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Engaging priority groups in Skills for Life This report, published by the National Research and Development Centre for adult literacy and numeracy, finds that improving the literacy of adults with the poorest skills has a positive impact on their children’s performance as well as being associated with improvements in their own social and economic situation | |
Government publishes response to the Wolf Review of Vocational Education The Government has announced plans to ensure that more young people leave school or college with a good grasp of English and maths | |
A £60m commitment to get more vulnerable young people into work, a boost to Apprenticeships and radical reforms to transform vocational education are part of a series of measures outlined by the Government to prioritise youth employment, and tackle some of the long term structural barriers that stop some young people from getting a job and starting their career | |
Poor standards of English and maths among school leavers could hinder growth Employers are concerned with the basic skills levels of school and college leavers, the CBI/EDI annual Education and Skills survey 2011 reveals | |
Further Education boosts economy by £75 billion Further Education participants generate an additional £75bn for the economy over their lifetimes, with Apprenticeships generating around £40 for each pound of Government investment, new research shows | |
Update on Careers Guidance Services The Government has set out its expectations of local authorities and schools in respect of careers guidance, and has clarified the positioning of the all-age careers service in this context | |
Accrediting your in-house training This useful guide from Business Link tells you about different ways of getting your own training accredited and how to choose between them | |
Ofsted Report on Numeracy Skills Tackling the challenge of poor numeracy skills – why some teaching and learning adds up while other provision falls short | |
Social Media Basics on BBC WebWise BBC WebWise has launched a brand new online course on Social Media Basics, which aims to give you a great introduction to social networking | |
Developing and supporting effective teaching practice in the Lifelong Learning Sector Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) and the national network of Centres for Excellence in Teacher Training (ACETT) have worked together to develop a plain English guide, with links to helpful resources and ideas, that looks at approaches to developing and supporting effective teaching practice |
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