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The fast moving news and information channel for teachers, managers and supporters of functional skills and GCSE maths & English, digital skills, ESOL, employability and SEND.
The subject content, aims and learning objectives for digital functional skills qualifications from 2021 have now been published.
Find out what FE practitioners have discovered about the impact misinformation is having in COVID-19 times, and how their action research project has had a positive influence on the wellbeing of essential digital skills learners.
Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has announced that the maths and English qualification exit requirements for T Levels will be removed.
The government and Ofqual have confirmed contingency plans in the event that exams planned next summer are unable to take place.
A new national numeracy programme will give people who don’t have at least a GCSE grade C/4 or equivalent in maths access to free, flexible courses to improve their maths.
The Skills for Life Alliance consists of leading researchers, delivery organisations and sector specialists, and is exploring what affects participation in basic skills learning.
Writing Sentences – the family tree
This worksheet, which is available to download from the Skills Workshop website, uses the idea of a family tree to help learners develop their sentence writing and punctuation skills.
Skills for Life Network E-News Update January 2022
Check out the Skills for Life Network E-News Update January 2022 for a round up of the latest news, resources, courses and career opportunities.
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GCSE maths for post-16 learners
Written by an experienced maths teacher, this book aims to support achievement of Functional Skills maths and/or foundation level GCSE maths for learners.
Improving Maths and English in Further Education: A Practical Guide
This book aims to provide a practical and easily applied toolkit for teachers and leaders as they work with learners to help them develop their maths and English skills.
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