To find out more about a career teaching adults contact an information and advice
provider in your local area.
Lifelong Learning UK Information and Advice Line
Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) is the sector skills council for the lifelong learning
sector.
LLUK offers free professional advice for those working or intending to work in
the sector. The service is staffed by experienced practitioners and can provide
information on financing your training as well as offering specialist advice on
all aspects of working in the lifelong learning sector
Tel: 020 7936 5798
Email: advice@lluk.org North West
North West Skills for Life Professional Development Advice Service
A regional initiative which aims to build and support the capacity, quality and
capability of organisations involved in Skills for Life to enable a consistent
and sustainable approach to skills development in line with regional learning
and skills priorities.
Website: http://www.nwpdas.org.uk/
Dialogue North West
The North West Literacy, Language and Numeracy Research Forum
Website: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/dialogue_nw/index.htm
Kathryn James: kathryn.james@lancaster.ac.uk North East
North East Skills for Life Network
The North East Skills for Life Network provides regular e-news updates with information
on Skills for Life professional development and teacher training opportunities
in the region. Yorkshire and the Humberside
Yorkshire and the Humber Skills for Life Professional and Development Network
(PD Net)
The regional reference point for Skills for Life Professional Development.
See www.pdnet.org.uk Wales
Basic Skills Strategy for Wales
The main aim of the Teacher Training programme in Wales is to strengthen the
quality of basic skills teaching in the post-16 sector and to ensure that providers
have sufficient capacity to support substantial improvements in basic skills levels
in Wales. | Other regional contacts
Click here to find regional information and contacts on the Skills for Life Improvement
Programme website London
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talent Helpline: 020 7911 5372 - Covers the whole of London
Email helpline
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London central
Covers the boroughs of Westminster, Camden, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea,
Lambeth, Southwark and Wandsworth
The Central London Skills for Life Professional Development Centre
incorporating The Adult Numeracy Centre at LLU+,
London South Bank University,
Pocock House,
235 Southwark Bridge Road,
London SE1 6NP.
Tel: 020 7815 6290
www.lsbu.ac.uk/llupluspdc
For Numeracy contact numeracy@lsbu.ac.uk
Or visit their website www.lsbu.ac.uk/numeracy
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London south
Covers Richmond, Kingston, Merton, Sutton, Croydon and Bromley
The SLLP Professional Development Centre,
Grosvenor House, 125 High Street,
Croydon CR0 9XP
Tel: 020 8649 6455
sllp.pdc@prospects.co.uk
www.sllp.org.uk
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talent east
covers Hackney, Tower Hamlets, the City of London, Newham, Redbridge, Barking
& Dagenham, Havering, Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.
talent east Professional Development Centre at Tower Hamlets College
Tower Hamlets College, Arbour Square Centre,
London E1 0PT
Tel: 020 7510 7560
Email: pdc@tower.ac.uk
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New Futures South East
New Futures brings together specialist training and advice for adult literacy,
numeracy and ESOL teachers and support staff across the South East region.
http://www.newfutures-southeast.org.uk/
Sussex Skills for Life Development Centre
The Sussex Innovation Centre
Tel. 01273 704530
http://www.sussexsfl.org.uk Scotland
ESOLScotland
In the pages of ESOLScotland, you can browse or search for details of ESOL courses
currently available across Scotland and for professional development opportunities
for ESOL practitioners.
Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS)
An executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Scottish Executive.
LTS is the main organisation for the development and support of the Scottish curriculum
and all major developments in Scottish education. |
