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The Ofsted Annual Report is published in an interactive format, and there is an accompanying video which includes the learning and skills highlights of the report. There are also interesting key findings about literacy and numeracy. | |
Requires improvement judgement for the learning and skills sector Ofsted has announced plans to replace the 'satisfactory' grade for school inspections with a 'requires improvement' judgement. Ofsted has released this statement and will consult with the learning and skills sector on making the same change for the Common Inspection Framework from September 2012. | |
The Six Book Challenge aims to empower adults to enjoy reading and improve Skills for Life, and the Top Ten bestselling author Adele Parks has now launched the 2012 Challenge. | |
Post-16 support for those in need: a personal viewpoint A recent Ofsted report found that too few young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities leave school and go on to complete programmes that will help them live independently, study further or gain employment. This news feature on the Ofsted website aims to give an insight into the issues involved. | |
Independent evaluation of the pilot of the linked pair of GCSEs in mathematics The DfE has published the second of seven formative evaluation reports on the pilot of the linked pair of GCSEs in mathematics. | |
The Register of Training Organisations Following an extensive review and evaluation of the Approved College and Training Organisation Register (ACTOR) during 2011, a new register, the Register of Training Organisations, has been launched by The Skills Funding Agency. | |
Plan of action for Skills for Life In the recently published 'New Challenges, New Chances: Further Education and Skills System Reform Plan', the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (DBIS) sets out plans to re-establish the terms ‘English’ and ‘Maths’ for adults, to prioritise young adults who lack English and Maths skills and those adults not in employment, and to fund GCSE English and Maths qualifications from September 2012. | |
This report presents the initial headline findings from the 2011 Skills for Life Survey. Some key findings are: overall 57 per cent of respondents achieved a Level 2 or above score in literacy, which is a large increase from 44 per cent in 2003. However, 85 per cent of respondents achieved Level 1 or above in literacy, with 15 per cent performing at Entry Level 3 or below. This represents no significant change since 2003. There has also been a small decline in numeracy levels. | |
Review of research and evaluation on improving adult literacy and numeracy skills This Review, published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, finds that learner progress in literacy is greater where teachers have qualified teacher status, and in numeracy where teachers are qualified in maths to Level 3 or above (irrespective of qualified teacher status). Another key finding is that the growing range of demands and contexts for reading and writing, and for using and manipulating numeric data, is further evidence in favour of a focus on functional skills. | |
Wales: a guide to funding for adult learners This guide from the Welsh Government aims to help adult learners find out about the funding for education and training that is available to them. |
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