The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) took over the work of the Basic Skills Agency more than decade ago. The NIACE site is also now closed, but many of the useful policy and research documents now be found at the L&W Institute. Visit the Downloadable Publications area for dozens of free publications.
Ofqual (Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator) published the final Functional Maths, English and ICT criteria in November 2009. Available at http://www.ofqual.gov.uk/qualification-and-assessment-framework/89-arti…
These replaced the draft standards at the end of the FS pilot stage (Sept 2010).
Lots of clear and useful downloads including food cards, recipes and accompanying videos (such as how to make Welsh rarebit, shepherd’s pie, etc) that are great for reading and listening to instructions.
The next World Cup might be a long way off but the official FIFA web site is a rich source of interesting official documents (rules, history, mascots, balls, hat tricks, safety, etc.).