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News
FE advice and news
Lack of trained staff in FE
Dearth may delay introduction of English Baccalaureate Certificates.
Dearth may delay introduction of English Baccalaureate Certificates.
Throw us more than a bone, urges AoC chief
New initiatives could affect struggling colleges' core budgets.
New initiatives could affect struggling colleges' core budgets.
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Ofsted's Learner View website could even trigger inspections.
Ofsted's Learner View website could even trigger inspections.
FE pay scales
Where does this lecturer stand – he's working 40 hours a week but only being paid for 20.
Where does this lecturer stand – he's working 40 hours a week but only being paid for 20.
'When can I teach in a school?'
Advice for this trainee on exactly what qualifications they need to teach in schools, as well as in FE colleges.
Advice for this trainee on exactly what qualifications they need to teach in schools, as well as in FE colleges.
Help with Functional Skills
Practitioners recommend schemes of work, lesson plans and resources to help teach functional skills.
Practitioners recommend schemes of work, lesson plans and resources to help teach functional skills.
Becoming a teacher in adult literacy
Advice on the qualifications needed to teach adult literacy.
Advice on the qualifications needed to teach adult literacy.
Typical day to day activities of an FE teacher
Insight into what it's really like to work in FE.
Insight into what it's really like to work in FE.
Pay and conditions in further education
Advice on working conditions and salary expectations.
Advice on working conditions and salary expectations.
Qualifications needed to work in FE
Help is at hand to navigate your way though the maze of PTTLS, CTLLS and DTLLS.
Help is at hand to navigate your way though the maze of PTTLS, CTLLS and DTLLS.
FE resource collections
Construction and the built environment
Resources covering carpentry, electrical and plumbing maintenance and building skills.
Resources covering carpentry, electrical and plumbing maintenance and building skills.
Health, social and child care resources
Communication skills, equality and diversity and childcare are all tackled in this resource collection.
Communication skills, equality and diversity and childcare are all tackled in this resource collection.
Engineering and mechanics
Motor vehicle, aircraft and health and safety teaching resources suitable for BTEC, ABC and other vocational engineering courses.
Motor vehicle, aircraft and health and safety teaching resources suitable for BTEC, ABC and other vocational engineering courses.
Hair and beauty
Hair, beauty and nutrition teaching resources galore.
Hair, beauty and nutrition teaching resources galore.
