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Basic Information
About
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF), established in October 2013, is the government-backed, sector-owned national support body for the Further Education and Training sector. We are a registered charity.
We are the guardian of the Professional Standards for the sector. Our professional membership body, the Society for Education and Training (SET), has around 20,000 members, making it the largest professional membership organisation for practitioners in the post-16 sector. The ETF through SET remains the only body which confers Qualified Teaching Learning and Skills (QTLS) status and Advanced Teacher Status (ATS).

Our approach
We take a considered, evidence-based and sector–inclusive approach to the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) support that we give to the sector. Our extensive research with the sector, including its training needs, is the foundation that underpins what we deliver. This is the “ETF Way”

In developing our programmes and initiatives, we work in partnership with our SET members, sector expert panels, employers and key bodies. These include the Association of Colleges (AoC), Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP), Association of Adult Education and Training Organisations (AAETO), trade unions as well as a range of government departments including the Department for Education (DfE).

Charity Information
A registered charity the Foundation received charitable status on 19 September 2013, and you can view our registration certificate (registration no: 1153859) . Operating as a charity ensures that the Foundation provides the greatest benefit to the professionals we aim to support. Our established charitable objectives place improving the quality of learning through empowering the professionals of the sector at the core of the Foundation’s operations.
Email
enquiries@etfoundation.co.uk
Website
https://www.et-foundation.co.uk
Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/E_T_Foundation
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-education-and-training-foundation
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London

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Revised safeguarding modules for governors and governance professionals

The Education and Training Foundation (@E_T_Foundation) has published two revised modules to support governors and governance professionals with their safeguarding and Prevent duty responsibilities.

Teachers are the single biggest influence on whether learners realise their ambitions of progressing to higher levels of study or employment

In praise of the class of 2021 Evidence shows that teachers are the single biggest influence on whether learners realise their ambitions of progressing to higher levels of study and/or employment in industry sectors of their choice.

New ETF maths and English CPD offer

The Education and Training Foundation (@E_T_Foundation) has released a range of new support for those delivering maths and English in the FE sector, in the form of a free maths course available on the FutureLearn platform and a new maths guide, as well as its summer maths and English live CPD offer.

Raising awareness and understanding of research within FE practitioners - Practitioner Research Programme applications now open

ETF-SUNCETT Practitioner Research Programme Applications for the 2021–22 Education and Training Foundation (ETF) Practitioner Research Programme (PRP) are now open.

Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment 8 applications open

Applications are open for the eighth phase of the Education and Training Foundation’s (ETF’s) Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment (OTLA) programme, which will focus this year on English, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Essential Digital Skills.

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