About ALNS
About Adult Literacy & Numeracy Services (ALNS)
ALNS launched in 2016. It helps school leavers, job seekers, students, stay-at-home parents, workers, business people and retirees develop their skills. It is all-gender, -culture and -abillity friendly, and supports its clients in-person and remotely.
Many people thrive in Australia’s education system. Some need a more personalised approach. ALNS provides relaxed, enjoyable, supportive and relevant learning experiences.
ALNS also helps employers, businesses, government agencies, vocational educators and literacy & numeracy (L&N) teachers build their literacy and numeracy levels. This can involve training trainers, speaking engagements, guiding internal or external marketing efforts, developing employees’ L&N skills and/or building L&N awareness for management and teams.
About Fran Davidson
Fran’s background helps her relate to learners well. She has been teaching adults since 2000 in large and small groups, and one-on-one. Before that, she regularly trained people in workplace systems and computer programs. She mentored kindergarten readers in the ’00s and has taught intuitive development since the 1990’s.
Fran qualified as a Teacher of Adult Literacy & Numeracy in 2014. She also holds a Cert IV in Training & Assessment (TAE40110); a Business Degree (Strategic Marketing); and a Working with Children Check.
Fran is a member of the Australian Council for Adult Literacy (ACAL); Adult Learning Australia (ALA); the NSW Adult Literacy and Numeracy Council (NSW ALNC); the Specific Learning Difficulties Association of NSW (SPELD NSW); and the Australian Dyslexia Association (ADA).
A qualified strategic marketer and planner, Fran can help business people develop, too. She has managed portfolios and supported and trained management and staff in private and public sectors. She has built and runs her own businesses, and knows what this can involve.
As a literacy & numeracy teacher – general, workplace, academic or technology-focused – Fran is well-placed to help.
ALNS’ approach to L&N learners
In the 1970’s, education departments focused away from teaching maths and grammar. Many of today’s adults, therefore, didn’t get the chance to build these skills strongly.
ALNS is 100% learner-focused. What we work on revolves around you. It is likely you know more than you think. That’s often the case! Whatever you want to learn, we discuss your situation first. This helps us develop a plan that addresses what you need. Whether you’re studying, unemployed, working, retired, stay-at-home or new to English, there’s always a number of ways to approach things.
ALNS aims to help adults of any age enjoy learning and achieving their goals.
We can work face-to-face or online.
To discuss any of these aspects, get in contact.
If you want to do more research, contact the Reading Writing Hotline via enquiries@readingwritinghotline.edu.au or 1300 655 506.
ALNS’ buddying service for L&N teachers
Government funding and employment initiatives have radically reshaped adult L&N programs. In some instances, the support for teachers (and students) receive has been radically trimmed. In an industry born to empower, these developments are concerning. ALNS helps teachers push back.
Fran also helps Cert IV Training and Assessment (TAE) students address the literacy and numeracy skills needs of their learners and complete the TAE’s LLN component.
Working collaboratively, ALNS helps educators deliver as they know they can. As an L&N buddy, Fran works with the teacher to plan, prepare, deliver and/or assess. Her approach is confidential, strategic and customer- and quality-focused. This isn’t a forum for handballing and running – what we put in, we manifest.
If you need help formatting, planning, assessing and/or validating your course, or just want a buddy, get in contact.
To discuss any of the above, contact ALNS via 0413 525 114 or learning@alns.com.au.