News

Crime and poor basic skills

Basic Skills in the Army

Making the Vital Link to libraries

Putting Numeracy on the map – Simon Boyd reports

Articles

The Adult ESOL Core Curriculum – why do we need it and how can we use it? – Francesca Target of the London Language and Literacy Union, introduces the ESOL curriculum

Family Learning Courses – Shan Rees, of London Language and Literacy Unit, on Family Learning courses.

Attracting non-traditional learners – Christine Williams, Curriculum Group Manager at Liverpool Community College, on Non–Qualification bearing provision.

Embedding basic skills into vocational provision – North Yorkshire local initiative fund project – Jan Bennett, Lead College Manager at Craven College, describes the North Yorkshire Local Initiative Fund Project to embed basic skills in vocational provision

Goals and targets – Jan Eldred of NIACE, on the need to develop a common language and concepts with reference to goals and targets

Progress on participation – Simon Boyd reports

A partnership approach to Basic Skills – Finbar Lillis, Development and Qualifications Officer at NOCN, explains how Open College Networks are working with organisations across the UK to help meet the targets of the Basic Skills agenda.

Website of the month – NIACE – The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education