Boosting Engagement and Attendance Amongst Resit Students
One of the biggest challenges facing education providers who want to help resit students gain English and maths qualifications is ensuring that they attend and
Developing Independent Learning in Resit Students
During my years working with learners resitting their GCSEs, one thing became particularly clear: they might struggle with some of the specifics of English or maths, but more broadly, almost all of them need support with the fundamentals of learning.
Drop the failure narrative surrounding English and maths teaching
A few years ago, I got into a robust discussion on social media with a high-profile English teacher working in a school who told me
Tuition in FE: Success depends on a better evidence base
The national tutoring programme has sparked thriving conversation and research about tuition, writes Alice Eardley, but FE is largely absent from both
The Confidence Crisis
Why reinstating confidence is vital for getting students back on track in further education
New trustees appointed
We are pleased to welcome five new appointments to the charity’s Board of Trustees, including Michele Sutton CBE as Chair. Together they join the three founding trustees to form the Get Further Board.
‘Tuition boost for 90 GCSE students in Bradford’
Read about Get Further’s partnership with Bradford College in the Telegraph and Argus.
‘Addressing lost learning for young people in further education’
Get Further founder, Sarah Waite, writes for the Association of Colleges setting out how lost learning could be addressed in the coming years.
Get Further scales ten-fold to address disruption to education
This year, Get Further has scaled its work ten-fold to meet the increased need for extra support in education.