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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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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250812T100000
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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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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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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:Future-Proofing Your Curriculum: Built to Adapt. Designed to Achieve
DESCRIPTION:Overview\n\nThis hands-on workshop explores how to design adaptive learner pathways that respond to real starting points – using the 4D Initial Assessment model as a springboard. You’ll collaborate to build three distinct pathways and explore practical strategies for sequencing support\, stretch\, and engagement. Expect challenge\, reflection\, and ready-to-use tools to future-proof your curriculum design – helping you create learning journeys that work for every learner and stand strong under scrutiny.\n\nObjectives\n\nDelegates attending this webinar will leave with an understanding of:\n\nWhat happens when we structure learning through adaptive pathways rather than fixed programmes\nReal-world examples to help you build a more responsive ad adaptive curriculum\nWhat it really means to ‘sequence for equity’\nDesigning personalised learner journeys from their starting points and beyond\n\nFacilitator: Gemma Hart\, Head of Quality Apprenticeships\, Fuel Learning\n\nClick here to find out more information or to register.
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/future-proofing-your-curriculum-built-to-adapt-designed-to-achieve/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online & Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250722T100000
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SUMMARY:Experiential Learning: Turning doing into learning
DESCRIPTION:OverviewThis webinar will help participants design and deliver practical\, work-based learning tasks that not only engage learners but also lead to meaningful\, lasting learning. By grounding activities in the principles of experiential learning\, attendees will gain insights into how to move beyond simple task completion toward experiences that foster critical thinking\, reflection\, and the transfer of skills to real-world situations. Whether you’re facilitating in classrooms\, workshops\, or workplace settings\, this session will provide a framework for turning active participation into deep learning\, enhancing learner outcomes and professional practice. \nObjectivesThis webinar will help delegates to: \nUnderstand the Principles of Experiential Learning: Participants will explore the concept of experiential learning and its relevance in fostering deep\, transferable knowledge.Explore Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle: Participants will identify the stages of Kolb’s cycle (Concrete Experience\, Reflective Observation\, Abstract Conceptualization\, and Active Experimentation) and how they apply to teaching and learning.Develop Strategies for Experiential Learning: Participants will design activities that integrate experiential learning principles into their teaching or workplace practices.Reflect on Current Practices: Participants will evaluate their use of experiential learning and identify opportunities to enhance their approach. \nFacilitatorPaul Wakeling\, Education Consultant \nClick here to find out more information or to register.
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/experiential-learning-turning-doing-into-learning/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online & Webinars
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SUMMARY:The Fundamentals of Copyright in Learning Technology
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a half day workshop on copyright law\, tailored to anyone working with learning technology. \n\n\n\nDelivered by ALT CoOL SIG Chairs\, Chris Morrison and Jane Secker\, it is aimed at learning technologists and related staff in education.  No knowledge of copyright is assumed prior to the course. \n\n\n\nThis half-day workshop uses Copyright the Card Game to establish a baseline level of knowledge and to give practical examples and scenarios about how copyright relates to the work of learning technologists and those in the field of digital education. Learning outcomes \n\n\n\nBy the end of the afternoon\, delegates will have: \n\n\n\n\nAn understanding of issues related to copyright and digital education / online learning including: digitising content for online\, using born digital resources\, using digital media and lecture recording and copyright in the connected environment.\n\n\n\nThe ability to apply the basics of UK copyright law to the primary activities of learning technology\n\n\n\nAn awareness and understanding of the main licences and copyright exceptions that are relevant to those working in this fieldALT Member Rate £69.00Non-Member Rate £129.00
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/the-fundamentals-of-copyright-in-learning-technology/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250602T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250728T110000
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SUMMARY:How to practically implement the new 2025-26 Apprenticeship Funding Rules
DESCRIPTION:With an early release of the new apprenticeship funding rules (2025/26) due to be published in May\, join us for our annual business-critical webinar series – now in three parts to help you plan for the changes and understand the practical actions you will need to take across your organisation.\n\nThat’s where we do a lot of thinking for you. Using the stages of the learner journey\, this 3-part webinar series will walk through the updates\, what it means operationally for different teams along the way\, where new risks might arise and practical ways you can mitigate them. It will also include the latest critical changes to the functional skills implementation\, new minimum durations as well as clarifications to 25/26 rules.\n\nWe’ll also give you a detailed “Changes Action Plan”\, setting out all the key changes and actions you need to take across different teams.\n\nSession 1 – Laying the ground (2nd June\, 10.00am-10.45am)\n\nAfter the DfE’s announcement that there will be no draft funding rules this year\, we have added this additional webinar to our funding rules series – at no extra charge – to help you lay the best foundations for August implementation\n\nFollowing the first release of the first version of the funding rules in May\, this session will cover the headline changes and start the process of preparing for change.\n\n 	Break down each of the funding rule changes\n 	Explore the impact for independent providers\, universities\, colleges\, and employer providers\n 	Identify key risks across your organisation\n\nSession 2 – Detailed implementation (3 July\, 10.00am-1pm)\n\nHaving consolidated the rules and developed models of best practice\, for change this session will explore:\n\n 	How the funding rule changes will impact on the learner journey:\no Pre-entry\no Entry\no On-programme\no Gateway and end-point assessment\no Progression\n 	Specific changes you will need to make to your ILR and funding administration and management\n 	Practical adaptions you will need to make to your systems\, processes and templates\n 	Q&A\n 	We will issue a detailed implementation action plan to work through with this session\n\nSession 3 – Supporting change (28th July\, 10.00am-11.00am)\n\nTaking account of any further clarifications and further examples of best practice\, this Q&A session will include quality perspectives on the changes as well as the opportunity to get best practice answers to your questions\n\n 	Updates and clarifications\n 	Quality perspectives\n 	Q&A\n\nAbout your session\n\nThe session will be facilitated by David Lockhart-Hawkins\, SDN’s compliance and funding expert who has supported hundreds of providers in their apprenticeship journey including some of the UK’s largest\, highest quality\, specialist and new providers.\nDavid’s in-depth understanding of curriculum design and quality\, as well as funding\, gives him a unique insight into the practical implications of funding rule changes.\n\nThis session is designed for apprenticeship providers – compliance and operational staff\, quality managers\, and leaders overseeing the impact on the apprenticeship delivery journey.\n\n“This was excellent. You feel that an awful lot of work has gone into producing this\, packed with helpful content\, guidance and experience. Thank you so much!”\n\n“I will be recommending colleagues to sign up to training alerts. Really looking forward to attending other sessions.”\n\n“Very useful – as always. Thorough and detailed\, with great slides to support.”\n\n“It was very clear that a large amount of time and effort has gone into the preparation of today’s event – and that is why SDN is my first choice for webinars.”\n\n“Excellent coverage\, well planned and organised with clear expertise in the funding rules”\n\n – Event attendees\n\nBooking and payment:\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.
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/how-to-practically-implement-the-new-2025-26-apprenticeship-funding-rules/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online & Webinars
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