Action Learning Sets are a great tool to use to find efficient and effective solutions to challenges. Not only were they used within the PDGs but many participants (including ourselves) have used them within the organisations they work; as a CPD model with leaders and teachers; with students and we've even used them as a tool with employers to support their development. If those benefits weren't enough, they are also really easy and straight forward to set up, the video explains the format.

This useful resource from the ETF walks you through the Action Learning Set format. If you want to hear how useful participants found the ALS format, have a watch of the videos in the PDG resources page. If you want to anymore information about how we have used the ALS format contact Sarah Condren (Staff Development Manager, Burnley College) s.condren@burnley.ac.uk

To see the ALS model in action listen to your colleagues discuss their participation in an action learning set to look at a element of practice in relation to embedding maths/ English into programmes of study or the teaching of English.