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Commentary: Waiting for
the big one |
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The learning age
The Government’s next Comprehensive Spending Review is an opportunity to
safeguard all the learning older people use and value, says Andrew Harrop |
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New rights, new responsibilities
The Government’s new age discrimination laws will have significant
implications for employers and education providers alike, says Employment
Relations Minister Jim Fitzpatrick |
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Age concerns
The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 provide protection against
age discrimination in employment, training and adult education, for people of
all ages, in England, Scotland and Wales. Here, we answer some commonly asked
questions about the new legislation |
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It’s time to bite the funding bullet
On the face of it, the new age discrimination regulations should be good
news for older learners, but the issue of funding has still to be addressed,
says Help the Aged’s Kate Jopling |
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Getting ready for the second half
Changing attitudes to lifelong learning among older leaders is not only
about career development, it’s also a way of making employers responsive to the
learning needs of an ageing workforce, writes Julie Perigo |
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Thinking about leadership
Improving leadership is a key part of the quality agenda, but do we really
know what leadership is, asks Kate Watters |
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We need plumbing and Pilates
Adult education shouldn’t just be about learning for earning – promotion of
happiness is every bit as important, argues Paul Mackney |
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Talking our language
The Government needs to develop a systematic, long-term and flexible
approach if we are to have an ESOL environment capable of realising the
potential of the full range of people in the UK, says Lee Knapp |
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Weapons of mass instruction
Of course, funding for learning must reach those who need it most, but to
get it there it needs to be delivered to the right places and with the right
approach, writes Duncan Shrubsole |
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Has ‘credit’ finally come of age?
Will the introduction of ‘credit’ into our qualifications system bring about
the inclusive, responsive, learner-centred and non-bureaucratic framework
envisaged 10 or 15 years ago, asks Peter Wilson |
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