The fact that so many different organisations have signed up under the Maths4us banner and are promising a range of activities is great news. The timing is good. After many decades of often one step forwards and two steps back, it does feel as if the time might now be really ripe to ‘do something’ [...]
Before the Skills for Life Strategy, Basic Skills didn’t really make the news. It was largely unseen, taking place with a handful of learners in shabby classrooms, community centres or portacabins on wet Wednesdays. There were a lot of cardboard boxes, handmade worksheets and Pritt Sticks involved with little support or training. I know; I [...]
Good literacy and numeracy skills are crucial in helping Servicemen and women carry out their jobs and take advantage of the training and career opportunities on offer in the Armed Forces. This was the official line from the three-year Armed Forces Basic Skills Longitudinal Study by NIACE and NRDC, which was published back in June. [...]
