Core Skills

Bagatrix - http://www.bagatrix.com/arithmetic_quiz.htm/

Lots of interactive numeracy quizes

BBC Webwise - http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/

BBC site on how to search & use the Internet.

BBC Key Skills - http://www.bbc.co.uk/keyskills/index.shtml

BBC site providing key skills materials to use with students and accompanying tutor notes.

BBC Skillwise - http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/index.shtml

BBC basic skills site contains a range of learning materials which include: games, quizzes for literacy and numeracy as well as lesson plans submitted by tutors from around the UK.

Funbrain - http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A1-gba&A2=17&A7=0

Site provided by Pearson Education. Packed with interactive games and tutorials for students and resources for teaching. Although the main audience of the site is school children, many resources do exist for young adults.

How Stuff Works - http://computer.howstuffworks.com/

An entertaining site with clearly written, illustrated guides showing how all kinds of things work.

Key Skills in Context - http://www.keyskillsincontext.co.uk/index.php

This site, managed by the Learning & Skills Development Agency and sponsored by several major companies, provides access to a number of online Key Skills materials.

Key Skills Support Programme - http://www.keyskillssupport.net/

The Key Skills Support Programme is funded by the Department for Education and Skills. The site provides access to a range of resources for Key Skills, such as the Inspire! Project. The site also includes a resource for practitioners to share materials developed by schools and colleges.

Meet the Author - http://www.meettheauthor.co.uk/home.html

A site where you can see authors on video introducing their books in their own words.

NQ e-library - http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/nq/coreskills/index.asp

These resources support five core skills including Information Technology from Access 3 to Higher and available in online interactive format, as downloadable flexible learning materials and as a content package for use in a college virtual learning environment.

Office Tutorials - http://www.fgcu.edu/support/

This site provides access to good instructional materials covering the Office 2000 suite of applications.

Office XP & 2007 Tutorials - http://www.uwec.edu/help/index.htm

University of Wisconsin LTS Online – Non-profit making organisations can link to this great resource – a courtesy email is required.

PC Passport - http://www.pcpassport.org/

Sheffield College’ Web links site provides links to relevant web sites for Key Skills and other areas of the curriculum .

Sheffield College - http://weblearn.sheffcol.ac.uk/links//Key_Skills/