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Lessons from unfinished lessons

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Despoina is Get Further’s Maths CPD Manager and had the privilege of working with 10 FE maths departments across the country – delivering four workshops to each team – over the 25/26 academic year. As someone with extensive experience teaching maths in FE colleges, in many of the discussions that emerged during the workshops Despoina kept finding herself relating directly to what FE maths teachers were experiencing.   I remember standing at the front of my maths classroom on a Thursday afternoon and I could see that the topic of … Read more

Get Further Forum 2026: Group Bookings

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Group bookings are available for the Get Further Forum 2026, meaning you and your team can all benefit from a high-impact day of CPD for FE English and maths, packed with practical, evidence-informed insight and strategies you can take straight back into the classroom to help you kick-start 2026/27 with confidence. how to Book as … Read more

Tutor Award Nominations 2025/26

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We’re thrilled to be hosting our Tutor Awards ceremony on Wednesday, 8th April! This special event will bring together Get Further’s tutors, central team, college partners, funders, and supporters for an evening of celebration – shining a spotlight on the dedication, talent, and incredible impact of our tutors on the students they support. Nine awards … Read more

Free GCSE resit teaching resources now available for FE teachers

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Thanks to funding from the Department for Education, our GCSE resit teaching resources are now free for FE teachers. These resources include high-quality slide decks and worksheets covering over 100 hours of GCSE English and maths delivery, all designed in line with the latest research into the science of learning to support adaptive, ambitious teaching in … Read more

Young People Gain Support to ‘Get Further’ thanks to Essex Year of Opportunity

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We are delighted to announce our partnership with Essex County Council to support the Essex Year of Opportunity, an initiative dedicated to helping residents of all ages return to learning and explore new career paths.   Through this partnership, Get Further will deliver our Functional Skills Level 2 Tuition Programme to 16-19-year-olds who are no … Read more

Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report – Our Response 

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At Get Further our mission is to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in Further Education to achieve gateway English and maths qualifications that unlock further opportunities in work, education, and life.   We therefore welcome the recommendations in the Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report, published today, which are underpinned by the ambition to close … Read more

Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper – Our Response

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Published 20th October 2025  — We are delighted that today’s Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper includes the introduction of new level 1 stepping stone qualifications in GCSE English and maths. These will support young people entering Further Education with low prior attainment in English and maths to undertake a year of foundational study before … Read more

Tutor Award Nominations 2024/25

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We’re thrilled to be hosting our very first in-person Tutor Awards ceremony on Tuesday, 8th April! This special event will bring together Get Further’s tutors, central team, college partners, funders, and supporters for an evening of celebration – shining a spotlight on the dedication, talent, and incredible impact of our tutors on the students they … Read more