“This CPD was a game-changer for our teaching team. It gave us practical, research-informed strategies to improve learner progress and raise achievement across A Level and vocational programmes. The focus on curriculum coherence, adaptive teaching, and impact made it directly relevant to our inspection priorities. Our staff left feeling confident, energised, and ready to deliver truly exceptional provision.”
— Curriculum Manager, FE College
🌟 Towards Exceptional Teaching & Learning in Further Education: A CPD for Raising Achievement
With the 2025 Ofsted framework introducing a sharper focus on achievement, curriculum and teaching, and learner progress, this CPD is designed for Further Education lecturers, curriculum leads, and quality managers who are committed to improving outcomes across A Level, vocational, and technical programmes. The course explores how to deliver exceptional teaching that leads to measurable progress, high-quality learner work, and strong destinations—especially for those facing disadvantage or barriers to learning.
🎯 Further Education Curriculum and Teaching: Designing for Progress
- Develop a curriculum that is ambitious, inclusive, and coherent, with clear progression from prior learning.
- Ensure teaching strategies are responsive to learner needs, including those with SEND or from disadvantaged backgrounds.
- Embed adult learning principles to motivate and engage post-16 learners.
- Use real-world contexts and employer links to enhance relevance and aspiration.
📈 Achievement: Evidencing High-Quality Outcomes
- Track and analyse learner progress using data-informed strategies.
- Support learners to produce work of consistently high standard, aligned with qualification expectations.
- Use assessment for learning, feedback, and self-regulation strategies to drive improvement.
- Address gaps in attainment through targeted intervention and adaptive teaching.
🛠️ Implementation: Teaching That Makes a Difference
- Apply research-informed pedagogy (e.g. retrieval practice, scaffolding, modelling) to deepen understanding.
- Use differentiation effectively in mixed-ability groups to stretch and support.
- Develop learners’ study skills, exam technique, and resilience.
- Integrate digital tools to support learning and track progress in real time.
🔍 Inspection Readiness: Aligning with Ofsted’s Expectations for Further Education
- Understand how inspectors evaluate achievement and curriculum delivery under the new framework.
- Prepare for inspection by embedding impactful practice, not paperwork.
- Use learner voice, work scrutiny, and professional dialogue to evidence quality.
- Ensure safeguarding and inclusion are robust and fully embedded.
This INSET training has directly resulted in schools significantly increasing their Average Point Score per student and per subject.
👥 Who Is This INSET For?
- FE college lecturers, curriculum managers, and quality leads.
- Suitable for whole-department INSET, cross-college training, or MAT-wide development.
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