Key Initiatives and Resources
The Excellence Gateway includes a new Skills for Life area which has rationalised and brought together legacy Skills for Life websites and existing LSIS Skills for Life programme websites. These websites include the Tools Library, Embedded Learning Portal and Supporting Dyslexic Learners. The area enables the resources across all the previous websites to be organised and presented in ways which meet the needs of sector staff.
The new revised Skills for Life core curriculum developed by LSIS is now online. The revised curriculum on the Excellence Gateway in the form of an interactive online tool that:
- Promotes flexible and creative use of the curriculum content in a variety of learning contexts, including embedded learning;
- Enhances content and resources with additional guidance, exemplification and vocational material;
- Provides tools and features that will enable practitioners, including the wider embedded-learning audience, to create effective personal learning experiences; and
- Provides an online community where ideas and innovation can be shared and developed.
Train to Gain: the service offers skills advice and business needs with training providers. The service, led by the LSC, is designed to enable adults to achieve a first full Level 2 qualification and to improve their basic literacy and numeracy skills.
Skills for Life Improvement Programme now in its third year, builds on previous initiatives making best use of people, systems and resources to deliver the Skills for Life Strategy in the future. The Improvement Programme, delivered on behalf of LSIS by CfBT Education Trust and partners, is designed to support creative change in a wide range of self-improving organisations operating in a variety of different settings.
Move On Up: Move On Up is a national project funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and delivered by Skills for Life company, Tribal. The project aims to help adults to brush up their skills and gain the National Certificate in Adult Literacy or Numeracy.
BBC Skillswise: is an interactive adult literacy and numeracy resource from the BBC for tutors and learners, with a range of factsheets, worksheets and quizzes.
BBC raw: is an interactive resource for adult learners wanting to improve skills for everyday life covering literacy, numeracy, financial capabilities and ICT. The site includes a range of familiar faces such as Dominic Little, Phil Tufnell and Lenny Henry and resources including videos, comedy clips, activities, worksheets and true life stories.
Whole Organisation Approach: The Whole Organisation Approaches for Delivering Skills for Life Project is designed to embed Skills for Life across post compulsory education. Delivered by KPMG, Tribal, LSN and The Experience Corps on behalf of LSIS. The Whole Organisation Approaches for delivering Skills for Life project has come to an end.
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