Learning Issues – English & maths

Dear colleagues

It was a great pleasure to hear the discussions prompted by Jade around the issues providers are facing with resit English and maths. As promised, please find below two collaborative wikis for collecting your thoughts.

• Learning issues wiki – English
• Learning issues wiki – maths

I look forward to seeing how this could influence the development of my own work.

There was also talk about the need to contextualise English and maths for specific vocational areas. I was lucky enough to be invited to contribute the the English side of such a project for the AELP in 2014. I’m assured the outcomes have not changed, but happy to take further advice on this. I’ve added the resource below.

English

• Grid contextualising GCSE English outcomes to four vocational areas
• Sample lesson – Health & Social Care
• Learner feedback on sample lesson
• Overview of English outcomes – all vocational tutors should know this

Maths

• Grid contextualising GCSE Maths outcomes to four vocational areas
• How to use the context grid
• Sample lesson – Health & Social Care

Very best wishes

Tony

February 2022