About our English offer
ETF’s English CPD offer helps teachers, trainers and leaders improve learner progress through evidence-informed, practical development. As the professional body for further education and skills, ETF works in partnership with the sector to create training that reflects real challenges and drives genuine improvement – building confidence and lasting impact in every classroom.
Building success with the 16–19 English GCSE Resit CPD Programme
Build your learners’ confidence, discover adaptive teaching strategies, and explore ways to boost engagement with the 16–19 English GCSE Resit CPD Programme, a fully funded package of CPD from the Education and Training Foundation.
Designed to improve outcomes and progress for GCSE English resit learners in further education (FE) colleges, this programme aims to empower English teachers with training built on evidence, delivered by experts and practitioners from the sector, and focused on improving learner experience and outcomes.
Through six dynamic live courses, six interactive eLearning courses, a collaborative online community, and regional teach meets, participants gain practical tools to deliver engaging, inclusive lessons that meet the needs of all learners.
Join us in shaping success, strengthening the FE workforce, and closing attainment gaps for post-16 learners.
- Increasing pass rates and grade improvements for 16–19-year-olds studying GCSE English resits in FE settings.
- Improving teaching through high-quality, fully funded, evidence-based CPD for English teachers.
- Supporting disadvantaged and SEND learners and narrowing attainment gaps post-16.
- Strengthening the FE workforce by supporting recruitment, retention, and professional development of teachers and leaders.
- Ensure teachers have access to high-quality, evidence-based CPD that equips them with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to support learners effectively.
- Improve understanding, enjoyment, and confidence in GCSE English for learners and teachers.
- Move away from purely exam-based teaching to a more engaging and explorative suite of GCSE English resit lessons.
- Provide strategies to meet the needs of all learners, including those with SEND requirements, who are neurodiverse and/or from disadvantaged backgrounds
This programme consists of six courses delivered through self-guided eLearning and live online sessions.
Our next cohort of live online courses start in January.
You can find the courses below.
- Developing Reading Skills for GCSE English Resit Learners
- Developing Writing Skills for GCSE English Resit Learners
- Improving Attendance, Motivation and Engagement in GCSE English Resit Lessons
- Delivering Adaptive GCSE English Resit Lessons to Meet Individual Needs
- Rebuilding Confidence in GCSE English with a Trauma-Informed Approach
- Planning and Assessment in an Inclusive GCSE English Resit Curriculum
- Explore approaches to supporting learners (reading, writing, fiction engagement, inclusive environments, trauma-informed confidence building, assessment for learning).
- Access a supportive online community of practice and connect with peers across regions.
- Contribute to the development of teaching and learning in GCSE English resits.
This programme is currently prioritised for colleges that have not previously received DfE-funded CPD through this grant, so organisations with prior support are not eligible at this stage.
If you would like to check whether you're eligible for a funded place, please email English@etfoundation.co.uk
If you have received prior DfE-funded CPD, you may want to look into these organisations providing similar resources:
Otherwise, please submit your Expression of Interest.
Once we have confirmed your eligibility, we will send you a Letter of Intent that must be signed by a Vice Principal or equivalent from your organization.
Please contact us by emailing English@etfoundation.co.uk if you have any questions.
Our CPD focuses on practical strategies for:
Practical strategies for:
- Connecting reading and writing to real communication skills
- Boosting engagement and motivation so learners want to attend
- Using assessment for learning, not just assessment of learning
- Adapting lessons for SEND and neurodiverse learners
- Embedding trauma-informed practice to build safe, confident classrooms
By equipping teachers with proven approaches through live online CPD, self-guided eLearning, and peer communities, we are transforming resit classrooms into spaces of opportunity – where every learner has a chance to succeed.
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