Government Policy
Department for Education
The Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for education and children's services.
Department for Business Innovation and Skills
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) "is building a dynamic and competitive UK economy by: creating the conditions for business success; promoting innovation, enterprise and science; and giving everyone the skills and opportunities to succeed. To achieve this it will foster world-class universities and promote an open global economy."
Young People’s Learning Agency
The Young People’s Learning Agency (YPA) champions education and training for young people in England.
Skills Funding Agency
The Skills Funding Agency mission "is to ensure that people and businesses can access the skills training they need to succeed in playing their part in society and in growing England’s economy".
Learning
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE)
aims to promote the study and general advancement of adult continuing education
The Campaign for Learning
is a national charity which aims to create a passion for learning that sustains people for life.
Campaign for Learning Through Museums and Galleries
Kids in Museums
Reading for Life
Adult Learners Week
The UK’s largest and longest running learning campaign held each May.
Who Do We Think We Are
engages teachers, children and young people in the exploration of identity, diversity and citizenship.
Booktrust
is an independent national charity which encourages people of all ages and cultures to discover and enjoy reading.
Need to Read Foundation
seeks and distributes funding for nationwide programmes that inspire creativity through reading.
National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy (NRDC)
is dedicated to conducting research and development projects to improve literacy, numeracy, language and related skills and knowledge.
National Literacy Trust
is an independent charity dedicated to building a literate nation. Their website provides a number of useful resources and a wealth of research material.
Vital Link
is improvement programme for building and promoting libraries' capacity to support the Government's Skills for Life strategy
BBC Raw
campaign that aims to help adults across the UK read and write better.
The School of Everything
The School of Everything website identifies museums, libraries, archives and other spaces that are available for informal adult learning.
Curriculum Reform
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)
maintain and develop the national curriculum and associated assessments, tests and examinations.
Learning Outside the Classroom
supports and champions the value of learning taking place outside the traditional classroom.