Welcome to the April issue of the Vocational Learning Resources newsletter. This month, we wanted to take the opportunity to remind you about the support on offer from the FE and Skills Content Team. We have a reminder about the VLR free access period until 31st July 2021, our dedicated support site to help […]
Welcome to the March issue of our Vocational Learning Resources newsletter. This month we’re looking at accessibility and inclusion and what to consider when using digital learning content or developing your own. What is accessibility and why is it so important? Accessibility is the practice of designing and developing digital resources and content that can […]
Welcome to the February issue of our Vocational Learning Resources newsletter. We hope you are making the most of the current free access period and that staff and students are benefiting from access to high quality, interactive and engaging resources. This month, we have a reminder about accessing our resources, a recap from our recent […]
About The FE and Skills Content Team are running some introductory webinars on our Vocational Learning Resources. During the webinars, we will give a demonstration of our resources, look at what areas they cover, how they can be used and what teaching practitioner support is available. Each webinar will be around 30 minutes in total […]
Welcome to the January issue of the Vocational Learning Resources Newsletter. With another lockdown now in place, the FE and Skills Content team have been looking at how we can best support our members during this difficult time period. In this newsletter, we’re looking at the new free access period for the Vocational Learning Resources, […]
Welcome to the December issue of the Vocational Learning Resources Newsletter. Now we’re coming to the end of a very challenging year, we hope you all enjoy the upcoming break. In this newsletter, we’re reflecting on the past year and what we’ve learnt. Reflecting on learner engagement Last month, our webinar focused on reflections over […]
Welcome to the November issue of our Vocational Learning Resources newsletter. This month, we’re looking at Digifest 2021, the UKSG Further Education webinar series, our upcoming webinar and November’s £30 book token question. Digifest 2021 Digifest is the UK’s leading edtech conference. 2021 is about reconnecting as an industry to understand how learning and teaching, […]
Welcome to the October issue of our Vocational Learning Resources newsletter. This month, we’re focusing on student engagement, a reminder about our Digital Learning Resources in FE Teaching Toolkit, September’s Digital Skills webinar, Colleges Week and this month’s chance to win a £30 National Book Token! Keeping learners engaged This month we’ve been thinking about […]
Welcome to the September issue of our Vocational Learning Resources newsletter. As we’re going into a very different and challenging new academic year, this month we’re looking at how FE organisations can embed their digital resources to further enhance teaching and learning in both face to face and blended learning environments. Using digital resources in […]
Welcome to the August issue of our Vocational Learning Resources newsletter. We hope you’ve had a relaxing summer break and that you are looking forward to starting the new term. With the current issues surrounding exam results and the sudden regrading of BTec results, this has certainly been a challenging month for FE institutions in […]