News
ICT is now the third basic skill – George Low & Simon Boyd report

Skills Strategy Level 2 – George Low

Developments

‘t-magazine’

Gearing up towards 2007

Key and Basic Skills and City & Guilds on-line assessment – by Chris Humphries, Director General City & Guilds

Basic Skills in Hospitals – Nick Tester

A teacher/researcher in a London Prison – Mark Baxter

Special Supplement
Professional Development: LSC Skills for Life Quality Initiative

Skills for Life Teaching Qualifications Framework: a User’s Guide.

Articles
The Salvation Army tackles basic skills – Helen Robinson, lifelong learning coordinator, reports on the Salvation Army’s approach to Basic Skills.

Developing Capacity in the Community – Angela Harrap, Basic Skills Development Officer, reports on Hampshire’s developing Community capacity.

NATECLA conference 2003 – Richard Evans reports on a conference dedicated to ‘inspiration and innovation’ in ESOL.

Success for All? Basic Skills and People with Learning Difficulties – Matthew Griffiths, advocates a practical approach in communication skills to those with learning difficulties.

Website of the month – FERL-ILT support for the learning and skills community
http://ferl.becta.org.uk