Dialogue in e2e

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The effective board:Tool 16: the role of governance in hearing the learner voice

Foundation Learning: Work experience e2e - CPD

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Sustaining our Future: a Framework for embedding sustainable development in FE and skills

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Society, Health & Development: Improving Teaching & Learning

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The effective board Tool 14: the role of governance in overseeing finance and risk

Society, Health & Development: Disclosure & sensitive issues

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Society, Health & Development: Introduction to Lifespan Development

Society, Health & Development: Jigsaw (matching) Tool

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Society, Health & Development: Key terms - Domino Activity

Society, Health & Development: My Neighbourhood

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Foundation Learning: Improving Reviewing for e2e

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Foundation Learning: Personalised Learning Programmes

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The effective board: Tool 13: the role of governance in innovation and enterprise

The effective board Tool 17: the role of governance in public value statements

The effective board: Tool 12 Ther governor's role in appraosal of Chair

Adult ESOL Core Curriculum

Adult ESOL Core Curriculum Entry 1

Adult ESOL Core Curriculum Entry 3

Adult ESOL Core Curriculum Level 1

Adult ESOL Core Curriculum Level 2

Adult ESOL Core Curriculum Glossary

Career: Or careering on one wheel? A thinkpiece

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CPD Module 10 Approaches to assessment for problem-solving

CPD Module 11 Creative and holistic approaches to teaching English

CPD Module 13 Using ICT to support English and maths

CPD Module Supporting ESOL learners with maths

Creative and Media: Enterprise Toolkit

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Creative and Media: Creating Ideas

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CPD Module 15 An introduction to teaching English and maths together

CPD Module 17 Supporting dyslexic learners in different contexts

CPD Module 18 Preparation for inspection

CPD Module 7 Developing the personal maths skill of teachers and assessors - Induction workshop

Creative Contexts - Links with industry

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CPD Module 7 Developing the personal maths skills of teachers and assessors - Masterclass 1 Numbers

Creative and Media: Focus on Feedback

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CPD Module 7a Developing the personal literacy & language skills of teachers and assessors - Masterclass 1 Reading

Engineering: Who's responsible - accident prevention

Engineering: Working safely with power tools

Engineering: Building relationships

Engineering: Introducing magnetic fields - the electric motor effect

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Engineering: Functional Skills -Estimating Length

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Engineering: Conservation of linear momentum - explaining collisions

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Engineering: Current flow - the rope analogy

CPD Module 7a Developing the personal literacy & language skills of teachers and assessors - Masterclass 2 Writing

Engineering: Improving Teaching and Learning

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CPD Module 7 Developing the personal maths skills of teachers and assessors - Summative Tasks and Workshops

Creative and Media - Designing creative projects

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Engineering: Circuit symbols

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Engineering: Distance-time & velocity-time graphs

Engineering: Electrical and electronic symbols

Engineering: Fire Extinguishers

Engineering: Investigating moments - the disc balance

CPD Module 7 Masterclass 4 Handling Data

CPD Module 7a Developing the personal literacy & language skills of teachers and assessors - Induction workshop

Engineering: Mathematical Expressions

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Engineering: Moments - sometimes, always, never true

Engineering: Pump down the volume - noise safety

Engineering: Reporting accidents

Engineering: Safety signs

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Engineering: Understanding risk assessment

CPD Module 7 Developing the personal maths skills of teachers and assessors - Masterclass 2 Algebra

CPD Module 7 Developing the personal maths skills of teachers and assessors - Masterclass 3 Shape and Space

The Inclusion Challenge: Hints and tips for providers of learning and skills

Employee voice: a short guide for the learning and skills sector

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CPD Module 12d Developing functional mathematics with vocational learners - Training the trainers

Professional Standards ‘How to’ Guides: Babington Group

Professional Standards ‘How to’ Guides: Open Doors International Language School.

IT: Improving Teaching & Learning

IT: Data Protection - Comfort Zones

IT: Introducing databases - From Chaos to Database

IT: Employer challenges - From weather observations to forecast

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Professional Standards ‘How to’ Guides: Shrewsbury College

IT: Working with IT

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IT: Data Flow Diagrams

Summary Professional Standards ‘How to’ Guides: Links to all resources available from the 9 projects

Professional Standards for Teachers and Trainers in Education and Training – England 2014

Initial Guidance for users of the Professional Standards 2014 for Teachers and Trainers in England

Land-based: Animal Transport Activities

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Land-based: Soil Works - Theory and practice

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English and mathematics in Apprenticeships: Playbook

English and mathematics in Apprenticeships: Guide

A guide to delivering adult skills provision to the unemployed

A guide to delivering adult skills provision to the unemployed: Playbook

Building Higher-Level Skills Provision: Guide

CPD Module 7a Developing the personal literacy & language skills of teachers and assessors - Masterclass 3 Speaking

IT: Using IT and telecoms in the Emergency Services

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IT: Using IT to develop a farm enterprise

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IT: IT solutions for a music events organisation

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IT: Holding personal detail - risks

Professional Standards ‘How to’ Guides: The Manchester College

IT: Information Flow - Mia's Sandwich Shop

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IT: Instant Inspiration

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IT: Investigating accessibility

IT: Validating Data

Building Higher-Level Skills Provision: Playbook

Professional Standards ‘How to’ Guides: Easton & Otley College

Professional Standards ‘How to’ Guides: University of Wolverhampton

Professional Standards ‘How to’ Guides: University of Huddersfield

Professional Standards ‘How to’ Guides: Derby City Council Adult Learning Service

Professional Standards ‘How to’ Guides: Halesowen College

CPD Module 7a Developing the personal literacy & language skills of teachers and assessors- Summative Tasks and Workshops

CPD Module 12a Developing functional mathematics with vocational learners - Handling data

CPD Module 12b Developing functional mathematics with vocational learners - Number concepts

CPD Module 12c Developing functional mathematics with vocational learners - Common measures shape and space

CPD Module 5 Integrating English maths and ICT into apprenticeships

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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eLearning in Business

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CPD Module 1a Employers-Introducing-functional-skills

CPD Module 5 Integrating English maths and ICT into apprenticeships

Sustaining our Future: a Framework for embedding sustainable development in FE and skills

CPD Module 6 Blended learning approaches

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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CPD Module 8 Improving assessment for functional skills

CPD Module 9 Target setting for functional skills

The effective board: Tool 10: board structure and processes the role of governance in reviewing its constitution

The effective board Tool 4 the role of governance in ensuring horizontal accountability

Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education - Regional Diversity Champions

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Orpington College: E&D Scorecard/Key Performance Indicators

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Suffolk New College - Equality and Diversity Scenario Tools

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The effective board:Tool 11: the role of governance in strategic planning

Humber Learning Consortium: Improving E&D practice across a voluntary and community sector network

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National Union of Students UK (NUS): Student-led dialogue on LGBT and Faith

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St Johns School and College: Raising aspirations - creating opportunities to enable more young people with LDD to effectively access Apprenticeships

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The effective board:Tool 6: the role of governance in performance management

The effective board Tool 7: the role of governance in understanding the views of staff

The effective board: Tool 8: the role of governance in overseeing reputation and networking

Hartlepool Sixth Form College Embedding equality and diversity into organisations to maximise the opportunities for all learners to achieve their full potential

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Walsall College - Black Country Partnership Learning Project

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The effective board: Tool 5: the role of governance in managing the performance of the principal/CEO

Offender learning offer October 2015

East Riding of Yorkshire Council: Addressing under-representation of gypsies and travellers in learning and promoting the development and sustainability of new businesses

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Friends Centre: Promoting LGBT Equality

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Myerscough College - Equality and Diversity Curriculum and the Community

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The effective board: Tool 9 The role of governance in evaluating outcomes for learners.

The effective board tool 3 The role of governance in setting vision, mission and values

Boston College - Raising aspirations among young learners from disadvantaged backgrounds

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The effective board tool 2 The role of governance in the effectiveness of leadership and management.

Copyright Guidance

CPD Module 3 Getting the blend right

Using the self assessment process to improve the quality of English and maths provision

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CPD Module 4 Does it add up

Bringing Learning to Life in Society, Health & Development

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CPD Module 1 Managing the transition to functionalskills

Health & Safety for Society, Health and Development

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E-Enabling Offender Learning and Skills: NLN Materials and Offender Learning

E-Enabling Offender Learning and Skills: E-Learning in the secure estate

CPD Module 2 Mind the gap

Engaging learners in GCSE maths and English

Land-based: Soils - Thrive (Agriculture)

Land-based: Soils - Thrive (Horticulture)

MFL: CPD - Improving Teaching & Learning

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Professional standards 'How to guide' The Babington Group - Introduction and Presentations

Creating and supporting expansive apprenticeships

Professional standards 'How to guide' - The Babington Group Modules 1-5

Abingdon & Witney College: Action for Inclusion

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The effective board tool 1 role of governance in the quality of teaching, learning and assessment

Briefing paper on employee health and wellbeing

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Adult Literacy Core Curriculum

Developing speaking and listening skills of offenders

Planning learning and recording progress and achievement

Leadership Design: A Guide to Leadership Development in the Education & Training Sector

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The Enhancement of Learner Support

Learning Futures project - Link into your professional network, a toolkit for developing LinkedIn as a student progression tool.

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talent website: Maths for ESOL learners

A guide to English and maths in apprenticeships: Playbook

Design for Improvement: a service design approach for Further Education providers

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Disagreement Resolution (SEN and Disability): Guide for post-16 providers and schools transferring pupils into post-16 provision

Learning Futures CPD - Xerte CPD Activity Sheet

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The Effective College Board: Keeping fit for purpose (toolkit)

Whole Organisation Approach to literacy, language and numeracy (LLN)

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Effective Board Facilitators notes

Numeracy starter kit

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CPD starter kit

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Creating accessible learning materials

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Professional development planning provider 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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ACR project. mathematics-lesson study report-Derby Colleg

Improving Learning in Mathematics

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Learning Mathematics in Context - CPD

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Resources to support offender learning - mapped to the Professional Standards

Study programmes and non-accredited learning

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Guide for Learning, Skills and Employment Managers

Instrument and Articles of Government for FE college-corporations

Effective collaboration: responding to challenges

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Partner responsibilities in strategic partnerships

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Collaborative implementation planning: Readiness diagnostic tool for partnerships

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Collaborative implementation planning: Features likely to secure implementation

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Partner Responsibilities in Strategic Partnerships

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Initial action plan for improvements in collaborative quality assurance (CQA)

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Key principles in collaborating for quality

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Developing an initial quality assurance action plan between partners

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Self-assessment and improvement planning diagnostic

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"What is Collaborative Advantage?" - key themes from Huxham and Vangen

Characteristics of well structured WBL boards

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Strategic Leadership self-assessment tool for partnerships (part B)

Checklist for developing shared services across partnerships

Activity pack: What is a shared service?

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Risk management: Using a risk register

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Planning and managing effective collaborative quality assurance

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Understanding risk management

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Partner Risk Assessment Model (PRAM) (Bury Council)

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Effective partnership working: features likely to secure success

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Partnership lifecycle: diagnostic tool

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Improving collaborative practice - review tool

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Identifying capacity to improve in a partnership

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Working in partnership - questions for providers

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Checklist for preparing Service Level Agreements and Contracts for sub-contracting

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Sample checklist for selecting a subcontractor

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Financial arrangements for subcontracting - checklist of contents

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Exploring the benefits of shared services

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Strategic Leadership self-assessment tool for partnerships (Part A)

Collaborative implementation planning: Developing an implementation plan

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Collaborative implementation planning: tips and suggestions

Managing the interface: Sexual Orientation and Faith - Guidance

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Guidance on trans equality in post-school education

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Equality and Inclusion - Moving Through the Challenge to a Solution

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Learning Futures CPD - eLearning, Activity Sheet

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Learning Futures CPD – Instructional Design Activity Sheet

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Learning Futures CPD – Screencasting Activity Sheet

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Unlocking maths

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ETF Maths Pipeline Programme videos: Supporting maths teaching in the secure estate

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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

Breaking the Sound Barrier: A guide to recruiting and supporting deaf colleagues

ASSP: Babington Business College

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Learning Futures CPD – Assistive Technologies Activity Sheet

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Learning Futures CPD – Video For Learning Activity Sheet

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Learning Futures CPD – Gamification Activity Sheet

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Learning Futures CPD – Online badging Activity Sheet

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Learning Futures CPD – Line of Sight to Work Activity Sheet

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Sample partnership policy for establishing a skills consortium (West Yorkshire Learning Partnership)

Sample terms of reference for establishing a skills consortium (West Yorkshire Learning Partnership)

Sample contract and quality framework for establishing a skills consortium (West Yorkshire Learning Partnership)

Checklist for data collection on candidates for recruitment to support safeguarding

EDI audit tool: Supporting Leadership of Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in the Learning and Skills sector

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Aligning equality and procurement goals

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Planning and delivering spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) support in the learning and skills sector

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Emerging Voices: Breathing spaces for Values, Beliefs and Faiths in the Further Education Curriculum

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Beyond the default retirement age: Practical support for the FE and skills sector

Age equality and the workforce: resources for providers

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Extending working lives in the further education and skills sector

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Promoting Transgender equality in further education

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John Carver's Policy Governance Model

Good governance standard for public services

Harington and partners: Managing the personalised learner journey online

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Video transcript: How to use Clicker

Shared Services Awareness: presentation

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A brief guide to the partnership lifecycle

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Creating a common vision for a partnership

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The merger of two Adult Learning Services: Powerpoint presentation

A Guide to Social Return on Investment

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Self-study unit for leaders and managers: Human Resources

Self-study unit for leaders and managers: equality & diversity

Self-study unit for leaders and managers: curriculum

Self-study unit for leaders and managers: finance

Self study unit for leaders and managers: Marketing

Self-study unit for leaders and managers: estates

Self-study unit for leaders and managers: Funding

Self study unit for leaders and managers:Governance

Recruitment and Professional Development Tracker for English (literacy, language) and Maths (numeracy)

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Apprenticeship Training Agencies: A Guide to Working with Host Employers

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Apprenticeship Training Agencies: A Guide to Working with and Supporting ATA Employed Apprentices

Apprenticeship Training Agencies: Managing your Partners and Providers

Succeeding and surviving with less

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British Sign Language and Improving Services for d/Deaf learners Report

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Supporting d/Deaf learners: City Lit case study

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

Safeguarding Young People and Vulnerable Adults in DWP provider organisations - an Ongoing Culture of Vigilance and Safer Recruitment

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Reviewing recruitment and selection processes to make them safer

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The Pocket Guide to Shared Services in your College

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Shared Services in Further Education: A briefing paper for principals and governors of FE Colleges

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Risk management toolkit (Oldham Borough Council)

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Best value toolkit: risk management (Audit Scotland)

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Supporting smaller independent training providers in collaborative contracting

Sub-contracting toolkit for the learning and skills sector

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Literacies for learning

Apprenticeship Training Agencies: A guide to setting up an ATA

CPD module: Reading and Writing for ESOL teachers

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CPD module: English Language Use for ESOL teachers

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CPD module: Lexis for ESOL teachers

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CPD module: Grammar for ESOL teachers

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CPD module: Discourse for ESOL teachers

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CPD module: The Social Context of ESOL

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CPD module: Speaking and Listening for ESOL teachers

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CPD module: Basic literacy

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CPD module: Language acquisition and learning

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ETF offender learning support May 2016

Going forward: continuing professional development for ESOL teachers in the UK (teachers)

Brushing up on teaching skills

Checklist for WOA to employability

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Interactive Safeguarding Guide for non-specialists

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Safeguarding in a Digital World: Guidance for Learning Providers

Guidance for technical staff

Safeguarding in a Digital World: Guidance for Curriculum Managers, Teachers and Trainers

Making the most of the Adult ESOL Core Curriculum

Whole Organisation Development Process (WODP) in Offender Learning

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Session Planners - Embedding Digital Skills

Supporting learners with SEND

Action Research for Professional Development by Jean McNiff

3 out of 5 challenge - Guidance

New Subject Content Functional Skills English

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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Digital Approaches to Maths and English Teaching

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Improving the delivery of maths and English in apprenticeships

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