Skills for Life Core Curriculum

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Welcome to the new interactive Core Curriculum tool

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Watch the video SfL Online Core Curriculum: Your questions answered or view the interactive Core Curriculum walk-through.

View the technical requirements for the Core Curriculum.

Looking for PDF versions of the Core Curriculum?

• Download the Adult Literacy Core Curriculum PDF
• Download the Adult Numeracy Core Curriculum PDF
• Download the Adult ESOL Core Curriculum PDF

The Core Curriculum describes the content of what should be taught in literacy, numeracy, ESOL and pre-entry programmes and sets out a clear set of skills required to meet national standards.

The revised curriculum on the Excellence Gateway is in the form of an interactive online tool that:

• Promotes flexible and creative use of the curriculum content in a variety of learning contexts, including embedded learning
• Enhances content and resources with additional guidance, exemplification and vocational material
• Provides tools and features that will enable practitioners, including the wider embedded-learning audience, to create effective personal learning experiences
• Provides an online community where ideas and innovation can be shared and developed

As this is an interactive tool you will need to log in to the Excellence Gateway first.

Don't have login details? Then register on the Excellence Gateway.