The Improvement Programme offers a portfolio of courses for teacher educators and experienced teachers involved in offering literacy, numeracy and ESOL professional development, led by LLU+ at London South Bank University. These are as follows:

Course Name	Duration	Apply
Teacher trainer exchange: A one-day networking and updating event for Skills for Life teacher trainers For teacher trainers who would like to implement the new Teacher Qualification Framework into their courses	a one-day event	PDF Flier Course Finished
Integrating Skills for Life in the workplace: Developing Numeracy Support in Clinical Placement for Nursing Mentors For qualified nursing staff who are currently acting as mentors to first year nursing students	a one-day event	PDF Flier Course Finished
Training the new literacy, numeracy and ESOL teacher trainers For experienced teachers who wish to become teacher trainers: Two separate programmes, accredited by London South Bank University at M Level (Level 7)	a one day event for literacy and ESOL teacher trainers a one day event for for numeracy  teacher trainers	PDF Flier PDF Flier Course Finished
Training the teacher trainers for Embedded LLN professional development For literacy, numeracy and ESOL teacher trainers who are interested in delivering the new embedded units:	a two-day professional development programme	PDF Flier Course Finished
Training the teacher trainers for teachers of Learners with Learning Difficulties For experienced teachers of learners with learning difficulties who would like to train other teachers in this area of work:	a six-day event plus assignments and considerable self-study, accredited at London South Bank University at Masters Level (Level 7)	PDF Flier Course Finished
Integrating Skills for Life in the workplace for Teachers and Trainers For trainers and teachers just starting to deliver workplace training or interested in developing their workplace training skills	a one-day event	Course Finished
Training the teacher trainers to embed ESOL Access for All For ESOL teacher trainers who would like to integrate ESOL Access for All into their courses as well as teachers and managers involved in professional development	a two-day event	Course Finished

Pilots of English and Maths entry assessments
For literacy, numeracy and ESOL initial teacher training programmes

• exemplar entry assessments for English (at L3)
• exemplar entry assessments for Maths (at L3)

As part of the QIA Skills for Life Improvement Programme, LLU+ have been commissioned to develop and pilot entry assessments to meet the new criteria for entry to the Diplomas in teaching Numeracy, Literacy and ESOL in the lifelong learning sector. These new assessments will be piloted between January and March 2008 and, subsequently, a range of assessments will be available for organisations to use, through the Skills for Life Improvement Programme. As a first step, LLU+ are building up a collection of sample entry assessments that are being used by teacher-training providers; if you would be prepared to share your entry assessments, please send them to Judith Kirsh at LLU+.

If you would like to pilot the examplar entry assessments please contact Judith to express your interest.

For more information and to take part in the pilots please contact:

Judith Kirsh
LLU+ at London South Bank University
103 Borough Road
London, SE1 0AA
Tel. 020 7815 6439
Fax. 020 7815 6296
email: j.kirsh@lsbu.ac.uk
www.lsbu.ac.uk/lluplus

Other SfLIP projects

Whole Organisation Approach
Embedding Language, Literacy and Numeracy
Assessment
Working with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities
Speaking and Listening