Websites
England and Wales
The Campaigning Alliance for Lifelong Learning (CALL) is a non-party political alliance which campaigns for the right of everyone to have access to learning irrespective of class, gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, asylum status or employment. More...
Campaign for Learning (CfL) is an independent charity working for a society where learning is at the heart of social inclusion. More...
Changing Faces of Adult Literacy, Numeracy and ESOL: A critical history of policy and practice 1970-2000 takes a historical look at policy and practice in the field of Adult Literacy, Language and Numeracy (ALLN). This website also contains tributes to John Glynn. More...
Dialogue North West aims to create a forum where individuals and organisations in the North West can share and develop research and practice in adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL. More...
The Excellence Gateway is an online service, provided by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), for everyone who works in the post-16 learning and skills sector in England. More...
First Choice Books: This is the site for you to find books you want to read – from sport to humour, love to crime – there’s a book here for you. More...
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation funds a large, UK-wide research and development programme, seeking to understand the root causes of social problems, to identify ways of overcoming them, and to show how social needs can be met in practice. View the charity's latest publications and press releases here.
The Lancaster Literacy Research Centre works to understand the role of literacy in all areas of social life and to improve communication and collaboration between researchers and educational practice. More...
The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) is the sector-owned body that aims to accelerate the drive for excellence in the learning and skills sector. More...
Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) is the independent employer-led sector skills council responsible for the professional development of staff working in the UK lifelong learning sector. More...
The National Association for Teaching English and other Community Languages to Adults (NATECLA) is a professional association for ESOL teachers. More...
The National Institute for Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) aims to encourage all adults to engage in learning of all kinds. More... The NIACE 2010 Full Publications Catalogue can also be downloaded or viewed in e-magazine format here.
The National Literacy Trust was launched in 1993 and is an independent charity that changes lives through literacy. More...
The National Research and Development Centre (NRDC) is dedicated to conducting research into adult literacy, numeracy, ESOL and ICT. More...
The Reading Agency is an independent charity which inspires more people to read more. More...
The Skills Workshop website provides more than 1200 free Functional Skills and Skills for Life resources. More...
Northern Ireland
National Adult Literacy Association (NALA) is an independent membership organisation, concerned with developing policy, advocacy, research and offering advisory services in adult literacy work in Ireland. More...
Scotland
Adult Literacies Online (ALO) allows you to access a growing bank of Scottish based learning and teaching resources, training materials and useful research and reports. More...
The Big Plus is Scotland's campaign to promote the free help that's available across the country. More...
Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) is the main organisation for the development and support of the Scottish curriculum. More... (Please note that, from 1 April 2010, Learning Connections ceased to be part of Scottish Government. More info...)
Teaching and Learning Resources
Subject-relevant links
- Adults Learning Maths
- The National Association for Teaching English and Community Languages to Adults (NATECLA)
- Social Science Gateway
- The Network for workplace language, literacy and numeracy
- World University Service (WUS) UK
Beyond the UK
- ABC Canada
- Access Books, California, U.S.
- AlphaPlus Centre, Canada
- Adult Literacy Research in Ontario (ALRiO)
- Canadian Journal " Literacies"
- Canadian RiPAL Network
- Centre for Literacy in Quebec
- Eur-Alpha
- New Zealand Literacy Portal
- National Centre for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) - U.S.
- David Rosen's Literacy List
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
- Parkdale Project Read, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Paulo Friere Institute, Spain
- Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council (VALBEC), Australia
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