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  • Multiply and UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Prospectus for Local Government

    This prospectus sets out Learning and Work Institute’s (L&W) support offer to local government for the development, implementation and evaluation of effective employment, learning and skills programmes delivered via the Multiply and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) programmes.
  • Research and Reports 15 10 2021

    Getting the basics right: The case for action on adult basic skills

    Literacy, numeracy and digital skills are vital for life and work. This report makes the case for action on adult basic skills.
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  • Research and Reports 22 03 2021

    Disconnected? Exploring the digital skills gap

    This report explores digital skills and the future of the labour market in the UK. It explores the perspectives of employers in terms of demand for skills and the digital skills gap, as well as young people's perspective on digital skills.
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  • Lockdown Learning: English Language Conversation Clubs Online

    When we developed the Volunteers, English Language Learners, Conversation Clubs resources in early 2020, we couldn’t have anticipated that a global pandemic was about to cause such severe disruption.
  • The Write Offs: A window into adult literacy problems

    Channel 4's The Write Offs highlights the urgent need for a new national mission on adult literacy, says Alex Stevenson.
  • Why adults benefit from GCSEs too

    Good GCSEs in English and maths are essential for young people’s progression in learning and into work, so last week’s vigorous debate on how this year’s grades should be awarded simply reflects what is at stake. For adults returning to learn, GCSEs are crucial too.
  • Research and Reports 26 08 2020

    Better Basic Skills: Better Business

    These resources were developed as part of a project, supported by the Department for Education, which focused on engaging employers with Adult Education Budget basic skills provision.
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  • Research and Reports 26 08 2020

    Workplace Basic Skills Case Studies

    These case studies, produced for the Department for Education,  highlight features of effective practice in the delivery of basic skills - English, maths and digital – in the workplace.
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  • Research and Reports 24 06 2020

    Supporting ESOL Learners to Progress to Functional Skills

    This report sets out the findings from a small-scale stakeholder consultation project to identify how ESOL providers support learners to progress to Functional Skills English qualifications.
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