Award Winners
Congratulations to all the 2008 Adult Learners' Week Award winners. Read their stories below by clicking on their names. The National Winners are listed first and then the winners are listed by their region to make it easy for you to quickly find out who has won in your area.
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Click on a name to read a profile of the winner
National Learning Works Award European Social Fund (ESF) Winner
> Sharon
Brennan, Derbyshire
National Learning Works Award Winner
> Vicky Nelson, West London
> Charlene Leigh Smith, Chesterfield
> Bob Lawrence,
West Midlands
National Group Award Winners
>
Chelsea FC Senior Fans Project, London
> Bilingual Teaching Assistant Course, Thornton Heath CALAT Centre, Croydon
> Sight Service,
Gateshead and South Tyneside
National Group Award European Social Fund (ESF) Winners
>
Osmondthorpe, Resource Centre
National Group Award Runners-Up
> ROOOTS Ltd, Leeds
National Outstanding Learner Provider in the Healthcare Sector Award 2008
National SSAT Outstanding Learner in a Specialist School Award Winner
> Marie
Theresa Harvey, Birmingham
National Opening Doors to Adult Learners Award Winners
>
East Midlands Reading Group Project
>
Empowering Adults Who Stammer
>
Cityclean Learning Resource Centre, Brighton
National Opening Doors to Adult Learners Award Runners-Up
> Acumen One 2 One Learning, Peterlee, County Durham
> Wheelbase, Swinton, Nottingham
> YMCAfit
> Offenders in the Community, Lancaster and Morecambe
National Family Literacy, Language and Numeracy Award
> Emma Joul, Bristol
National Family Learning Award Winners
> The
Bloomer Family, Dudley
National Senior Learner of the Year Award Winner
> John McAnuff,
London
Winners by Region
[East of England] [East Midlands] [London] [North East] [North West] [South East] [South West] [West Midlands] [Yorks & The Humber]
Click on a name to read their story
Individual Award Outstanding Winner
> Kelly Bath, St Neots, Cambridgeshire
Individual Award Winner
> Billy Little, March, Cambridgeshire
> Christine Phillips, Bedford
> Michael Lomath, Chelmsford
> Mekila Baker, Swanton Morley
European Social Fund Regional Award Winner
> Christian Ashworth, Great Yarmouth
Learning and Skills Council Regional Learning Works Award Winner
> Sarah Arden, Wisbech
Regional Senior Learner Award Winner
> Norman Mann, Chelmsford
Click on a name to read their story
Individual Award Outstanding Winner
> John Litherland, Derby
Individual Award Winner
> Dawn Johnson, Leicester
> Lisa Jinks, Sutton-in-Ashfield
> Paul Bussell, Leicestershire
National Learning Works Award Winner
> Charlene Leigh Smith, Chesterfield
Learning and Skills Council Regional Learning Works Award Winner
> David Barnett, Melton Mowbray
National Learning Works Award European Social Fund (ESF) Winner
> Sharon Brennan, Derbyshire
The LSC Regional Learning Works Award Winner
> Matt Garner, Nadderwater, Devon
National Opening Doors to Adult Learners’ Award Winner
> East Midlands Reading Group Project
National Opening Doors to Adult Learners’ Award (Runner-Up)
> Wheelbase, Swinton, Nottingham
Regional Senior Learner of the Year Award Winner
> Alan Lee, Wellingborough
Click on a name to read their story
Individual Award Outstanding Winner
> Paul McNeill, Hornchurch
Individual Award Winner
> Amal Dougahir, London
> Kevin Fitzpatrick, East London
> Momotaz Begum, West London
> Nazeem Durgahee, East London
National Group Award Winners
> Chelsea FC Senior Fans Project, London
National Learning Works Award Winner
> Vicky Nelson, West London
Learning and Skills Council Regional Learning Works Award Winner
> Ermal Nasi, London
European Social Fund Regional Award Winner
> Milton Wacha, London
National Opening Doors to Adult Learners’ Award Winner
> Empowering Adults Who Stammer
National Opening Doors to Adult Learners’ Award European Social Fund (ESF) Winner
> YMCAfit
National Senior Learner of the Year Award Winner
> John McAnuff, London
Regional Senior Learner of the Year Award Winner
> John Johns, London
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Individual Award Outstanding Winner
> Judith Richardson, Hetton-le-Hole
Individual Award Winner
> Bryan Butler, Stockton-on-Tees
> Jo Busby, Middlesbrough
> Alan Stephenson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
> Daniel Palmer, Middlesbrough
National Group Award Winners
> Sight Service, Gateshead and South Tyneside
Learning and Skills Council Regional Learning Works Award Winner
> Diane Wilkinson, Washington
European Social Fund Regional Award Winner
> Diane Wilkinson, Washington
National Opening Doors to Adult Learners’ Award (Runner-Up)
> Acumen One 2 One Learning, Peterlee, County Durham
Regional Senior Learner Award Winner
> Gwendoline Gribble, West Monkseaton
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Individual Award Outstanding Winner
> Paul Lee, Oldham
Individual Award Winner
> Marthe Keep, Kendal
> Karen Quinn, Barrow-in-Furness
> Andrew Dean, Blacon, Cheshire
Learning and Skills Council Regional Learning Works Award Winner
> Tina Collings, Ellesmere Port
National Outstanding Learner Provider in the Healthcare Sector Award 2008
European Social Fund Regional Award Winner
> Elizabeth Evans, Chester
National Opening Doors to Adult Learners’ Award (Runner-Up)
> Offenders in the Community, Lancaster and Morecambe
Regional Senior Learner Award Winner
> Anthony Spellman, Oldham
Click on a name to read their story
Individual Award Outstanding Winner
> Martin Vince, Brighton
Individual Award Winner
> Sarah Coffey, Eastleigh, Hampshire
> Emma Keet, Bordon, Hampshire
National Group Award Winners
> Bilingual Teaching Assistant Course, Thornton Heath CALAT Centre, Croydon
Learning and Skills Council Regional Learning Works Award Winner
> Donna Hogan, Ashford
European Social Fund Regional Award Winner
> Akhtar Ali Mohamed, Southampton
National Opening Doors to Adult Learners’ Award Winner
> Cityclean Learning Resource Centre, Brighton
Regional Senior Learner Award Winner
> Beverley Gull, Oxfordshire
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Individual Award Outstanding Winner
> Roy Steggles, Radstock, Bath
Individual Award Winner
> Gary James, Swindon
> Jamie Lavender, Bournemouth
> Anthony Benfield, Bristol
> Caroline Chivers, Peasedown St John
Learning and Skills Council Regional Learning Works Award Winner
> Matt Garner, Nadderwater, Devon
European Social Fund Regional Award Winner
> Mark Lloyd, Bournemouth
National Family Literacy, Language and Numeracy Award
> Emma Joul, Bristol
Regional Senior Learner Award Winner
> Helen Ellis, Bournemouth
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Individual Award Outstanding Winner
> Clare Harris, Halesowen
Individual Award Winner
> Diane Breeze, Stoke-on-Trent
> Robert Turner, Birmingham
> Angela Mills, Leek
> Isiah Williams, Coventry
National Learning Works Award Winner
> Bob Lawrence, West Midlands
European Social Fund Regional Award Winner
> Graham Kenny, Stafford
Learning and Skills Council Regional Learning Works Award Winner
> Robert Galloway, Kidderminster
National SSAT Outstanding Learner in a Specialist School Award Winner
> Marie Theresa Harvey, Birmingham
National Family Learning Award Winners
> The Bloomer Family, Dudley
Regional Senior Learner Award Winner
> Jack Lewis, Redditch
Yorkshire and The Humber
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Individual Award Outstanding Winner
> Claire Wright, Shipley
Individual Award Winner
> Lisa O’Brien, Abbots Walk
> Lindsay Cook, Leeds
> Amanda Schofield, Bradford
> Daljit Sehmi, Leeds
European Social Fund Regional Award Winner
> Brenda Janette-Graham, Halifax
Learning and Skills Council Regional Learning Works Award Winner
> Maria Jordan, Leeds
National Group Award European Social Fund (ESF) Winners
> Osmondthorpe, Resource Centre
National Group Award Runners-Up
> ROOOTS Ltd, Leeds
Regional Senior Learner of the Year Award Winner
> Lynn Cross, Grimsby