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Stock provision case studies

See how libraries are developing partnerships with Skills for Life providers to ensure books and other resources for essential skills learners are at the right reading level

  • Reading for pleasure (Word document)
    Shropshire Libraries and Shropshire Adult Education, June 2005
    - Engaging with students, tutors and providers to provide attractive, appealing and useful collections of resources for people with skills gaps
  • Multi-authority Skills for Life resources (Word document)
    Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Southampton and Portsmouth Libraries, and Essential Skills Strategy Unit (ESSU), June 2005
    - A co-operative approach to improving the resources available in libraries for essential skills learners

  • OK4U (Word document)
    Tameside Libraries and Tameside MBC Skills for Life Team, June 2005
    - Improving library services and collections for essential skills learners and making it easier for students and tutors to join and use the library
  • Skills 4Life Online (Word document)
    Durham County Council Culture and Leisure Service and Durham County Council Education in the Community service - widening access to the national tests in literacy and numeracy by providing training and support for learners to take the national tests online in all of Durham's 38 libraries.

 

 


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