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Workplace Skills for Life – the Future
January 22nd 2007
Robert Nurden of The Network writes on the current state of play in workplace Skills for Life and the challenges and opportunities it faces in the future

Regional Training News
January 22nd 2007
Level 4 Subject Specialist programmes on offer at South Tyneside, Bishop Auckland and Newcastle Colleges

North West Training and Development
January 22nd 2007
Links to professional development websites for the North West

Family and child reading given a boost
January 22nd 2007
The Family Engagement Toolkit, funded by the Department for Education and Skills, gives advice to schools on how they can engage parents and encourage them to read with their child … Read more

Families Getting On – A Family Literacy, Language and Numeracy Conference
January 22nd 2007
A free national conference for anybody with an interest in the engagement and delivery of family literacy, language and numeracy and the continued embedding of Step in to Learning

Boosting essential skills: online help to develop school support staff
January 22nd 2007
An online guide to help school leaders plan and implement training for their support staff in language, literacy and numeracy skills has been launched by the Training and Developme … Read more

Funding to support Skills for Life teacher training
January 12th 2007
An update from the NRDC on funding available to support routes to fully qualified status for prospective/new and existing Skills for Life teachers

Resources to support the delivery of Level 2 Adult Learner Support programmes
January 10th 2007
Level 2 Unit 1 materials contextualised for museums, library and archive staff are available to download from the MLA Yorkshire Skills for Life website

QIA Skills for Life Improvement Programme in the North East
January 10th 2007
An overview and update on professional development opportunities available through the regional Skills for Life Improvement Programme