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Improving Services to People with Mental Health Difficulties
November 11th 2008
Information about a new project aimed at improving services to people with mental health difficulties.
CPD courses on critical and creative thinking, embedding, and 14-19 diplomas
November 11th 2008
Update on courses being run by University of Sunderland Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training
Picture That!
November 4th 2008
www.ipicthat.com is an online talking picture dictionary developed by Marcus Burns, a dyslexic learner
National Strategy for Financial Capability newsletter
September 17th 2008
A newsletter from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) that will be of interest to tutors involved in financial literacy skills development
Regional Reference Point for Skills for Life Professional Development in Yorkshire and the Humber
July 22nd 2008
Take a look at the Yorkshire and the Humber Skills for Life Professional and Development Network (PD Net) website
Increase your vocabulary and give free rice!
July 9th 2008
Free Rice is an online word definition game – for each word you get right, 20 grains of rice are donated to the United Nations World Food Program
North East Skills for Life teacher training directory
April 29th 2008
Information on courses due to run from September 2008
CPD Events this summer in Newcastle
April 29th 2008
Information on continuing professional development events run by Success North, Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training at Newcastle College, Summer 2008
Skills for Life at Victoria Baths
April 25th 2008
Guided tours and an online quiz to support Skills for Life learners are on offer at Victoria Baths, Manchester
Gatehouse Books: a great selection of beginner reader books
February 4th 2008
We introduce Mehdi’s Story by Julia Paillier, a new ESOL beginner reader with a comprehensive set of tutor resources on CD-ROM, mapped to the ESOL curriculum