Skills For Families

Family Literacy, Language and Numeracy

Professional development

These projects focus on a range of resources for professional development.

Workforce development

Two new workforce development units for FLLN teachers have been developed and are available to download. A third unit is being developed by NIACE on wider family learning and will be available soon.

The FLLN continuing professional development (CPD) for Skills for Life FLLN practitioners will ensure integration into and alignment with the new qualifications framework for the lifelong learning sector, and Skills for Life teacher qualifications and continuing professional development.

For more information, contact Helen Casey: e-mail .

Continuing professional development opportunities

Also available on this site are new Step in to Learning contextualised materials for extended schools and health professionals that complement the Step materials for the Early Years and Childcare Sector.

There are CPD training programmes to support the delivery of all the strands for each phase of Extending the Reach & Improving the Quality of FLLN. This includes the pilot FLLN programmes from 2007/08 and the latest development work to support the delivery of the Family Learning Impact Funding 2008/09. These materials are available to download from the menu on this page.

Full details of current CPD opportunities can be found in the Events Calendar .


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