Pilots giving communities a say over learning
Just one week left to apply to a pilot scheme to give local people a say in decisions about their local adult learning courses and to bring better value for money for taxpayers. The scheme is a government initiative and is being supported by NIACE.
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NIACE welcomes new services to support parents
NIACE has welcomed the Government's announcement today of more advice, information and support for parents.
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Widening participation in adult education
A national policy conference exploring current and emerging challenges to widening participation in adult education was held by NIACE and The Open University on 15 May, as part of Adult Learners' Week (12-18 May) which received a warm message of support from Prime Minister, David Cameron.
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Challenges ahead for widening participation in adult learning
Around 3 in 5 adults have not participated in learning in the last 3 years and over one-third have not participated at all since they left full-time education. These are the headline findings NIACE's participation survey, published today ahead of Adult Learners' Week (12-18 May).
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Features
Adults Learning Journal
Latest Adults Learning marks 20 years of Adult Learners’ Week with reflections on the origins of the week and an exploration of the long-term benefits of learning, as captured in the stories of past winners of Adult Learners’ Week Awards
Informal adult community learning survey closed
NIACE has analysed over 6,500 responses from individuals and groups to its survey on informal adult community learning and has sent them to the Government to form part of its New Challenges, New Chances consultation.
20th Adult Learners’ Week highlights
A successful 20th Adult Learners' Week (14-20 May) in England is over, after hundreds of learning events across the country gave tens of thousands of adults the chance to try something new.
Every woman’s right to learn
A ten-point manifesto to help ensure every woman has the right to learn is being distributed by NIACE at the three main party conferences, which will lead to the publication of a final manifesto, ‘Every Woman's Right to Learn', on International Women's Day 2012.
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NIACE, the National Institute of Adult Continuing
Education (England and Wales), is supported by:
