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Digital skills campaign toolkit
November 4th 2021
Manchester City Council has launched a Let’s Get Digital campaign, with an online toolkit that includes a series of social media graphics, a logo and editable posters.

Doing Action Research
October 12th 2021
This new publication is an accessible and practical guide with lots of real-life examples of research carried out by FE practitioners.

Black History MonthÂ
October 11th 2021
These contextualised resources will help your functional skills English learners to develop a range of skills, including working out vocabulary from context, distinguishing fact fr … Read more

Developing writing
September 3rd 2021
This planning tool, developed by Lakes College, aims to help learners complete longer writing tasks and to build a bridge between English and vocational subjects.

Functional Skills: Essential Resources
July 9th 2021
Making Britain Numerate and Making Britain Literate are two functional skills essential resources in the form of workbooks to support learners studying Functional Skills either as … Read more

BBC Learning English new site version
June 7th 2021
The new BBC Learning English website aims to bring you English language learning materials in the method most useful to your lifestyle or your technology options.

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.

FE and Educational Podcasts
March 11th 2021
ESOL & Digital Skills specialist Isla Flood has put together a vibrant collection of engaging and informative podcasts that will inspire and energise everyone working in the Furthe … Read more

Yes We Can Read: a phonics-based programme to develop reading skills
February 24th 2021
This ground breaking one-to-one phonics based reading programme is specifically designed to teach students who have previously experienced difficulty learning through traditional a … Read more