July 17th 2020 - Skills for Life Network

High value courses for school and college leavers: a 1-year offer

June 15th 2021July 17th 2020 by Skills for Life Network Team

The Education and Skills Funding Agency has now published information on additional funding that will be available for one-year for the delivery of high value subjects to prevent young people from becoming NEET. Subjects include maths, English and digital.

Literacy in Lockdown – a case study in best practice

February 16th 2022July 17th 2020 by Skills for Life Network Team

Literacy in lockdown: what has made ‘Yes We Can Read’ work so well at HMP Winchester? And why is its strength so evident in lockdown? This case study illustrates how this one-to-one phonics based reading programme is proving so successful in supporting learners who have previously experienced difficulty learning through traditional approaches.