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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

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.

LC Education & Training Ltd
September 22nd 2020
Our Functional Skills Resources website has been put together so that everything you want for teaching a session either face to face, via the internet or distance learning is acces … Read more

Inspiration for post-16 English teaching from practitioner research
May 26th 2020
This booklet, which showcases reports of 12 collaborative action research projects that have produced inspiring ideas for post-16 English teaching, is available to download from th … Read more

English, maths and digital skills in T LevelsÂ
December 12th 2019
The Education and Training Foundation is supporting teachers to get ready for the development of embedded English, maths and digital (EMD) skills in T Levels. Claire Collins, Direc … Read more

2019 Books Unlocked reading list announced
February 20th 2019
The prison reading programme, Books Unlocked, has announced the 10 books that participants will have available to read in 2019. Books Unlocked provides free copies of Man Booker Pr … Read more

Bitesize Functional Skills
December 12th 2017
New interactive resources to support functional skills maths and English are now available on the BBC Bitesize website

Communication Starters and Enders Cards
September 17th 2017
The Education and Training Foundation has produced a set of cards containing short activities that can be used at the start or end of training or education sessions to help learner … Read more

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.

Supporting maths and English learning in the workplace – a guide for union learning reps
July 10th 2017
This short unionlearn guide provides a short introduction, ideas for developing maths and English learning in the workplace and a list of useful resources for all reps to utilise i … Read more