Downloads
The downloadable resources referenced throughout the site are listed here:
101 Things an mla Can Do
This inspiring document was written by North East Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, and outlines 101 easy, quick and effective changes mlas can make to support skills for life learners.
City and Guilds 9295 pilot report
Evaluation report produced following the pilot of these new 9295 unit 1 course materials contextualised for mla staff.
City and Guilds 9295 unit 1 for mla staff
City and Guilds 9295 unit 1 course gives an understanding of what it means to have Skills for Life needs and covers identification of learners with a Skills for Life need and local learning provision available for Skills for Life learners. This version of the course has been contextualised for museum, library and archive staff.
Engaging Skills for Life learners booking form
291106%20Using%20MLA%20resourceengageskillsforlifelearners.doc [387.5kb]
ILFA / RARPA evaluation toolkit
This toolkit was produced by MLA Yorkshire and NIACE, to help people evaluate mla learning from an adult education point of view. It maps RARPA (the adult education approach to evaluation) with Inspiring Learning for All (the mla toolkit), and gives suggestions for different activities you can use to measure learning in museums, libraries and archives.
Inspiring Skills for Life learners - Conference Evaluation Report
This report was written following the 'Inspiring Skills for Life learners through museums, libraries and archives' conference which took place in March 2006 in York.
Knowledge for Life
This Museums, Libraries and Archives Council publication demonstrates how museums, libraries and archives help people of all ages learn and gain new skills. It outlines how the sector provides adults with choice about what and when they learn and how this contributes to meeting Learning and Skills Council targets.
Leeds Open Doors project - GEM research evaluation report
This evaluation report has been written by Justine Reilly from MLA Yorkshire as part of a GEM research project to look at the role museums and libraries can play in literacy and ESOL learning. The Leeds Open Doors project was used as a case study for this research.
Londoners Need to Read
Research report by ALM London into the current and potential role for libraries, museums and archives in supporting learning for adults with basic skills needs. Published 2004.
mla Activities Mapped to the Literacy Curriculum
This document gives some simple ideas for how existing mla activities could be mapped to the literacy curriculum.
mla Activities Mapped to the Numeracy Curriculum
This document gives some simple ideas for how existing mla activities could be mapped to the numeracy curriculum.
MLA Yorkshire Position Statement
Skills for Life is a priority for MLA Yorkshire's operational plan this year. This document outlines the MLA Yorkshire position regarding mla and Skills for Life, and the value we place on this type of work.
Mobile libraries and adult education outreach: supporting learning and the Skills for Life strategy
This toolkit has been put together by NIACE and MLA Yorkshire to develop ideas around how mobile libraries can support learning and the Skills for Life strategy by working in partnership with adult education providers.
Museums, Libraries and Archives Celebrate Adult Learners' Week
A list of some of the events taking place in museums, libraries and archives to celebrate Adult Learners' Week 2006.
National Strategy for Improving Adult Literacy and Numeracy Skills
Open Dooors network - evaluation report
This report evaluates the Open Doors network 2005/06, outlining the role of the network and the changes that have taken place in the sector since the network formed.
Open Doors Advocacy Presentation
This powerpoint presentation explains how mlas can work with Skills for Life, and why. Feel free to use this as you wish.
Open Doors project report 2005/06
This short report summarises the activities of the Open Doors project 2005/06.
Poetry Virgins flyer
This flyer promotes the RaW Poetry virgins competition.
Poetry Virgins winning poems
These poems, written my people who had never written poetry before, are the winning entries in the Calderdale Libraries 'Poetry Virgins' competition.
Presentation by Dr Jan Eldred at the Skills for Life conference 2006
Presentation by MLA Yorkshire at the Skills for Life conference 2006
Presentation by Natasha Innocent at the Skills for Life conference 2006
Presentation byMLA North West at the Skills for Life conference 2006
Quality Initiative Summative report
This report summarises the activities of the 8 Yorkshire museum, library and archive services who were involved in the LSC Quality Initiative 2005/06.
RaW in Yorkshire and Humberside - October 2006
The latest case studies from the RaW campaign in Yorkshire and Humberside, to October 2006.
RaW library case studies
This powerpoint presentation shows a series of case studies from the library RaW campaign up to June 2006.
Skills for Life conference flyer
Skills for LIfe training recommendations
This document provides recommendations for Skills for Life training appropriate for museum, library and archive staff working with learners in different ways.
Summary of the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Core Curriculum
As part of the Government’s strategy for improving adult basic skills a set of national standards have been developed by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) which summarise the skills and capabilities relating to literacy and numeracy that adults need in order to function and progress at work, and in the wider society.
Summary of the Skills for Life case studies presented at the Skills for Life conference 2006
Talking about Skills for Life booking form
Vital Link Improvement Framework
This toolkit has been produced by the Vital Link to enable libraries to develop their Skills for Life provision.
Why do families visit museums and libraries?
This consultation was carried out with families who visit museums and libraries regularly, and families who do not, in Yorkshire and Humberside in 2007.
Widening Participation in the Humber
An evaluation report from 'Widening Participation in the Humber', an MLA Yorkshire funded project to support mlas in the Humberside region to work with new adult audiences.
Yorkshire and Humberside 6 Book Challenge - evaluation report
This report evaluates the impact of the Yorkshire and Humberside 6 Book Challenge.