Useful Links

• Department for Education and Skills, Skills for Life Strategy Unit
  Source of information and advice on all aspects of implementing Skills for Life. Includes:

Diagnostic Materials
Embedded Learning
Learning Materials
Planning, Learning and Recording Progress and Achievement
Quality and training

• Learning Skills Council
  Responsible for planning and funding Basic Skills Courses in England and Wales
  
  
• Learning and Skills Network
  Organisation tasked with improving the quality of post-16 education and training in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
  
  
• LLU+
  National consultancy and professional development centre for staff working in the areas of literacy, numeracy, dyslexia, family learning and English for Speakers of Other Languages
  
  
• Skills for Life Improvement Programme
  Building on the former Skills for Life Quality Initiative, it is tasked with supporting the Government´s commitment to improving the literacy, numeracy and language (ESOL) skills of adults to meet national targets
  
  
• The Office for Standards in Education (OfSted)
  Responsible for inspecting schools, colleges and other educational institutions against Governmental standards. Since April 2007 OFSTED are also responsible for raising standards of education and training for young people and adults through inspecting and reporting on the learning provision they receive.

• The Quality Improvement Agency's Excellence Gateway
  Here you will find examples of good practice from your peers, networks to support self-improvement, suppliers of improvement services plus tools and materials to support teaching and learning

• National Research and Development Centre
  Consortium of partners dedicated to conducting research and development projects into adult literacy, numeracy, ESOL and ICT.
  
  
• Talent London
  Online community for everyone interested in adult literacy ESOL and numeracy, including a teacher resource bank.
  
  
• Support for Learning
  Provides support for learners and trainers including detailed information on learning styles.
  
  
• Support for Success (Quality Improvement Programme)
  Provides information about and support in using Quality improvement tools and resources for the learning and skills sector.
  
  
• Pearson Publishing
  Offers a variety of digital curriculum resources.
  
  
• The Teacher’s Resource Exchange
  Database of resources and activities created by teachers. Includes information on using whiteboards.
  
  
• The DfES Schools Whiteboard Resource Site
  Summer package of resources. Designed to support planning and teaching in Years 1 to 6 in the Summer term. Includes annotated planning, electronic resources and stand-alone lessons to support the use of the interactive whiteboard in teaching and learning.
  
  
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
  Website offering information on differentiation
  
  
• Websites offering information on multiple intelligencies
  Thomas Armstrong
  New Horizons for Learning
  Education World
  Eduscapes