Five-year-olds short on skills
News | Friday October 12th, 2007Assessments of children in reception classes show only 45% have the skills ministers want them to have - up one percentage point on last year.
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150,000 leave school each year still unable to count
News | Thursday October 04th, 2007Gordon Brown’s numeracy strategy places a renewed focus on why 150,000 children leave school every year unable to count.
Schools ‘must tackle the literacy problem’
News | Thursday October 04th, 2007Schools should set aside at least 30 minutes a day for silent reading, and all 11-year-olds’ reading ability should be tested when they start secondary school, a leading education figure will say today.
Brown backs ‘personal’ learning
News | Tuesday October 02nd, 2007Gordon Brown has called for an education system which values the individual talents of all - with the promise of more personalised learning.
Work-place learning is highly recommended - Liz Smith
News | Tuesday October 02nd, 2007Receiving praise in the FE sector from top politicians is as welcome as it is usually rare. But in the past month key government figures have expressed strong support for the work of our Union Learning Reps (ULRs)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development survey warns raising school leaving age is no
News | Monday October 01st, 2007Plans to raise the school leaving age to 18 will do little to increase UK skills unless efficiency in the classroom is improved, an economic study has warned.
Skills secretary calls on employers to persuade each other to sign up to Leitch skills p
News | Monday October 01st, 2007John Denham has called for employers to convince each other to sign the skills pledge.
Government needs "greater sense of urgency" on Leitch reforms
News | Wednesday September 19th, 2007Richard Lambert’s speech to 2007 Trades Union Congress
New campaign paints town yellow to Get Hackney Reading
News | Tuesday September 18th, 2007A new community-wide campaign to inspire people to read has been launched in Hackney. ‘Words Unite’ aims to Get Hackney Reading by encouraging people to become enthusiastic, independent and inquiring readers.
Driving passions
News | Tuesday September 18th, 2007How can you lure dads into school? Offer a course in kit car building (mums can come, too)
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- Train to Gain - summary of flexibilities
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Train to Gain was established as a national skills service to support employers of all sizes / sectors…
- Who does what in the Skills system
- Word Doc | Thursday November 27th, 2008
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In an effort to try and understand the skills system of England a bit better, this Paper looks at…
- Leading on Learning - a hands-on guide for line managers
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A guide for line managers, including hints, tips and tools to help their staff be the best they can…