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Offender Learning Exhibition Website
January 9th 2017
This section of the Excellence Gateway has resources to support maths, English, ESOL and ICT teaching and learning, with a focus on working with offenders.
The Reading Well Scheme
November 22nd 2016
A new publication from The Reading Agency, Society of Chief Librarians and several partner organisations outlines the case for using bibliotherapy with patients in the form of the … Read more
English and Maths Resources on the Excellence Gateway
May 29th 2015
The Excellence Gateway is now fully supported by the Education and Training Foundation, and the new exhibition sites for English and maths bring together effective teaching and man … Read more
English in the World Today
October 9th 2014
This free online course unit by OpenLearn at the Open University will be of interest to literacy and ESOL specialists, and to students undertaking Literacy/ESOL subject specialist … Read more
Moving from Key Skills to Functional Skills: A step by step guide
March 30th 2012
This practical guide ‘Moving from Key Skills to Functional Skills’ is aimed at all skills providers making the transition to Functional Skills qualification delivery within Apprent … Read more
First class blended learning for Functional Skills from MindLeaders
March 6th 2012
This month MindLeaders releases U-skills for Functional Skills, a new blended learning model to deliver the tougher basic skills qualifications in Maths and English. Already proven … Read more
Take Your Head Out of the Sand Over Functional Skills!
October 3rd 2011
MindLeaders ThirdForce has an innovative blended solution to the challenge presented by Functional Skills. We carried out a Functional Skills pilot with two large national employer … Read more
NLN materials now available online at www.nln.ac.uk
August 26th 2011
The NLN materials are small, flexible ‘bite-sized’ episodes of learning, and topics include Numeracy/Application of Number, Literacy/Communication Skills, I.T. and Wider Key Skills … Read more
Sharing good practice
March 7th 2011
Ofsted has launched a website area showcasing good practice across the sectors that it inspects and regulates.
Informal adult and community learning resources
November 2nd 2010
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has brought together a wide range of resources specially designed to support anyone with a passion for creating, supporting … Read more