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Government to fund catch-up tutoring for 16-19 year olds
July 20th 2020
The Department for Education has announced that as part of the tutoring fund, it will make a one-off, ring-fenced grant of up to £96M for colleges, sixth forms and all 16-19 … Read more

High value courses for school and college leavers: a 1-year offer Â
July 17th 2020
The Education and Skills Funding Agency has now published information on additional funding that will be available for one-year for the delivery of high value subjects to prevent y … Read more

Leitch Report and Skills for Life
January 1st 2020
The final report of the Leitch review of the UK’s long term skills needs, published in 2006, called for 95% of British adults to have basic numeracy and literacy by 2020.

Building a numerate nation: confidence, belief and skills
December 10th 2019
This newly published report from National Numeracy and TP ICAP reveals that millions of adults lack basic numeracy skills, leaving them unprepared for the workplace and everyday li … Read more

What’s the difference between maths and numeracy?
February 14th 2018
This report from National Numeracy explains what numeracy is, how it ‘hides’ behind maths, and how we can all help to make the UK numerate.

Learners at HMP Feltham win maths challenge
July 12th 2017
HMP Feltham has beaten off competition from 23 prisons to win the 3 out of 5 maths challenge shield for 2016/17.

Barnsley MBC Adult & Family Learning
June 27th 2017
Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do. As part of our team, you can be sure we’ll do all … Read more

OECD report highlights poor literacy and numeracy
October 3rd 2016
Levels of low literacy and numeracy found among young adults in the UK are among the worst in Europe, says the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

News from Newcastle College School of Education
December 2nd 2015
Equip yourself to teach Maths, English or LDD/SEN learners. Get recognition for your learning support role. Become an assessor or verifier. Develop your understanding of the new Ma … Read more