Real Life Practical Approaches to Contextualised English and Maths
AELP Webinar
Facilitator: Maureen Deary, FE and Skills and Independent Schools Inspector, Strategic Adviser in Quality
Guest speakers: Christine Edwards QTLS, Creating Excellence and Ian Smith, FES Consultant, Inspector, Formed Ofsted Senior HMI.
Member rate: £69.00 + VAT
Non Member Rate £119.00 + VAT
Overview
Many learners perceive English and maths as disconnected from their day-to-day work. This webinar will show how contextualising English and maths in vocational and workplace settings can turn disengagement into motivation—transforming both learning experiences and outcomes.
Through practical strategies, curriculum guidance, and real-world case studies, this session will explore how embedding these essential skills into on-the-job and off-the-job training can increase relevance, build confidence, and improve learner progression.
Attendees will leave equipped with practical tools and examples to design and deliver high-impact contextualised learning that works for both learners and employers.
Objectives
By attending this session, participants will:
- Understand how embedding English and maths in workplace learning increases engagement and relevance
- Explore the evidence base for high-quality provision in English and maths
- Gain insight into Ofsted’s proposed framework and curriculum expectations around contextualization
- Learn strategies to align literacy and numeracy with real workplace tasks and sector-specific roles
- Take away examples, templates, and good practice to use in their own delivery settings
Facilitated by
Facilitator
Maureen Deary, FE and Skills and Independent Schools Inspector, Strategic Adviser in Quality
Maureen is a current practising further education and skills inspector and lead inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). She inspects and provides consultancy support across all FE and Skills and HEI provision and a wide range of sector areas sectors. She works with a range of colleges, prime and sub-contractor/partner training provider organisations and is a consultant and adviser in quality development support and improvement work and has supported organisations for over thirty years in the state, private, schools, further and higher education sectors. . She has lived and worked overseas in the education sector and has held representative sports coaching posts to national level. Maureen has worked for a number of awarding bodies approving new centres, developing qualifications, acting as a Chief and Centre Approvals Verifier/Moderator and Principal Examiner and QCF qualification designer, whilst living in the UK and in Hong Kong and Asia.
Guest Speakers
Christine Edwards QTLS, Creating Excellence
Christine has a wide occupational background and has held key roles within apprenticeship provision since 2003. Her knowledge is comprehensive across all aspects of the operational and quality functions and she has an in depth understanding of Ofsted inspection requirements. She is passionate about ensuring that maths and English teaching and support is effectively integrated and value recognised within all training.
Ian Smith, FES Consultancy, Inspector, Former Ofsted Senior HMI and Consultant.
Ian Smith is a qualified teacher. He is a former Ofsted Senior Her Majesty’s Inspector and has 20 years recent experience in inspection, having worked as a senior manager for the Adult Learning Inspectorate and then moving to Ofsted. He gained extensive senior management experience as a senior leader in a general further education college and holds a degree level management qualification and a Postgraduate Award in Inspection and Evaluation. Ian has wide experience spanning over 35 years in all aspects of further education and skills and across provider types. Ian has managed a national quality improvement service and has experience of managing education programmes for young people, apprenticeships, community learning and adult skills provisions. He has carried out international work in quality improvement. Currently Ian is working as a consultant and advisor in the Further Education sector.
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Fees
Member Rate £69.00 + VAT
Non Member Rate £119.00 + VAT
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Real Life Practical Approaches to Contextualised English and Maths
AELP Webinar
