Skills for Life Skills for Life is the Government’s strategy to tackle poor literacy, language and numeracy. The need to address these skills is driven by social inclusion and economic perspectives, and from its inception Skills for Life has sought to address these twin agendas. It recognises that employees with enhanced skills are more likely to remain in employment, progress at work and adapt to changing skills needs, and that a population with more developed literacy, language and numeracy skills will be healthier, wealthier and more active citizens.
The 3 main aims of the Skills for Life Strategy are to:
• boost demand – increase the number of learners
• boost capacity – increase the delivery potential of providers
• improve standards.
As good teachers are a pre-requisite for success, new teaching standards have been developed to promote the professionalism of the sector. At the same time, rigorous quality standards have been put in place and materials developed to support the implementation of the new infrastructure.
Has a vision of a society in which everyone has the reading, writing, speaking and listening skills that they need to fulfil their own and, ultimately, the nation’s potential. Find out how the Trust supports this activity
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Formulation of policy on a wide range of issues affecting an all age dyslexic population is central to the work of the BDA. Through the Dyslexia Friendly Schools Campaign they are promoting better practice in schools and in the workplace, the BDA want a better understanding of dyslexia and the contribution that dyslexic people can make
The regional reference point for training adult literacy, ESOL or numeracy. Find your local Professional Development Centres and Networksracy teachers
Union Learning Reps know that Skills for Life are the skills that we all need to be able to do our jobs, run a home, manage our money and enjoy a social life.
That includes the ability to read, write, speak English and use maths.
Unions are pushing these skills to employers as vital for the learning opportunities of workers, their careers and the efficiency of businesses and services.
To build on the success of the National Year of Reading, the National Literacy Trust has launched Reading for Life, a new campaign to continue the work of the Year by improving the life opportunities of people in most need through reading. Reading for Life has already received the backing of Government departments, publishers, local authorities and corporates
The PLUS Enriched materials give exciting yet practical ideas for enrichment activities. Each programme includes a practitioner pack and learner materials to complement
These materials were developed by ECOTEC Research and Consulting Ltd and Artists on behalf of the Arts Council England and the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
Is based at the University of Warwick in the Centre for Lifelong Learning, will operate across most of the West Midlands. Here is the list of partners organisations - find out more
Visit Skills for Families which is dedicated to family literacy, language and numeracy (FLLN). It contains the latest news from the QIA FLLN Extending the Reach and Improving Quality phase 2 (2008/09) including professional development opportunities. Keep an eye of this resources as it is constantly updated with all the latest news.
You can also contact the regional Skills for Family advisor
The Skills for Life Strategy Unit is based in the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. The Unit is responsible for driving forward implementation of the national Skills for Life strategy and ensuring efforts to improve literacy, language and numeracy skills at national and local level are consistent and well co-ordinated. Latest News.
