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ETBI and NALA Preofessional Development Programmes
14 Jun 2019
Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) and NALA are offering a number of professional devel Read »
Get involved in 'Take the first step'
17 May 2019
This year’s 'Take the first step' awareness campaign will kick off with a special conference cele Read »
New research project on inclusion in adult literacy services
16 May 2019
NALA is currently co-ordinating a research and development project on the inclusion of people wit Read »
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Plain English Training September 2019

18 Sep 2019
An introduction to Plain EnglishWednesday 18 September, 9:30am to 3:30pmVenue: Carmelite Community... Read »

Plain English Training October 2019

16 Oct 2019
An introduction to Plain EnglishWednesday 16 October, 9:30am to 3:30pmVenue: Carmelite Community... Read »
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Why with-teeth GDPR is a friend to Plain English
10 May 2018

There are four letters guaranteed to kill almost all conversations and make normally cheerful...

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Educating the media
11 Apr 2017

At our AGM John Walshe talked about how we need to change the way we look at further...

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'Old wine in new bottles?' New approaches to maths in prison
10 Jun 2015

by Catherine Byrne, City of Dublin Education Service to Prisons

In...

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