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Development of functional skills
Support for providers is available from LSIS expert advisors to assist in the creation and implementation of functional skills strategic plans
Developing and supporting effective teaching practice in the Lifelong Learning Sector
Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) and the national network of Centres for Excellence in Teacher Training (ACETT) have worked together to develop a plain English guide, with links to helpful resources and ideas, that looks at approaches to developing and supporting effective teaching practice
The Evaluation of the Functional Skills Pilot Summative Report is now available
The report, which is now available to download, concludes that functional skills qualifications are expected to
improve learners’ skills in English, ICT and mathematics, and that their impact on attainment in associated learning
programmes such as Apprenticeship frameworks and Foundation Learning is likely to be significant.
Sharing good practice
Ofsted has launched a website area showcasing good practice across the sectors that it inspects and regulates.
Development of employer engagement services
This strategic review explores how support for employer engagement in the further education (FE) and skills sector can be strengthened and improved.
New approach to adult numeracy needed
The headline recommendation of the NIACE-led Independent Inquiry into Numeracy is that the Government needs to adopt a new approach to numeracy that focuses on how adults use maths and numbers in everyday life.
Financial capability: Why is it important and how can it be improved?
This perspective piece is aimed at those with an interest in the development of national financial capability strategies and those who are developing or implementing financial capability programmes.
Welfare Reform Bill 2011
On 16 February 2011 the Welfare Reform Bill was introduced to Parliament. The Bill legislates for the biggest change to the welfare system for over 60 years, and introduces a wide range of reforms that aim to make the benefits and tax credits systems fairer and simpler.
Yes We Can Read – a winner for 2010
Yes We Can Read is a one-to-one phonics-based programme to develop reading for meaning, designed for learners aged from 8 to 80, from Gatehouse Books.
ESOL Initial Assessment Pack – Scotland
This guide has been produced by the Scottish Government’s Lifelong Learning Directorate to support practitioners to undertake initial assessment with their learners. Its aim is to help standardise initial assessment approaches, so that the learner can be placed in the appropriate provision.
Skills Funding Agency Guidance Note on changes to funding policy
The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has published Guidance Note 6, a document which covers 2011/12 changes to funding policy. The SFA is allocating £2.4bn through the Adult Skills Budget for 2011/12. There is an expectation that the sector will increase the level of income secured from individuals and employers during 2011/12, and 2.5% of providers’ indicative allocation will be used for Job Outcome Incentive Payments.