The wedding is over but there’s still a lot of mileage in using it as a teaching topic. In fact, for younger FE learners (e.g. 16-19) who may have never experienced a similar national occasion, it might make more sense to use it as a topic after they have some personal knowledge behind them.
I’ve been teaching since 2002 and have accessed your site regularly pretty much since day one…
…and never contributed a resource or offered a single word of thanks.
So I thought I’d drop you a line to redress at least one of these failings. THANK YOU. Many, many times. Because your site has dug me out of a hole on a significant number of occasions. All the SfL teachers I know and meet (and I meet a lot) would say the same.
Wishing you a successful and fulfilling 2011
Tony Green
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What a wonderful new web site!
The idea and content of Skills Workshop has been an inspiration and godsend.
Now it has got even better with a lovely clean fresh design and some ideas that are wonderful – the ‘more like this’ is really helpful.
So for Maggie, and all those involved in the new site, congratulations and good luck.
For all of us users let’s make it even richer by making a contribution.
George Wormald
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The new site
The new site is amazing. It took me a while to navigate but, as soon as I found the right buttons to click, I was really impressed by the speed, clarity and suggested links. On the old site I had to trawl through a load of resources which were not appropriate for either the subject I was researching, or the level of teaching.
Yes, it is different from the brightly coloured old site, but so clean and fresh and you can search for a particular subject and level very easily.
Linda Hoole’s Readwell Road adult reading scheme books have been a great hit since they first appeared on skillsworkshop last year. Site contributor Linda has now gone on and independently published the complete set of 48 books.
I just wanted to say how much I like the new Skillworkshop site. Resources are so much easier to find with the clear, coloured tabs at the top of the home page and the drop-down choices under each section – I can find my way to the section I want so much faster than on the old site. The ‘more like this’ and ‘see also’ options are a real help.
The money you won from your well-deserved award has been put to really good use!
Thanks again for all the resources I’ve downloaded over the years.
