Useful Links


National Agencies

  
www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus Adult Basic Skills Strategy Unit - Skills for Life information, news and documents.
http://www.sflip.co.uk/ Skills for Life Improvement Programme - Leadership and Management and Professional Development information
www.basic-skills.co.uk Basic Skills Agency - This is now part of NIACE
http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/ British Dyslexia Association - information, advice and research about Dyslexia
www.niace.org.uk National Institute of Adult and Continuing Education - research, publications and training, Pre-Entry Curriculum (BASIL project)
www.move-on.org.uk Move On campaign - an approach to promoting the National Tests at Levels 1 and 2.
www.nrdc.org.uk National Research and Development and Centre for adult literacy and numeracy
http://www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk/ Dyslexia Action - educational charity who provide assessment, teaching and training in dyslexia support

Awarding and Standards bodies
http://www.lluk.org/svuk/2760.htm

Standards Verification UK - new basic skills teaching qualifications

www.Basic-skills.org.uk City and Guilds - information and downloads on new qualifications for teachers and learners

Learner resources on-line
www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise Materials for learners and teachers, including on-line activities, factsheets, games and tutor newsgroups.
www.talent.ac.uk Curriculum mapped teaching materials and professional development information for essential skills.
http://www1.lsbu.ac.uk/lluplus/ourexpertise/numeracy.shtml A centre specifically for Numeracy, based in London. The web site includes information and resources to download.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ Guide to Grammar and Writing - grammatical terminology explained with examples and activities.
http://www.english-zone.com/ American web site (watch spelling exercises!) with many interactive games and quizzes in literacy, language and study skills.
www.worksheetfactory.com Worksheet creating software to download for the production of vocabulary and numeracy activities which are customised by the teacher.
www.moneymatterstome.co.uk Practical guide to family finance, including tutor's area, interactive workshops and printable advice.
www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/ New materials on-line covering five vocational areas with embedded basic skills standards
www.skillsworkshop.org On-line resources used in teaching at Abingdon & Witney College, available to download and Core Curriculum linked.
www.coolmath.com Highly interactive resource with lessons, information, games and quizzes on many aspects of numeracy.
www.read-count.org Read and Write Together and the Count and Figure it out Together campaigns in family literacy, numeracy and language.
www.nln.ac.uk/materials National Learning Network materials, mostly vocational subjects, but some communication and numeracy mapped to the Core Curriculum.

Resource Publishers/Retailers
www.avantibooks.com Major source of essential skills materials, including literacy, numeracy, ESOL and ILT.

www.granada-learning.com

Good web site for the purchase of software, includes reviews and screen grabs from programmes.
www.basic-skills.com Basic Skills Agency main web site with links to their publishing department.
www.ctad.co.uk Cambridge Training and Development produce on-line and CDRom-based resources, including assessment and teacher training materials.

Case Studies and Good Practice
www.thenetwork.co.uk The Network - advice, case studies, based at Lancaster University

Information Learning Technology
www.nln.ac.uk National partnership programme promoting the uptake of ILT in post-16 education.
www.becta.org.uk The government's lead organisation on information technology in education.
http://ferl.qia.org.uk Promoting ILT information services, including reviews, case studies and advice.
www.techdis.ac.uk Promotes good practice in ILT for FE and HE staff and students with disabilities. Offer advice and training on accessibility issues.