Since 1997, the Government has focused first on schools (with the national literacy and numeracy strategies) and then on adult learning, particularly basic literacy and numeracy. In 1998 it asked Sir Claus Moser, chairman of the Basic Skills Agency, to produce a report on how "to tackle the vast basic skills problem in this country". A Fresh Start - improving literacy and numeracy (DfEE 1999, ref: CMBS 1), known as the Moser Report, stated that up to 7 million adults in England have difficulties with literacy and numeracy. One in five adults, it stated, are functionally illiterate - that is, if given the Yellow Pages they cannot find the page for plumbers.
- The Skills for Life Agenda
- New Curricula
- Skills for Life Providers
- Get Qualified to Teach English and Maths to Adults
- Skills for Life Teaching & Learning Resources
- SfL Teacher Training Courses available across the East Midlands
- NIACE and BSA Resources Merged
- Teacher Training Course Database
News
- LSIS May e-newsletter
- BBC Skillswise newsletter
- Skills for Life Network E-News Update
- Onstopenglish newsletter
- Functional Skills Support Programme (FSSP) e bulletin
- National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM)
- East Midlands CPD - supporting the network of Skills for Life practitioners working in the East Midlands
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