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Tenders Update December 2022
December 5th 2022
Take a look at Tenders Update December 2022 for an overview of the latest opportunities open to providers of services to the Essential Skills sector.
GCSE maths 2023
December 5th 2022
The Department for Education has announced that in 2023 learners will not be required to memorise formulae for GCSE mathematics.
Skills for Life Network E-News Update November 2022
November 16th 2022
Check out the Skills for Life Network E-News Update November 2022 for a round up of what’s new and what’s happening in maths, English, ESOL and digital skills in the FE and Trainin … Read more
English, Maths and ESOL Conference
November 15th 2022
This annual conference took place on the 8th of November, and you can now access recordings of the main event and of the break out sessions.
New best practice networks
November 6th 2022
These best practice networks are open to everyone supporting maths, English and digital skills development.
Tenders Update November 2022
November 5th 2022
Take a look at Tenders Update November 2022 for an overview of the latest opportunities open to providers of services to the Essential Skills sector.
FEtapestry newsletter November 2022
November 5th 2022
Check out the FEtapestry newsletter November 2022 for the latest practitioner-created content and practitioner-led events.
Exploring the history of prisoner education
November 3rd 2022
This free course traces the history of prisoner education in Britain, which started at the turn of the nineteenth century with schemes to improve the literacy and numeracy of priso … Read more
New learning and skills report
November 3rd 2022
A key recommendation in this new report from the Labour Party is that adults should be entitled to free digital skills courses up to level 2, in line with the equivalent English an … Read more
Ofsted review of catch up tutoring in 16 to 19 providers
October 31st 2022
Ofsted have carried out an independent review of the government’s National Tutoring Programme.