Red Kite Learning (Sept 24th)

I've added a number of links to Red Kite Learning:

• The main page and newsletters (to Background)
  
• CV and Interview Assistant (to Jobsearch and Topics)
• An interesting video on listening skills to the Speaking and Listening Page

Connected to Red Kite are the numeracy activities from LLU+. The demos are mostly fine, though some of the Level 2 are difficult. I'll add some to Maths Activities. You can access more if you register and create your own for the bank of activities.

Skilled to go (July 3rd)

I've put a link to Skilled to go on the English and Maths page.
The site contains excellent learning materials for both literacy and numeracy. The development has been done for the Office of Fair Trading on the theme of consumer protection. Most of the materials are good quality paper-based, though I noticed at least one listening exercise with an mp3 file.

Practice Tests and Functional Skills (July 3rd)

I have added links to:
Edexcel's E3 practice tests on End Tests and English and Maths
Edexcel's L1 and L2 practice tests on End Tests and English and Maths; they look the same as those on Move On
I've also put a round up of Functional Skills sites on the Key Skills Page

New Blogs (July 3rd)

Added links to two new bloggers:

• Skillsworkshop Blog from Maggie Harnew
• Students with Learning Difficulties with lots of Skills for Life insights

Welcome to the Blogging World

Speaking and Listening Page (April 9th)

I have added a new page for Speaking and Listening, linked of the Teachers Page. This contains so far:

• detailed links for all Skillswise listening activities
• lists of relevant units in printed DFES packs which have linked audio
• lists of relevant NLN materials

DFES and NLN resources are freely available within FE and Adult Learning in England and Wales.

Further details on Skills for Life Blog.

Fire Extinguishers, etc (March 19th)

I have added 5 simple matching quizzes about Fire Extinguisher labels. These have been designed for Hairdressing students I support who get the labels confused. I imagine they could be used for other curriculum areas as well. They are listed in Quizzes under Hairdressing.

Other new links include:

• a series of new links on different pages for Move On, including their E3 Fractions Hot Topic
• BESOL, a blog for ESOL students in Blogs
• Spelling City, a Look, Cover, Say which lets you save lists and do other activities with the lists to Interactive English and English Activities
• Football Academy, literacy and numeracy games on a football theme from Learndirect Scotland, to Interactive English
  

Video Jug Punctuation (March 5th)

I've added links to three "how to use" Punctuation videos, Capital Letters, Apostrophes and Commas to the English Activities page, and a general link to all videojug's Punctuation videos on the Elearning page. They are very clear and English English, but they are so comprehensive they will be more useful for L2 learners. More on Skills for Life Blog.

I've also added other links for 2 mental arithmetic games, Odd One Out and SumDiv, to Maths Activities.