Why Haven't They Passed Yet

Kayte Haselgrove has worked in the Further Education Sector (FES) since 2010, progressing from learning mentor to national literacy lead for the Education and Training Foundation. She now works in initial teacher education, contributing nationally to trainee and professional development in English teaching.Her current research focuses on subject specialist pedagogy through her PhD and roles in Post-14 teacher training programmes at the University of Derby and the University of Huddersfield. She has presented at major education conferences, is editor of The Use of English, and is co-founder of The FE Literacy Movement.

Why haven't they passed yet? Teaching literacy for social mobility in the Further Education and Skills sectorbrings together the experiences of expert practitioners to share the lived reality of teaching English in FE. This book is not about getting your students to pass their resits. Rather, it reframes the question in the title as a much richer and productive provocation: what do students need from you to develop meaningful literacy? This collection positions FE literacy teaching as central to social justice. It will resonate strongly with practitioners seeking thoughtful, evidence-informed approaches to supporting learners beyond the narrow goal of exam success.Rebecca Fisher