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SUMMARY:Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement
DESCRIPTION:This Level 3 accredited qualification is designed to develop delegates practical assessing skills helping them to become effective assessors in a range of Post-16 contexts both in the workplace and in the classroom. \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 will have moved into teaching/ assessing as a secondary career. \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. \nDelivery will be led by an experienced member of the Solvendis Teacher Training Team with all workshops being conducted online via Teams or Zoom. \nWorkshop Dates and Times: 15 & 22 April 2026 (10.00 – 4.00 online). \nDelegate fee £455 (plus vat) plus £78 awarding body registration fee – maximum 12 delegates.
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/recognition-of-prior-learning-and-the-negotiated-price-7/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Workshops & Masterclasses,Online & Webinars
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SUMMARY:Curriculum Design for the New Apprenticeship Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Changes to how assessment is carried out will have a direct knock-on effect on how you design and deliver your curriculum. This practical workshop will help you map\, sequence and refine your programme so it sets apprentices up to succeed – without adding unnecessary workload.\n\nIn this two hour workshop\, Chris Cherry will take you through:\n\n 	Building assessment into your curriculum from the outset\n 	Designing learning activities and content that develop the right competencies\n 	Linking sequencing and delivery to on-programme assessment points\n 	Using digital tools to save time and improve planning\n 	Stripping out “filler” and focusing on what works.\n\nYou will receive an attendance certificate after the session\, as evidence of your personal development.\n\nWorkshop breakdown\n\n 	2 hour workshop (live attendance highly recommended for maximum benefit)\n 	Pre-event resource pack sent one week before\, to get everyone on the same page with key concepts\n 	Recording and slides\n\nAbout your session\n\nThe session will be facilitated by Chris Cherry an SDN specialist in apprenticeship on-programme training and end-point assessment. Chris has supported hundreds of apprenticeship organisations to develop their curriculum against the new standards and has lots of insights to share.\n\nWho should attend?\n\n 	Curriculum leads and planners\n 	Trainers and assessors involved in programme design\n 	Quality managers overseeing curriculum changes.\n\nYou can book onto this workshop for £95+vat.\n\nFeedback from previous event attendees\n\n“Breaking down the KSB’s and how the curriculum forms the ILP was a key learning point. Excellent session and also enjoyed the pre-training recording.” – Orange Moon Training\n\n“I’ve been trawling the internet and asked FE colleagues about curriculum design and found nothing useful. This is just the ticket. Very engaging\, informative and fun to listen to. I’ve learned more in the first 15 minutes than the previous 15 years.”\n\n“Very informative and helpful”\n\nYou can either attend the live session or be sent the recording and materials if you prefer to go through it in your own time but we highly reccommend attending live to get the most out of this interactive session.\n\nBooking and payment:\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\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\nAny questions\, please email us.\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.
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/curriculum-design-for-the-new-apprenticeship-landscape/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online & Webinars
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SUMMARY:Fraud Awareness Training (For Staff in Education)
DESCRIPTION:The Governments’ Counter Fraud Strategy and DfE Provider Financial Handbook require providers to ensure that there is a level of fraud awareness across the organisation.  In this engaging workshop\, with content written specifically for Post-16 training providers\, we will: \n\nConsider the guidance which providers are being required to follow\nDiscuss the impact on roles right across the organisation\nShare examples of wrong-doing/ irregularity which have occurred in our sector and what we can learn from them\nConsider some of the practical steps we can take to increase our level of protection\nDiscuss how we can embed fraud awareness into apprentice/ learner engagement thus strengthening learner personal development\n\n 
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/developing-confidence-when-planning-and-delivering-british-values-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Workshops & Masterclasses,Online & Webinars
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ORGANIZER;CN="Solvendis":MAILTO:neil@solvendis.co.uk
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SUMMARY:Open Education Conference\, OER26
DESCRIPTION:Open education has always been both a practice and a proposition. It is grounded in commitments to access\, equity\, collaboration\, and the sharing of knowledge as a public good. Over decades\, these commitments have taken institutional form through open educational resources\, open practices\, open pedagogy\, open research\, open access publishing\, and global networks of collaboration. Openness has shaped learning systems\, expanded participation\, and redefined what education can be. \n\n\n\nOER26 invites delegates to reimagine and re-theorise openness while recognising the enduring ethos that has sustained the movement from its earliest days. \n\n\n\nHosted by the Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University (UK)\, widely recognised as one of the foundational institutions in the modern open education movement\, this event offers a distinctive space for reflection and renewal. Established in 1969 with a radical commitment to widening participation and removing barriers to higher education\, The Open University has long embodied the principle that education should be open to people\, places\, methods\, and ideas. Its history reminds us that openness represents and constitutes an ongoing\, transformative ethical and social commitment. Bringing the conference to this setting underscores both continuity and change: continuity in the enduring values of openness\, and change in the technological\, political\, and institutional environments in which those values are enacted.  \n\n\n\nOER26 will foster dialogue across disciplines and regions\, welcoming diverse interpretations of what openness means and what it might become. Our call for proposals welcomes contributions that explore how the ethos of openness is sustained\, challenged\, institutionalised\, or transformed in the current moment.  \n\n\n\nCo-Chairs \n\n\n\nDr Rob Farrow and Dr Beck Pitt\, from the Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University\, serve as co‑directors of the Global OER Graduate Network (GO‑GN). Their longstanding commitment to open education research\, community building\, and global collaboration brings a distinctive perspective to this year’s conference\, ensuring a programme that is both inclusive and forward‑looking. \n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\nThe OER26 programme is now live. This year’s event is shaping up to be one of the most inspiring gatherings in open education. Taking place 22–23 June 2026 at The Open University in Milton Keynes. This year’s event brings together a global community to explore the programme theme\,  “Openness Reimagined: Continuity\, Change and Shared Vision”. \n\n\n\nThis year’s programme includes contributions across six thematic clusters: \n\n\n\n\nOpenness as a project of social transformation\n\n\n\nReimagining openness: theory\, technology\, and futures\n\n\n\nOpenness as justice\n\n\n\nOpen practices and pedagogical innovation\n\n\n\nOpenness as care\n\n\n\nOpen Minds (Wild Card)\n\n\n\n\nAcross the two days\, participants will find a rich mix of workshops\, research papers\, practice sessions\, panels\, lightning talks\, and experimental formats\, offering multiple ways to learn\, share\, and connect. \n\n\n\nKeynote Speakers\n\n\n\nThis year’s keynote speakers are two leading voices in open and digital education: \n\n\n\n\nProf. Eileen Scanlon will examine how openness continues to shape educational innovation and how it can empower learners\, educators\, and researchers alike.\n\n\n\nProf. Dr. Olaf Zawacki‐Richter will explore OER\, sustainability\, and the role of AI in open\, distance\, and digital education\n\n\n\n\nProgramme Highlights\n\n\n\nAlongside the main sessions\, we are also planning a series of activities that celebrate the past\, present\, and future of openness. \n\n\n\n\nCelebrating 20 years of OpenLearn\n\n\n\nPre and post conference visits to the National Museum of Computing and Bletchley Park  – register an interest here\n\n\n\nA guided tour of the cutting edge XR Studios\n\n\n\nPanels exploring the history and development of OER and openness\n\n\n\nA celebration marking 30 years of the Journal of Interactive Media in Education\n\n\n\nResearch funding workshops to support new and emerging open education projects\n\n\n\n\nRegister for OER26\n\n\n\nReady to join us at OER26? Secure your spot today and be part of a vibrant\, community-driven event that reimagines openness for the future. \n\n\n\nExplore the full programme and register now through the OER26 registration page. \n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/open-education-conference-oer26/
LOCATION:The Open University\, Walton Hall\, \,\, Milton Keynes\, MK7 6AA\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Supporting Employers to Work Confidently with Younger Apprentices
DESCRIPTION:Helping providers support employers to create confident\, inclusive workplace environments
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/supporting-employers-to-work-confidently-with-younger-apprentices/
ORGANIZER;CN="AELP Webinar Team":MAILTO:webinar@aelp.org.uk
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