This pack of simple activities encourages your learners to engage with digital technologies and develop digital literacies. The cards outline short (5 – 10 minute) digital skills building activities that you can use at the start or end of workshops, training or education sessions. It builds on the communication and maths cards produced by The Education and Training Foundation in 2017 (https://offender-learning.excellencegateway.org.uk).
A newsletter sharing a range of stories, ideas and new ways of working, all of which are currently emerging from the Foundation's Outstanding, Teaching, Learning and Assessment (OTLA) programme. It concentrates on the real experiences of professionals and keeps at its heart the transformational power of learning and the unique experience of each individual learner.
The Education and Training Foundation, the Adult Learning Improvement Network and vocational instructors in Hull and Humber prisons have created a series of flyers to highlight opportunities that workshops bring to gain skills for employment.
The flyers within this zipped file are: Bicycle Repair, Bricklaying, Cleaning Services, Construction, Engineering, Engineering MultiskillsGraphic Design and Printmaking, Horticulture, Hospitality and Catering, Induction, Painting and Decorating, Plastering and Tiling.
The Education and Training Foundation's offender learning resources are available for download on the Offender Learning Exhibition Website (https://offender-learning.excellencegateway.org.uk). This order form can be used to request printed copies of a wide variety of resources on the website.
Academic Research: Open-access research journal portals – examples
ONS are the UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics and its recognised national statistical institute. they are responsible for collecting and publishing statistics related to the economy, population and society (including education, adult learning and qualifications) at national, regional and local levels. They conduct the census in England and Wales every 10 years.
PISA is a triennial international survey which aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students. The international comparisons are used by some governments to inform their policies.
CERI carries out research that covers learning at all ages, from birth to old age. It goes beyond the formal education system. Specific emphasis is put on accumulating statistical evidence to the value of its research work.
The National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy, language and numeracy (NRDC) was established by the UK government in 2002 as part of its Skills for Life strategy that aimed to improve the literacy, numeracy and language skills of adults in England. On this website you will find over 150 publications, including research reports, research reviews and policy analysis.
NRDC closed its doors on 31st December 2015 but research publications are still available on its website.
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research is Britain's longest established independent research institute, founded in 1938. The vision of its founders was to carry out research to improve understanding of the economic and social forces that affect people’s lives, and the ways in which policy can bring about change. The Institute is independent of all party political interests. They receive no core funding from government and are not affiliated to any single university.
