Market engagement For Post-16 English and maths Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

To note: This PIN does not signify the commencement of any competitive process and does not constitute any commitment by the Department for Education (DfE). If DfE decides to commence any competitive process(es) as contemplated by this notice, a separate notice(s) will be published at the relevant time.

DfE has previously published its commitments to Further Education (FE) providers in the Skills for Jobs: Lifelong Learning for Opportunity and Growth White Paper. The paper identifies a need to ensure all FE providers are well managed, governed and have the best quality teachers and lecturers. In doing so, we will ensure that post-16 further education students have access to world-class technical and vocational education, providing the skills both individuals and employers need for the future economy.

Purpose of this notice The purpose of this PIN is to inform the market that DfE is considering how best it supports teachers in Further Education provides who teach learners who are continuing to work towards Level 2 in English and maths.

Achieving a level 2 qualification in both maths and English, through GCSE or Functional Skills Qualifications (FSQs), helps students to progress to further study, training and skilled employment. The maths and English Condition of Funding ('resit' policy) ensures that all 16 to 19-year-olds have the best chance of achieving this standard and get the necessary support to do so.

DfE is committed to this policy and therefore it is important that teachers in Further Education providers have access to the best development which focuses on the skills needed to help resit learners achieve their potential.

Early in the summer DfE intends to invite bids for grant funding from organisations whose policies, objectives and activities are aligned to those of the DfE, to better achieve the desired outcomes for FE providers and learners in England. This will be achieved by the provision of continuous professional development to teachers of resit learners that is focussed on pedagogy, curriculum, and assessment training, delivered by skilled and experienced experts

How to engage

The Department for Education is holding an introductory market engagement webinar via Microsoft Teams at 11am on Tuesday 26 April 2022 which will run for approximately 45 minutes. If any organisation is interested in a short 1-2-1 following the webinar, please register your interest via Jaggaer.

Further Information

The main purpose of the market engagement event is to raise awareness of the potential opportunity and to provide high level background information to help the market develop an understanding of the policy requirements.

Additional information: This is a market engagement event only. All information regarding this pre-market engagement event can be found via the departments e-tendering portal.

To participate in this opportunity and register your organisation's interest in attending the webinar, please register for an account and view the "current opportunities" page at Jaggaer https://education.app.jaggaer.com and search for: "Project_6711 Post-16 English and maths Workforce CPD. All communications with DfE will be held via Jaggaer.

Once you have located Project_6711 please confirm your interest by selecting "Express Interest" to receive full access to the opportunity. All relevant documentation will be made available in the Data Room, accessed via the "Buyer Attachments" section, under "ITT Details."

Please note, you must answer the question within the "My Response" section and submit your response to ensure registration at the webinar. You can then use the messaging function to provide attendee details (a maximum of 3 attendees).

Once your organisation has expressed interest you will be invited to provide details of your attendee list for the webinar via the messaging function within Project_6711. A meeting invitation will then be issued.

All organisations who have expressed an interest in this opportunity, including those who are unable to attend the webinar, will have access to relevant information and any supporting notes which will be made available via the Data Room within Project_6711 Post-16 English and maths Workforce CPD at https://education.app.jaggaer.com.