News
Quantity but not quality – George Low on the Ofsted/ALI report

Strong reactions to the Ofsted report – from Alan Tuckett and others

ABSSU reflections on the Ofsted report

Launch of Centre for Excellence in Leadership

Milestones for Skills for Life Quality Initiative

Golden Hellos, but not for all – letter from Ann Creed

New Initial Assessment tool – from Robert Leach

Articles
Basic Skills teaching: where do we go from here? - Alan Wells comments on the report by Ofsted and the Adult Learning Inspectorate on basic skills.

Citizenship tests: Backwards to the future – Fiona Frank comments on New Labour's policy on testing for citizen status

Developing Essential Skills for staff in HM Prison Service - by Nigel Wilson, Development officer for the Basic Skills Agency

Working with Adults with Dyslexia – by Doreen Chappell, Basic Skills Coordinator at Leicester Adult Education College

Support for Success –by Anne Armstrong, Manager of Quality Improvement Programmes at the Learning & Skills Development Agency

News from the NRDC

Website of the month: overcoming social exclusion through online learning
www.niace.org.uk/online/index.asp