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Digital skills in the Prison Education Framework
May 24th 2021
Novus Digital Learning Lead Steve Grix writes on the importance of digital skills to learners in the Prison Education Framework.

Learner progress in maths and English
May 20th 2021
This project report describes how action research has been used to generate creative solutions to issues faced by learners retaking maths and English, and by adults taking them for … Read more

Tenders update May 2021
May 14th 2021
A round up of current invitations to tender for the provision of education and training services to the post 16 essential skills sector.

New Skills and Post-16 Education Bill
May 13th 2021
Find out what the new Skills and Post-16 Education Bill bill will mean for adult learners and lifelong learning.

Skills for Life Network E-News Update April 2021
April 21st 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
April 19th 2021
This research finds that ESOL learners often don’t get the language development support they need from functional skills English courses.Â

Lost learning
April 19th 2021
A survey of FE Colleges around lost learning, catch up tuition and remote learning in relation to the pandemic has revealed the impact on the education of young people and adults.Â

Invitations to tender April 2021
April 17th 2021
A round up of current invitations to tender for the provision of education and training services to the post 16 essential skills sector.Â

New to ESOL resources
April 8th 2021
The New to ESOL resources for volunteers, teachers and trainers supporting pre-Entry level ESOL learners are now available on the Excellence Gateway website.

Step into Digital Technologies
April 7th 2021
This free online course will show you how to move into a career in the digital technologies sector, and will help you discover the career opportunities available in this fast-growi … Read more