Making Sense of Functional Skills Newsletter Oct 19th

Our fortnightly look at the world of Functional Skills.

As we race toward the spending review later this week and half term next week, regular news seems to have been suspended. Nevertheless, a video about Education Policy at the Party conferences, support for Diplomas, an update on the Making Sense of Functional Skills Conference and a link to e-CPD for Functional Skills make up this fortnight's news.

Education Policy at the Party Conferences. Education journalist Mike Baker presents a 10 minute general summary of education policy from the party conference season. Click here for the link.

Developing a Diploma survival plan. At a surprisingly lively (and well attended) Delivering Diplomas conference last week, Sue Kirkham of ASCL spoke up for Diplomas.

"It would have a great deal of impact if employers were to say that this is not an easy option. It is rigorous and challenging and needs to have true value in league tables."

Making Sense of Functional Skills conference - book now! Making Sense of Functional Skills is in London on Tuesday 16th November. Join more than 100 like minded colleagues and a reminder that newsletter readers save £25 by using the promotion code NEWS25 before half term.

National Strategies e-CPD. A reminder that National Strategies keep a large source of on-line learning materials for Functional Skills on their website. This section is all about applied learning, progression and securing the use of Functional Skills.

Functional Skills resources from Guroo

Next issue! The next issue of the Functional Skills newsletter will be sent on Tuesday 2nd November, after both half term and the spending review. If you have a story, a question or a suggestion - please contact jwells@guroo.co.uk Please also feel free to forward this newsletter to your Functional Skills friends, it's free, informative and occasionally just a little bit of fun - and don't forget the Making Sense of Functional Skills conference - I'm the chair!