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Time to mobile-ise Skills for Life! Jo Dixon-Trifonov, lecturer in ESOL at Southampton City College and Learning Resource Developer at CTAD, enthuses about M-learning.

Financial literacy must serve the excluded. Tony Uden, consultant, reviews the financial plight of the many people outside the ‘normal' financial and banking facilities.

Resourcing Basic Skills. Judith Norrington of AoC, presents the argument for funding of, and incentives for, basic skills.

The future of offender learning and skills. Chris Barnham head of the Offenders Learning & Skills Unit, gives a comprehensive picture of the present situation and a focus for the future.

Effective practice for teachers of adult numeracy. Jon Swain, Barbara Newmarch, Elizabeth Baker and Debbie Holder, set out the elements of good teaching practice.

Workplace Learning and Adult Basic Skills. Liam Aspin, of Kings College, London, outlines a research project on the impact of basic skills in the workplace.

Website: Adult Basic Skills Resources Centre, Witney College

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