New Skills and Post-16 Education Bill
Find out what the new Skills and Post-16 Education Bill bill will mean for adult learners and lifelong learning.
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Skills for Life Network E-News Update April 2021
Check out the April 2021 edition of the Skills for Life Network E-News Update for a round up the latest news, resources, courses and career opportunities.
ESOL learners & Functional Skills English
This research finds that ESOL learners often don’t get the language development support they need from functional skills English courses.Â
Literacy and ESOL Readers from Gatehouse Books
Gatehouse Books introduce two new series for Literacy and ESOL learners. Walt’s Adventures and What’s Your Story? are printed with full colour photographs in a comic book style.
Decodable Reading Books
The Drop-In Series stories are based around a Community Drop-In Centre, a non-profit making business run by Sam and Liz, and supported by a group of volunteers.
Phonics Resources for Functional Skills
‘Phonics Resources for Older Learners’ and ‘Phonics Stories for Older Learners’ support phonics-based teaching of Entry Level Functional Skills and ESOL.
Making Britain Literate
The third edition of Making Britain Literate contains additional worked examples and resources which help support achievement of functional skills and GCSE English.
New to ESOL resources
The New to ESOL resources for volunteers, teachers and trainers supporting pre-Entry level ESOL learners are now available on the Excellence Gateway website.
Phonics Approaches Toolkit
The Post-16 Phonics Approaches Toolkit is designed to support practitioners exploring the use of phonics approaches with post-16 learners.
Yes We Can Read: a unique phonics-based programme to develop reading skills
Yes We Can Read is a phonics-based programme developed to teach adult learners to read. The unique photo-alphabet and accessible format make it particularly helpful for learners with dyslexia.
Dyslexia UnwrappedÂ
The Dyslexia Unwrapped website has been designed for young people with dyslexia, and contains resources on a wide range of topics.