This report is a synthesis of collaborative action research projects completed during the academic year 2020-2021 by approximately 130 FE maths teachers and support workers and many thousands of their students. touchconsulting helped design and run the professional development these 130 or so teachers participated in as part of the Centres for Excellence in Maths action research pathway.

A guide funded by the Education and Training Foundation and produced by the team at touchconsulting Ltd in 2019 to help teachers plan and bring alive assessment for learning approaches within their maths and English teaching.

A guide funded by the Education and Training Foundation and produced by the team at touchconsulting Ltd in April 2019 (and updated Jan 2020) to support practitioners in planning, teaching and assessing maths and English in apprenticeship provision.

touchconsulting Ltd were commissioned by the Education and Training Foundation to design its Excellence Gateway ‘Learners New to ESOL’ exhibition area to showcase the guidance documents, screening package and resources produced by Learning and Work Institute and Learning Unlimited. These resources are designed for ESOL learners operating at pre-Entry.

The Education and Training Foundation commissioned touchconsulting Ltd to refresh the maths and English exhibition sites for easier navigation.