This is Gateshead Council's first Skills for Life Strategy and is effective from March 2005 through to December 2006. The Strategy identifies the key activities that need to be undertaken during this period by the Council, in order to improve the language, numeracy and literacy skills of the adult population of Gateshead.
The strategic framework for the Strategy is provided by the Gateshead Community Strategy and the Council's corporate plan, Towards 2010. It sits alongside a range of other key plans, such as the Adult Learning Plan, Extended Schools Plan and the Raising Achievement Service Plan, which will also play a key role in addressing basic skill levels.
The overall outcome of this strategy is:
"Local people who have the literacy and numeracy skills to make the most of all the opportunities available to them and achieve their full potential"