Liverpool Adult Learning Service becomes an ETF/SET Corporate Partner
We are delighted to share that staff at Liverpool Adult Learning Service have become members of the Society for Education and Training (SET), the only…
Education and Training Foundation (ETF)
Everything we do at the ETF is about supporting the further education (FE) and skills workforce on their professional journey, so that in partnership with the sector we can provide transformational learning opportunities to learners aged 14 and above.
Embracing Volunteering
Celebrating Volunteers’ Week 2023, Dr Katerina Kolyva, CEO at the Education and Training Foundation reflects on volunteering and the positive impact that it brings to…
New maths mastery teaching resources for FE and Training sector now available
A new bank of teaching and learning resources for maths teachers in the FE and Training sector is now available on the Education and Training…
SENSE AND SUSTAINABILITY: Advancing apprenticeships for social mobility and sustainable development
Cerian Ayres and Mandy Crawford-Lee examine the need to embed sustainability across apprenticeships, skills and work-based learning. They highlight the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals as…
Action research points way to improved post-16 maths outcomes
Action research carried out by practitioners as part of the Department for Education (DfE)-funded Centres for Excellence in Maths (CfEM) programme has shown the potential…
Sense, Sensibility and Accountability in Apprenticeships
Responding to the need for change in apprenticeship delivery This is the first in a series of two articles about apprenticeships written exclusively for FE…
Whole College Approach effective in improving maths learning, research project finds
Findings from the pilot year of a programme taking a Whole College Approach (WCA) to improving maths learning indicate that it is an effective means…
New teaching approach found to improve GCSE Maths resit scores, according to study
A study analysing the use of a new teaching approach for post-16 students re-sitting their maths GCSEs has found a measured improvement in their exam…
The ETF achieves matrix Standard accreditation in recognition of services to FE sector
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has been accredited to the matrix Standard in recognition of its high-quality information and guidance services to the Further…
New Centres for Excellence in SEND announced
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has appointed two new Centres for Excellence in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (CfESEND); Natspec and Oldham College. Natspec’s…