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SUMMARY:DEI Webinar Series: Part 1: Understanding Inclusion
DESCRIPTION:Overview \nJoin us for a dynamic and interactive session designed to deepen your understanding of key Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion (DEI) concepts. This engaging webinar offers a supportive space to critically reflect and develop practical strategies that enhance inclusivity in your professional and everyday interactions. \nBy attending this session you will: \nRecognise and effectively respond in moments of inequity\nGain a clearer understanding of privilege\, microaggressions\, and equity\nLearn practical ways to adopt more inclusive language\nBuild confidence in creating inclusive practices and team culture\nUnderstand the distinction between intention and impact in DEI efforts \nObjectives \nYou will leave this webinar with a stronger grasp of: \nPositionality and how it shapes perspective\nMicroaggressions and strategies for addressing them\nAllyship and its role in meaningful inclusion\nEquity and intersectionality as core DEI principles\nThe crucial differences between diversity\, equity and inclusion \nFacilitator \nBilal Harry Khan\, Facilitator\, Speaker\, Podcaster \nClick here to find out more information or to register.
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/dei-webinar-series-part-1-understanding-inclusion/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Level 4 Award in the IQA of Assessment Processes and Practice
DESCRIPTION:This Level 4 accredited qualification is designed to develop delegates practical quality assurance skills helping them to become effective quality assurance practitioners in a range of Post-16 contexts both in the workplace and in the classroom. This course covers both ‘Internal Quality Assurance’ and has an option for a top-up for ‘Lead Quality Assurance’ roles. We anticipate that delegates will already be working in post-16 education as a teacher/ trainer/assessor or coach. Delegates may have a strong vocational background and some will have moved into teaching/ assessing as a secondary career.\n\nThrough participation in this important strand of the Solvendis Teaching Excellence programme you will complete two modules to help you develop and craft your assessment skills. These modules require 2 days of taught sessions and then for delegates to gather evidence from their own professional practice before returning to a 1:1 portfolio review.\n\nTotal attendance time is 2 days of delivery and then a separate 1:1 session once all evidence has been gathered and submitted.\n\nAll delegates must have access to a suitably qualified mentor who can offer advice\, support and guidance during the practical application and portfolio creation.\n\nCourse Options – Dates and times are as follows:\n\n 	Course Option 1 – 12 & 13 August 2025 (10.00 – 4.00 online)\n 	Course Option 2 – 09 & 23 October 2025 (10.00 – 4.00 online)\n 	Course Option 3 – 01 & 08 December 2025 (10.00 – 4.00)
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/level-4-award-in-the-iqa-of-assessment-processes-and-practice/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CPD Courses
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ORGANIZER;CN="Solvendis":MAILTO:neil@solvendis.co.uk
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SUMMARY:Level 4 Certificate in Leading the IQA of Assessment Processes and Practice
DESCRIPTION:This Level 4 accredited qualification is designed to develop delegates practical quality assurance skills helping them to become effective quality assurance practitioners in a range of Post-16 contexts both in the workplace and in the classroom.  This course covers both ‘Internal Quality Assurance’ and ‘Lead Quality Assurance’ roles.\n\nWe anticipate that delegates will already be working in post-16 education as a teacher/ trainer/assessor or coach. Delegates may have a strong vocational background and some will have moved into teaching/ assessing as a secondary career.\n\nThrough participation in this important strand of the Solvendis Teaching Excellence programme you will complete three modules to help you develop and craft your assessment skills.  These modules require 3 days of taught sessions and then for delegates to gather evidence from their own professional practice before returning to a 1:1 portfolio review.\n\nDelivery is made up of 3 mandatory modules as follows:\n\n 	Understanding the Principles and Practices of Internally Assuring the Quality of\nAssessment\n 	Internally Assure the Quality of Assessment\n 	Plan\, allocate and Monitor Work in Own Area of Responsibility\n\nTotal attendance time is 3 days of delivery and then a separate 1:1 session once all evidence has been gathered and submitted.\nAll delegates must have access to a suitably qualified mentor who can offer advice\, support and guidance during the practical application and portfolio creation.
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/level-4-certificate-in-leading-the-iqa-of-assessment-processes-and-practice/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Workshops & Masterclasses,Online & Webinars,CPD Courses
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ORGANIZER;CN="Solvendis":MAILTO:neil@solvendis.co.uk
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SUMMARY:Leading Change with Confidence: Practical Strategies for the Post-16 Sector
DESCRIPTION:Overview \n\nChange is inevitable in post-16 education—from shifting funding priorities and curriculum updates to digital transformation and evolving learner expectations. The challenge? Leading change effectively when staff feel overwhelmed\, resistant\, or uncertain.\n\nThis dynamic and practical webinar goes beyond theory to give you real-world tools and strategies that you can put into action immediately. Discover what actually works when leading change\, how to bring your team with you\, and how to make positive changes last.\n\nForget passive learning—this is a high-energy\, interactive session where you’ll engage in hands-on activities and leave with a personalised action plan to boost your confidence and capability.\n\n Objectives \nBy the end of this webinar\, you will:\n\n– Understand the psychology of change and why resistance is normal—and manageable\n– Explore tried-and-tested change management models to suit your context\n– Use hands-on tools to assess readiness\, address obstacles\, and communicate with impact\n– Learn how to lead change with confidence and credibility\n– Create your own actionable Change Confidence Plan\n\n Facilitator \nChristine Edwards QTLS\, Creating Excellence\n\nClick here to find out more information or to register.
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/leading-change-with-confidence-practical-strategies-for-the-post-16-sector/
LOCATION:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="AELP Webinar Team":MAILTO:webinar@aelp.org.uk
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SUMMARY:DfE Accountability Framework
DESCRIPTION:Overview\n\nJoin us to explore the essential principles of the ESFA Accountability Framework and the key quality metrics it uses to assess provider performance. This session will equip apprenticeship providers with the knowledge and tools to effectively monitor\, measure and enhance their delivery – ensuring they meet and exceed the quality benchmarks under ESFA scrutiny.\n\nObjectives\n\nIn this focused webinar\, members will:\n\nGain a comprehensive understanding of the quality indicators that underpin the ESFA Accountability Framework\nLearn what triggers ESFA intervention and what providers can expect in cases of under-performance\nDiscover best practice strategies for benchmarking performance\, including how to factor in contextual considerations that may influence accountability outcomes.\n\nFacilitator\nAlison Tate\, Audit & Compliance Manager\, Skills Office Network\n\nClick here to find out more information or to register.
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/dfe-accountability-framework/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online & Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250818T100000
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SUMMARY:Understanding Apprenticeship Financial Management
DESCRIPTION:Apprenticeship financial management is complex.\n\nDo you\, and your organisation\, know whether your provision is modelled effectively and profitable? Do you meet the compliance obligations for pricing and costs?\n\nGetting your apprenticeship pricing right is essential for DfE compliance but perhaps more importantly for operating a financially sound apprenticeship programme. This three part webinar series is designed for role holders working in finance or operations to understand the funding methodology in apprenticeships\, the compliance obligations and benefits of effective implementation.\n\nFor example:\n\n 	How do you measure whether a new apprenticeship standard is financially viable for you to deliver?\n 	Are you clear on what the apprenticeship actually costs you to deliver and where a profit margin can be made?\n 	Can you forecast revenue effectively and identify profitability?\n 	Are you clear on what are eligible and ineligible costs and that you aren’t overclaiming or underclaiming funding?\n 	Are you reporting your training price breakdown correctly to the employer?\n 	How do you recognise the apprentice’s prior learning and reflect this in your costings?\n 	Are you applying the correct training price for your own employees (which must be at cost price)?\n\n\n 	Session 1 – The funding model in England and funded components\n 	Session 2 – Apprenticeship costs and pricing\n 	Session 3 – Necessary infrastructure and variables\n\nIn the webinar series\, we’ll help you to understand:\n\n 	the apprenticeship funding model in England\n 	understand price components of training and assessment\n 	eligible and ineligible costs\, how to identify these at a budget level and implement an effective offer to an employer\n 	cost models and options\n 	the importance of effective contracts with employers\n 	the role of employer co-investment and models of collection to ensure compliance\n 	Additional funding components: additional payments and learning support\n 	the impact of prior learning on cost models\n 	Employer-provider variables\n\nYou will receive a CPD attendance certificate after the series\, as evidence of your personal development.\n\nBooking\n\nYou can either attend the live sessions or be sent the recording and materials if you prefer to review them in your own time.\n\nIf you’re a public sector body (e.g. Local Authority)\, and unable to book via card\, please email us. When you make a booking\, you agree to these Terms and Conditions (including those who request a booking via email and invoice).\n\nSDN CPD is designed for Government funded Training Providers. If you’re not a Government funded Training Provider but are still interested in attending please email events@strategicdevelopmentnetwork.co.uk to discuss your attendance in more detail before booking.\n\nIf you have several staff who would benefit\, let us know and we’ll send you details of the most cost-effective way of accessing the session.\n\nUnable to make date / times? Register anyway and we’ll send you the recording and materials.\n\nWho is this in-depth webinar for?\n\nThis series is for anyone involved in the development of apprenticeship budgeting and financial operations. This could\, for example\, include finance staff\, compliance staff\, employer-facing staff\, business development teams\, commercial leads\, senior managers / decision-makers.\n\nNote: This programme is a 25/26 update to our previously delivered series on understanding apprenticeship costings.\n\nFacilitators and speakers\n\nThe session will be facilitated by David Lockhart-Hawkins\, SDN’s funding and compliance expert will facilitate this series. After working in the sector for over 20 years\, David has supported hundreds of providers to establish effective compliance systems. His in-depth understanding of funding and wider apprenticeship delivery gives him a unique insight into compliance across the organisation.\n\nWhy an SDN webinar?\n\nSDN has directly supported 5\,000 apprenticeship staff\, from 1\,000 organisations\, to prepare to deliver apprenticeship standards and end-point assessment. We’ve also worked closely with over 80 of the trailblazer employer groups\, giving us a unique insight into what is required.\n\nPayment\n\nTo keep prices down\, payment for this event must be made online via credit card (book below). If you are a public sector body (e.g. Local Authority) who is unable to book via card\, please email us on: events@strategicdevelopmentnetwork.co.uk.\n\nTerms and Conditions\n\nThe Terms and Conditions (including our refund policy) for SDN courses\, events and webinars can be found here. When you make a booking\, you agree to these Terms and Conditions (including those who request a booking via email and invoice)\n\nAny questions\, please email: events@strategicdevelopmentnetwork.co.uk.
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/understanding-apprenticeship-financial-management/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Workshops & Masterclasses,Online & Webinars,CPD Courses
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SUMMARY:Action Planning for Your Next Funding Audit
DESCRIPTION:Overview \nIs your organisation ready for its next DfE funding audit? \nJoin us for a powerful\, practical session designed to help providers like yours navigate the complexities of compliance with confidence. \nLed by Rupert Crossland\, one of the sector’s most respected audit and compliance professionals\, this webinar will equip you with a clear and strategic action plan to ensure you’re audit-ready and aligned with the latest DfE expectations. \nObjectives \nWhat You’ll Gain: \nA clear understanding of the key stages of the DfE FE funding audit process\nPractical tips for identifying and addressing critical compliance issues\nInsights into audit scope – including what lies beyond the main sample\nKnowledge to create a tailored action plan that meets audit demands head-on\nConfidence in safeguarding your organisation’s funding streams and credibility \nFacilitator \nRupert Crossland\, Director of Audit and Compliance\, Professional Assessment Limited (PAL) \nClick here to register or to find out more information.
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/action-planning-for-your-next-funding-audit-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online & Webinars
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ORGANIZER;CN="AELP Webinar Team":MAILTO:webinar@aelp.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250826T120000
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SUMMARY:Considering an Apprenticeship?
DESCRIPTION:Are you considering doing an Apprenticeship to advance in your role or gain promotion? \n\n\n\nCome and hear from our apprenticeships expert\, Louie Stronach\, who has worked with many employers and apprentices alike to support people as they consider apprenticeships. He is aware of how exciting but also how daunting it is to embark on this journey if you’ve never done it before. So he is perfect to be able to talk you through what happens in reality\, how to use them to benefit your career\, and he can pretty much answer any question that you may have. Not many people catch him out now! \n\n\n\nOn the day\, we will have support from another member of our team who works on specific apprenticeship subjects namely Teaching Assistant\, Team Leadership\, Customer Service\, Sales Executive and Business Administration. So\, if you are interested in an apprenticeship in any of those areas then this will be particularly helpful for you and you can ask subject specific questions in the session or they’ll be very happy to help you later\, 1-2-1\, if you prefer. This really is helpful to anyone considering an apprenticeship though.
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/teaching-assistant-apprenticeship-swarm-training/
CATEGORIES:Workshops & Masterclasses,Online & Webinars
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SUMMARY:Embracing AI in Education – Tools\, Trends and Tactics
DESCRIPTION:Overview\n\nArtificial Intelligence is transforming education—but are you using it to its full potential?\n\nWhether you’re tech-savvy or just curious\, this jargon-free session will guide you through how AI can support your teaching\, planning\, assessment and learner engagement. From ChatGPT to Copilot and content generators\, we’ll explore how to integrate these tools meaningfully and safely into everyday practice.\n\nLed by experienced IT and education expert Richard Parker\, this practical\, accessible session will provide live demos\, real-world examples\, and honest discussions about what AI can (and can’t) do. You’ll walk away with fresh insight\, greater confidence\, and a toolkit of ideas you can start using straight away.\n\nAI is already changing the landscape of education and training. This session will help you understand the potential\, avoid the pitfalls\, and take confident first steps toward harnessing AI in your own delivery.\n\nObjectives\n\nBy attending this webinar\, you will:\n\nUnderstand what AI is — and isn’t — in an education context\nExplore practical tools like ChatGPT\, Diffit\, and Grammarly you can try immediately\nSee how other education providers are using AI to save time and boost impact\nLearn how to get started safely and ethically with AI in your own setting\n\nFacilitator\n\nRichard Parker\, Senior Product Manager\, Firebrand Training\, End Point Assessor for IT & Digital Standards\, Keynote Speaker\n\nClick here to find out more information or to register.
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/embracing-ai-in-education-tools-trends-and-tactics/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online & Webinars
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