Courses starting soon at Newcastle College
Information on a new programme for LDD specialists and on the Masters in Lifelong Learning and Professional Development.
Skills for Life Network Team
Yes We Can Read: an award-winning 1 to 1 reading tool
Yes We Can Read is a phonics-based programme to develop reading for meaning with a unique photo-alphabet which makes it particularly helpful for learners with dyslexia.
Support for English, maths and ESOL/Functional Skills from LSIS
From September 2012, LSIS will be offering 3 and 6-day packages of support for English, maths and ESOL/Functional Skills.
Act now to take advantage of bursaries of £1500 for English/literacy and Numeracy/Maths specialists!
Information on teacher training courses starting soon at Newcastle College, including the Foundation degree in Education and Training for English, Literacy and Language specialists and the Foundation degree in Education and Training for Maths and Numeracy specialists.
New accelerated, blended DTLLS and Additional Diploma programmes
These programmes offer literacy, numeracy and Functional Skills teachers the opportunity to become fully qualified more quickly. Courses are delivered by the Essential Skills Resource Centre, University of Warwick, who have successfully taught programmes for the last 8 years.
Supermarket Stories series from Gatehouse Books
Jenny’s Choice is the eagerly-awaited fourth title in the brilliant Supermarket Stories series, written by Margaret Adams. Supporting tutor resources are available on CD-ROM featuring a range of stimulating activities to develop literacy skills.
Moving from Key Skills to Functional Skills: A step by step guide
This practical guide ‘Moving from Key Skills to Functional Skills’ is aimed at all skills providers making the transition to Functional Skills qualification delivery within Apprenticeships from September 2012.
First class blended learning for Functional Skills from MindLeaders
This month MindLeaders releases U-skills for Functional Skills, a new blended learning model to deliver the tougher basic skills qualifications in Maths and English. Already proven in pilots with workplace learners, the blended solution uses ePortfolios to introduce collaborative online learning to Functional Skills delivery for the first time.
Trinity College London Teacher Seminars
Trinity College London is holding its UK ESOL teacher seminars again this November 2011. The seminars are free to attend and lunch is provided for all day delegates. Certificates of Attendance will be issued.
Leeds City College – Numeracy and ESOL Additional Diplomas
Numeracy and ESOL Additional Diplomas will be starting in November at Leeds City College. Don’t miss out on the chance to get IfL funding to help with the cost of these mandatory qualifications for teachers of Numeracy or ESOL.
Take Your Head Out of the Sand Over Functional Skills!
MindLeaders ThirdForce has an innovative blended solution to the challenge presented by Functional Skills. We carried out a Functional Skills pilot with two large national employers. It was a truly robust pilot choosing learners with a range of ages, previous learning experiences and a wide geographical spread to really road test our delivery model. Our results were: First Time Pass Rates – 91% and average Completion Times – 8-12 weeks.
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Tackling the numeracy challenge – new LSN regional workshops
Want to develop a whole organisation approach to improve the quality of your numeracy provision? Need new strategies and resources that will help you develop your learners’ confidence and skills in using maths in vocational and real-life situations? Building on the success of our highly popular numeracy events held in London, we are offering an additional set of dates in northern and central locations. Find out more…