Issue 17 – October 2003


News
English must be free for all – George Low on the Crick report on Citizenship.

LSDA gives marriage guidance to colleges and employers – George Low reports.

Teacher Training development in the Regions – Jay Derrick reports.

Basic Skills in Northern Ireland – George Low reports on the challenge of turned off lads.

Work first, learn last – George Low shows the policies on learning and employment conflict.

Libraries: Living Rooms in the City or Sleepwalking to disaster ? – Jay Derrick looks at reports on the future of libraries.

Learning at Work or on Holiday – Jay Derrick assesses three new initiatives.


Articles
Basic Skills Down Under – Marion Lucchinelli of the SEEDA Basic Skills Development team compares her work in the UK with experience in Australia.


Notes from Underground – Sue Southwood writes on basic skills on the tube.


Learning and Organisational Culture - Alex Braddell argues for whole organisation approaches to workplace basic skills.


Putting the ‘e’ in larning – Jenny Hunt and Mike Collett argue that e-learning is critical for Skills for Life.


Celebrating Literacies? Language, text and power in 2003 – Richard Evans reports on the RaPAL summer conference.


Website of the month: LINCS
http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/collection/collections.html



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