Learner progress in maths and English
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 the first time.
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New to ESOL resources
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
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 accessible in one place for one price.
Inspiration for post-16 English teaching from practitioner research
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 the Excellence Gateway.Â
English, maths and digital skills in T LevelsÂ
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, Director of ccConsultancy, writes on what embedding EMD looks like in practice.
2019 Books Unlocked reading list announced
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 Prize-shortlisted titles for participants in UK prisons to read, discuss and keep.
Bitesize Functional Skills
New interactive resources to support functional skills maths and English are now available on the BBC Bitesize website
Communication Starters and Enders Cards
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 learners develop their confidence and abilities to communicate effectively.
Learners at HMP Feltham win maths challenge
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
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 in the workplace. It will also prove useful for anyone involved in workplace learning.
Offender Learning Exhibition Website
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
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 Reading Well Books on Prescription scheme.