Research Sites For Tutors

  Basic Skills:  UK-based    Worldwide       FE:    Materials     Exams     Organisations    Other
   
Basic Skills Sites for Teachers  UK based
   
Basic Skills Agency      Main UK agency:  
BSA - ESOL Translator
 , Observatory , Benchmark Statistics  
Family Programmes ,
Step in to Learning , Link UpSkills for Families
Together Town (Read and Count - Family Literacy)
New link Jan 04   
Citizen Skills 
New link Feb 04     
  
BSA Resource Centre Basic Skills Agency resources bank  Updated link Jan 04   
DfEE, read.write.plus Government's ABS Strategy Unit site  Document Bank New link 12/03North West
Move On Download information and resources for the project New link Jan 04   
NRDC Literacy and Numeracy Research
National Literacy Trust Very useful database of links and articles
Avanti Books Specialist book-seller
Talent Growing site with good links - needs registration     
Programmes Basic Skills LSDA Basic Skills stuff    
NIACE NIACE Basic Skills   
FENTO    FE National Training Organisation - Basic Skills Page for Subject Specs etc
City and Guilds - Basic Skills New certificates, with assessment materials
Lancaster Literacy Research Centre includes RAPAL and Workplace Basic Skills Network  Updated link Jan 04  
Basic Skills Bulletin Subscribe to specialist monthly bulletin  New link Jan 04   
Becta ESOL Page BECTA ESOL site  Updated link Jan 04     
   
Welcome to ALM Adults Learning Maths
NANAMIC Maths and Numeracy in Colleges - useful links
London Language and Literacy Unit Check for dyslexia especially
ROWA! - Read On, Write Away!
Jamaica 2K Project about English for Speakers of Caribbean English and ABS
SEELLD Literacy Resources Literacy links from Scotland
Literacy and Numeracy Scotland Scottish project       
Basic Skills On Line Online Basic Skills community tutor course
ARKS Home Page Downloadable materials for CALABAT (EU Certificate)
Help is @ Hand  Links for various ethnic communities     
FSA Schools and Colleges Financial Services Agency - Adult Financial Capabilty Framework     
   
Basic Skills Sites for Teachers  Worldwide
National Adult Literacy Agency Ireland
National Adult Literacy Database Canada - links to internet resources
ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation Canada
ARIS Australia  - Literacy Links  Numeracy
AlphaPlus Centre Canada - also very good Index to Web Resources            
LITERACY.org  USA - Research based
The National LINCS Home Page USA   Links from National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) also Hot Sites  
Boston ABE Web Resources USA
Adult Literacy Resource Institute USA  Links to Integrating Technology site  
The Ohio Literacy Resource Center USA
The Reading Matrix USA  
Focus on Basics USA  Adult Literacy Journal 
The Adult Numeracy Network Homepage USA - has research
United Nations Literacy Decade UNESCO site for the decade of literacy  New link 12/03   
     
    
FE Resources
Ferl FE related links/papers or go straight to:  Basic Skills resources
Ferl Focus on Basic Skills Theory rather than resources      
Learning and Skills Hub  BECTA FE site
NGfL Home National Grid - newly updated 1/02 with more links post 16
support4learning Wide range of educational support links
Key Skills Support Programme Includes many Word files at Level 1 and 2
Community Learning Resource IT and ILT   New link Jan 04    
Inclusion Catalogue of on-line resources for inclusive learning
Resource Discovery Network  HE oriented resource search
Mantex HE oriented, includes Study Skills - some downloads
   
FE Exam Bodies
QCA - Home Page There is no longer a BS link Updated link Jan 04    
City & Guilds Qualifications direct link to Basic Skills qualifications
OCR Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations
Edexcel Adult Literacy & Numeracy  Updated link Jan 04   
GMOCNetwork Greater Manchester Open College Network   NationalOCN Home
    
FE Organisations
LSC Learning Skills Council   LSC Greater Manchester
The Skills for Life Quality Initiative site  
New link Jan 04   
Documents - Basic Skills
New link Feb 04     
LSDA Learning and Skills Development Agency   LSDA ICT site
SFEU Scottish Colleges Organisation      
Adult Learning Inspectorate Has inspection reports      
   
FE and Adult Miscellaneous Sites
FE Focus Times Education Supplement FE Focus
learndirect Learn Direct
Lifelong Learning Home Page DFES Site
Campaign For Learning   New link Jan 04   
NATECLA Website ESOL teachers organisation
BBC - BBCi Learning - Homepage BBC
JISC - Regional Support Centres RSC-Northwest: ILT Support + RDN Virtual Training Suite (internet training)
Internet for Mathematics and Adult Numeracy
  
TeacherNet   Site for School Teachers
Adult Learning DFES Adult Learning Gateway

This page was last updated on February 04, 2004