Useful Links
The following websites contain information that will be of interest to teachers and managers of functional skills, maths, English, ICT and ESOL working in the FE and Skills sector.
 | Adult Skills for Life Core Curriculum Nationally developed Skills for Life resources. |
| Basic Skills Agency The Basic Skills Agency is now closed. Find out more by clicking on the link. |
| Diagnostic Assessment materials Skills for Life diagnostic assessment materials, available as PDF downloads. Please note that paper copies are no longer available. |
| Education and Skills Funding Agency The Education and Skills Funding Agency has been set up by the government to fund and regulate adult skills training in England. |
| Education and Training Foundation The ETF aims to raise the quality and professionalism of teachers and trainers across the FE and training sector. |
| Functional skills standards QCA Functional skills standards |
| Learning and Work Institute Independent policy and research organisation dedicated to lifelong learning, full employment and inclusion. Formed from the merger of NIACE with the Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion. |
| Literacy Tools Learners' website from the National Adult Literacy Agency, Ireland. Features interactive games, quizzes and a virtual guide called Nala! |
| Literacy Trust Official website of the Literacy Trust. Contains a comprehensive section on dyslexia and learning difficulties. |
| Literacy.ie Website of the National Adult Literacy Agency, Ireland |
| NATECLA National Association for Teaching English and Community Languages to Adults. Professional association for ESOL teachers. Provides a national forum for English and Community languages issues. |
| National Numeracy National Numeracy is an independent charity that focuses on adults and children with low levels of numeracy. |
| NCETM National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics |
| NRDC NRDC was the national centre dedicated to research and development in adult literacy, numeracy and language. It closed at the end of 2015. |
| Ofsted Office for Standards in Education website. Ofsted is the inspectorate for children and learners of all ages in England. |
| Reading Agency The Reading Agency is an independent charity working to inspire more people to read more. It is funded by the Arts Council and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. |
| Refugee Council Refugee Council website. Useful information for Refugees and Asylum Seekers and for those supporting them. |
| Skills.OECD OECD online portal containing 20+ interactive skills data visualisations, skills policy recommendations, videos and 40 country pages containing data, local case studies and national skills strategies. |
| Union Learn Trade Union Council Learning website. Contains a Skills for Life section and hub. |
