Mhairi Gilfillan

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Mhairi Gilfillan

• Learning Connections
• Lifelong Learning Directorate
• Mhairi.Gilfillan_at_Scotland.gsi.gov.uk

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• Some statistics
• IALS (1996) Survey suggested that 800,000 (23)
  of Scottish adults have low literacy and numeracy
  levels
• low level?
• reading and understanding information from
  posters/display materials
• understanding instructions on medicine containers
• Working out change of 1.65 from 5.00
• The figures in relation to offenders is estimated
  to be around 65

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• The Scottish definition of adult literacies is
• The ability to read, write and use
• numeracy, to handle information, to
• express ideas and opinions, to make
• decisions and solve problems, as
• family members, workers, citizens
• and lifelong learners.

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• Some related strategies
• Adult Literacy and Numeracy in Scotland
• Skills for Scotland A Lifelong Skills Strategy
• Reducing Reoffending National Strategy for the
  Management of Offenders

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• Offenders we are talking about today are in the
  community on
• Supervised attendance orders
• Home detention curfew (tag)
• Community sentence (disposal)
• Liberation

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• Viral learning
• Before you go today
• catch up with someone youve met before
• connect with someone new
• make up a goody bag for a colleague whos not
  here
• reflect on what youve learned