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Adult Learning Calendar 2007
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| International and National led Campaigns | Opportunities | Contacts |
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World Book Day 1 March 2007 |
Encouraging adults to explore the pleasures reading books. |
NIACE
Campaigns Team Tel. 0116 2044 200 www.quickreads.org.uk |
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International Women’s Day 8 March 2006 |
Global
day of celebration for women’s achievements. Local events. |
International Women’s Day www.internationalwomensday.com |
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Commonwealth Day 12 March 2006 |
An annual event during which all the fifty-four member countries of the Commonwealth celebrate their links with one another. | Royal
Commonwealth Society Tel. 020 7766 9200 www.commonwealthday.com ccs@rcsint.org |
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Fairtrade Fortnight 2007 26 Feb - 11 March 2007 |
The
campaign highlights the increasing range of Fairtrade products and aims to encourage shoppers to choose Fairtrade alternatives. |
Fairtrade Foundation www.fairtrade.org.uk Fairtrade Foundation 020 7405 5942 |
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National Science and Engineering Week 9-18 March 2007 |
Ideas for activities, funding & resources to support events. Advice on organising and publicising events. | British
Association for the Advancement of Science. www.the-ba.net nsw@the-ba.net Tel: 020 7019 4937 |
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World Poetry Day 21 March 2007 |
At a
time when poetry is flourishing, this day provides an occasion for activities and efforts carried out at different levels to support and promote poetry. |
UNESCO www.unesco.org |
| 2006
European Year of Workers’ Mobility. |
Raise awareness of benefits for workers’ geographical and occupational mobility. To promote the exchange of good practice and improve data. |
http://europa.eu.int/comm/emploment_ social/workersmobility2006/index_en |
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World Health Day 7 April 2007 |
World Health Day marks the importance of health for a productive and happy life. | World
Health Organisation 00 41 22 791 2222 www.who.int/world-health-day mediainquiries@who.int |
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Mental Health Action Week 8-14 April 2007 |
This annual campaign raises issues relating to the mental health of the general population. | Mental
Health Foundation 0207 802 0300 www.mentalhealth.org.uk mhf@mhf.org.uk |
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Global Education Action Week 23-29 April 2007 |
Global Education Action Week highlights education as a human right. | Global
Campaign for Education www.campaignforeducation.org |
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Museums & Galleries Month 1 - 31 May 2007 |
Museums and Galleries Month is a UK wide celebration of museums and galleries. | Museums
and Galleries Month www.mgm.org.uk/ |
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Local and Community History Month 1 May - 5 June 2007 |
Awareness campaign. | The
Historical Association www.history.org.uk 020 7735 3901 |
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National Share-a-Story month May 2007 |
The National Share-a-Story month, celebrating the power of story. | The
Federation of Children's Book Groups Tel. 01707 325 173 www.fcbg.org.uk |
| Deaf
Awareness Week 7-13 May 2007 |
Deaf Awareness Week aims to improve understanding of the different types of deafness by highlighting the many different methods of communication used by deaf, deafened, deafblind and hard of hearing people, such as sign language and lipreading. | Deaf
Awareness Week Tel: 01206 274075 Text: 01206 274076 info@deafcouncil.org.uk www.deafcouncil.org.uk |
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Basic Skills Conference NATFHE 9 May 2007 |
This confernec focuses on professionalising the workforce. | NIACE
Campaigns Team Tel: 0116 2044 200 alw@niace.org.uk www.niace.org.uk/alw |
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World Fairtrade Day 12 May 2007 |
A celebration of Fair Trade internationally, the mission is to improve the livelihoods and well-being of disadvantaged producers by linking and promoting Fair Trade Organisations, and speaking out for greater justice in world trade with events to raise awareness organised worldwide. | The
International Fairtrade Association www.ifat.org |
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International Day of Families 15 May 2007 |
International Day of Families increases awareness of family issues and improves capability of nations to tackle family-related problems with comprehensive policies. This day highlights the importance of families. It aims at fostering equality, bringing about a fuller sharing of domestic responsibilities and employment opportunities. | United
Nations www.un.org/esa/socdev/family/index.html
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Adult Learners’ Week 19-25 May 2007 |
Adult Learners' Week is an opportunity to raise the profile of learning in the local community, to celebrate learning opportunities and to engage new and prospective learners. | NIACE
Campaigns Team Tel: 0116 2044 200 alw@niace.org.uk www.niace.org.uk/alw |
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Cultural Diversity Day 19 May 2007 |
Cultural Diversity Day provides an opportunity to organise activities, which celebrate the similarities and differences that exist in Britain today. | NIACE
Campaigns Team Tel: 0116 2044 200 alw@niace.org.uk www.niace.org.uk/alw |
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Learning at Work Day 24 May 2007 |
The
importance of learning in the workplace for employers and employee. Events, resources, free publicity material. |
Campaign for Learning 0207 930 1111 info@campaign-for-learning.org.uk www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk |
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Silver Surfers Day ICT and adult learners 25 May 2007 |
Local ‘Silver Surfer’ ICT taster sessions, awards, briefing sheets and free publicity. | Digital
Unite www.hairnet.org silver@hairnet.org 0870 241 5091 |
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World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 21 May 2007 |
The Day will provide us with an opportunity to deepen understanding of the values of Cultural Diversity and to learn to “live together” better. | UNESCO http://portal.unesco.org/culture
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World Environment Day 5 June 2007 |
World Environment Day sets out to deepen public awareness of the need to preserve and enhance the environment. | United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) www.unep.org 254-20-7623401 / 7623128 (Kenya) |
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Employment Week 5-6 June 2007 |
Employment Week focuses on working together for growth and jobs. | Tarsus
Touchstone Tel: 0208 846 2700 www.employmentweek.com |
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Volunteers’ Week 1-7 June 2007 |
The week is UK’s annual celebrationof volunteers. |
Volunteering England www.volunteersweek.org.uk volunteersweek@volunteeringengland.org 0845 305 6979 |
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Carers Week 11-17 June 2007 |
Carers Week raises understanding of the role of the carer. | Carers
UK Tel: 0207 566 7608 www.carersweek.org |
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Learning Disability Week 17-24 June 2007 |
Learning Disability Week highlights that we are all responsible for creating a more inclusive society for children and young people with a learning disability, so they can enjoy life and take part in their community without being scared of bullying. | Mencap Tel: 0207 696 5603 www.mencap.org.uk |
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Traidcraft Week 24-30 June 2007 |
Traidcraft believes in making trade work for everyone. In addition to promoting fairtrade we also campaign to change the way trade works. |
Traidcraft Tel: 0191 491 0591 www.traidcraft.co.uk |
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World Refugee Day 20 June 2007 |
Awareness campaign. | UNHCR www.unhcr.ch |
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Refugee Week 18-27 June 2007 |
Refugee Week is a nationwide programme of arts, cultural and educational events to promote understanding and raise awareness. | World
Refugee Tel: 0207 820 3055 www.refugeeweek.org.uk |
| Sign
Up Now September 2007 |
Free publicity and networking during this key adult learning enrolment period. | NIACE
campaigns team Tel: 0116 2044 200 alw@niace.org.uk www.niace.org.uk/signupnow |
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International Literacy Day 8 September 2007 |
International Literacy Day is an occasion to give hope to the millions of women, men and children who cannot read or write even their own names. International Literacy Day is a timely reminder to the world about the importance of literacy for individuals, families, communities and whole societies. | United
Nations Information Centre 0207 630 1981 info@uniclondon.org www.un.org/depts/dhl/literacy/ |
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International Adult Learners’ Week 20-22 September 2007 |
The week celebrates the value of Adult Education at a multidimensional level exploring education for all, life skills, diversityand participation. | NIACE
Campaigns Team www.niace.org.uk 0116 204 7073 |
| Age
Concern Week 22-29 September 2007 |
Age Concern Week focuses on issues affecting older people. | Age
Concern Tel: 0208 765 7513 www.ageconcern.org.uk |
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European Day of Languages 26 September 2007 |
The European Day of Languages illustrates some of the rich variety of initiatives undertaken across Europe to promote language learning and to celebrate linguistic and cultural diversity. | CILT Tel: 0208 379 5101 www.cilt.org.uk/edl |
| Kick
Racism Out of Football October 2007 |
The campaign raises awareness of racism in the game whilst promoting equality | Kick it
Out www.kickitout.org info@kickitout.org 020 7684 4884 |
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Campaign for Drawing Big Draw October 2007 |
With a special focus day on 13 October 2007 Big Draw campaign offers people of all ages the chance to discover that drawing is enjoyable, liberating and at everyone's fingertips. Galleries, museums, libraries, adult education centres, stately homes, art clubs, shopping centres and hospitals engage in activities to get everyone drawing. |
Campaign for Drawing www.drawingpower.org.uk info@drawingpower.org.uk 020 8351 1719 |
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International Day of Older People 1 October 2007 |
The international Day of Older People sets out to improve the quality of life for older people and advancing UN Global Strategies | United
Nations www.un.org/esa/socdev/ageing |
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Learn to Sign Week 1-6 October 2007 |
The Learn to Sign Week encourages the public to join in, have fun and learn British Sign Language (BSL). | The
British Deaf Association Tel: 0207 588 3520 www.bda.org.uk |
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Family Learning Week 6-14 October 2007 |
National Family Learning Week is an annual awareness campaign promoting and supporting organisations to run events across the country to highlight the importance of family learning. |
Campaign for Learning Tel: 0207 930 1111 www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk |
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Make a Difference Day 27 October 2007 |
The Make a Difference Day Campaign encourages individuals to give up a day to volunteering. |
Community Service Volunteers Tel: 0207 643 1339 www.csv.org.uk/difference |
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Black History Month October - November 2007 |
A link to websites about Black and Asian history across the British Isles. | Black
History Month www.black-history-month.co.uk |
| One
World Week 21-28 October 2007 |
The One World Week campaign promotes the belief that all people matter; all life matters; the world is abundantly diverse. The activities during the week promote action to cut waste and share more equally the world’s abundance | One
World Week Tel: 0118 939 4933 www.oneworldweek.org |
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World Development Information Day 24 October 2007 |
The day
is set to improve the dissemination of information and the mobilisation of
public opinion, particularly among young people, to support greater
awareness of the problems of development, thus, promoting efforts in the
sphere of international cooperation for development.
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Unis
Vienna www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/en/calendar2007.html |
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Dyslexia Awareness Week November 2007 |
The
campaign raises awareness around dyslexia. |
The
British Dyslexia Association Tel: 0118 966 8271 www.bdadyslexia.org.uk |
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World Aids Day 1 December 2007 |
World Aids Day is a national campaign promoting awareness around AIDs. | World
Aids Day www.worldaidsday.org.uk |
Other National Campaigns running throughout 2007
| International and National campaigns | Opportunities | Contact |
| 2001-2010 International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World |
International
Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for Children of the World is to further strengthen the global movement for a culture of peace. |
UNESCO http://www3.unesco.org/iycp/uk/ |
| 2005-2014 United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development |
Focus on Key Action
Themes: Quality Education; Environment, Sustainable Consumption, Water,
Sustainable Tourism, Overcoming Poverty, Human Rights, Rural Development,
Gender Equality, Health Promotion, HIV/AIDS, Media & ICTs, Intercultural
Understanding, Cultural Diversity, Indigenous knowledge. - give visibility
to local, national and international Education for Sustainable Development
activities, initiatives and events. - disseminate tools (publications,
materials, educational kits, questionnaires, etc.) that can be used by ESD
educators and professionals in their activities.
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United Nations: http://unesco.org/education/en/ |
| 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All | Raise awareness of equal opportunities and the benefits for Europe of a diverse society | Europa http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/ |
| BBC Read and
Write Oct 2005 - Oct 2008 |
Free Resources. Opportunity to become a Read and Write centre. | BBC www.bbc.co.uk/raw/campaign raw@bbc.co.uk 020 8752 6777 |
| Channel 4 Learning Line | Advice and information on learning and careers. | Contact 08080 100 444 |
| Apprenticeships | Modern Apprenticeships are for young people aged 16-24 and last between one and three years. | National Learning
and Skills Council www.realworkrealpay.info |
| Aim Higher | Focused on
encouraging adults into Higher Education. |
DfES www.dfes.gov.uk/aimhigher |
| The Campaign for
Learning through Museums and Galleries (clmg) |
Campaign for Learning Museums and Galleries champion learning through museums and galleries | clmg 01288 354536 Nicola.nuttall@clmg.org.uk www.clmg.org.uk |
| Arts Council England | Promoting the arts
at the heart of national life, reflecting England’s rich and diverse cultural identity. |
Arts Council
England 0845 300 6200 enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk www.artscouncil.org.uk |
| Train2Gain | Promoting employer engagement to improve productivity and competitiveness within the workplace, by insuring that staff have the right skills to do the best job. | Learning and Skills
Council www.train2gain.gov.uk |
| Parents Online | Helping parents find some of the best learning sites on the web for their children. |
Parents Online www.parentsonline.gov.uk |
| Directgov | Provides information and advice on opportunities to learn. | Directgov www.direct.gov.uk/learning |
Other useful links and information:
 | www.alw.org.uk/calendar |
| www.aoc.co.uk |
| www.bbc.co.uk |
| www.bbc.co.uk/becomingwebwise |
| www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise |
| www.bbc.co.uk/gardening |
| www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone |
| www.bearhunt.org.uk |
| www.channel4.com/learning |
| www.cibfunding.org.uk |
| www.countmeincalendar.info |
| www.csv.org.uk |
| www.dfes.gov.uk/prisonerlearning |
| www.do-it.org.uk |
| www.esf.gov.uk |
| www.granadamedia.com |
| www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk |
| www.mediatrust.org.uk |
| www.moneymatterstome.co.uk |
| www.ncvo-vol.org.uk |
| www.nhsu.nhs.uk |
| www.niace.org.uk |
| www.niace.org.uk/conferences |
| www.rcn.org.uk |
| www.thefamilyhistoryproject.co.uk |
| www.ufi.com |
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