Foundation Learning

Recent resources (October 2009 onwards) including presentations, documents and links to Government websites are listed on this page.

Older material can be found on the Resources page.

Foundation Learning Catalogue

The latest Foundation Learning Catalogue lists qualifications currently accredited onto the QCF and confirmed as appropriate and eligible for use within Foundation Learning. It will be of interest to all centres involved in the development and delivery of Foundation Learning during 2009/10

Foundation Learning Forum February 4th 2010

The February 2010 FL Practitioners' Forum was held at City College Norwich. The case studies presented were a case study of experiences with Functional Skills for adult learners by Imani Sorhaindo, Community Learning and Skills Development (Suffolk) and a case study of experiences engaging 14-16s within Foundation Learning by Richard Jarrald, City College Norwich.

The presentation and Q&A responses are available to download.

Materials produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service were available to take away. Copies can be downloaded from the LSIS website.

FL Practitioners' Forum November 2009

Full presentation from the Foundation Learning Practitioners' Forum held at Cambridge Regional College, November 2009.

Q & A from the day.

Links for publications mentioned on the day

DCSF
You will find all the publications regarding the 14-19 Reform on the DCSF website

14-19 Reforms and You - Toolkit for Colleges
14-19 Reforms and You – Toolkit for Schools
Delivering 14 – 19 Reform: Next Steps

QCDA
Publications and information available from the QCDA website :

Foundation Learning pages
The 11-19 curriculum: From implementation to development
Foundation Learning: increasing choice and flexibility for learners at entry level and level 1

LSIS Excellence Gateway : Guidance on delivery