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Welcome

Welcome to the ESNI website supporting Essential Skills practitioners throughout Northern Ireland. The site is full of information and tools to support Vocational and Essential Skills tutors.

If you are looking for ideas or curriculum inspiration take a look at the Resources section.

If you are looking for professional support then take a look at the Hub to see what upcoming events may interest you. Hub events aim to encourage creativity in teaching and learning.

Alternatively take a look at the Forum where you can ask questions of experienced practitioners or maybe even offer your own advice to new tutors on the ground.

Don’t forget you can Contact Us with any comments or suggestions? We’d love to hear them.


Question: What has been your experience of classroom behaviour in 2007/2008?
Behaviour has generally deteriorated 75.00%
Behaviour has generally stayed the same 18.75%
Behaviour has generally improved 6.25%
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Latest Forum Topics

Misconception regarding perimeter and area

Has anyone any suggestions how best to address the following misconception that most of my students have ‘linking’ perimeter and area:   “If you reduce the area of a 2-D shape you automatically reduce the perimeter”   and   “If you increase the area of a 2-D shape ...

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Active Learning - HD1 - MMMR resource

Hi Folks, If anyone has tried out the MMMR resource, please provide feedback here.  If you have any questions or suggestions on how to use it differently, please share here.  Looking forward to reading responses, Jill

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Misconception of fractions

How would you address this misconception in class?

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Latest News

EGSA tutor bank

02 Jan 2008

Need to recruit an Essential Skills (ES) Tutor?  EGSA’s Tutor Bank acts as broker to supply details of qualified Essential ...

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EGSA Essential Skills Signposter Training Sessions

01 Jan 2008

EGSA is currently offering a number of FREE Essential Skills Signposter Training sessions to organisations. The training will: ·       Improve awareness ...

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New book: FE Lecturer’s Survival Guide

19 Apr 2007

FE Lecturer’s Survival Guide Author: Angela Steward Publisher: Continuum ...

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