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Contents - October 2007
 | Editorial |
| News |
| Commentary : Where now for lifelong learning? |
| It’s not just the economy, stupid Government policy on skills has had some unfortunate consequences, putting other valued forms of provision seriously at risk. So much for putting citizens at the heart of public service reform, says Colin Flint |
| Unfinished business Trade unions played an important historical role in the development of education for working people. But, despite years of campaigning, there is still no entitlement for workers to have collective bargaining rights on learning or time off for training, writes Anne Hansen |
| Partnership is the name of the game A learning partnership between management and unions at Merseytravel has produced a remarkable transformation in the culture of the organisation, reports Paul Stanistreet |
| More than a curriculum area The varied outcomes of family learning mean that it can be the catalyst for wide-ranging changes across different policy areas, says Penny Lamb |
| Let me tell you a story The Storybook Dads project strengthened the ties between male prisoners at Dartmoor Prison and their families. Now a project for mothers is having a positive impact on the lives and relationships of women prisoners in Scotland. Deirdre Parkinson reports |
| It ain’t what you do… When it came to drawing up the terms of Wakefield’s Skills for Life partnership, the journey proved just as important as the outcome, says Sam Davis |
| Round and round the houses Leitch’s mantra of a ‘demand-led’ skills system is just that – a set of words with no connection to reality. The actual recommendations will mean yet more central planning. We’ve been here before, writes Alison Wolf |
| Coming up for air The mass trespass on Kinder Scout was a milestone in the struggle for access to Britain’s countryside. 75 years on, walkers have the right to roam across land closed to them for centuries, but, for many others, Britain’s moors and mountains remain, in all but name, another country. Paul Stanistreet reports |
| Beyond standards David Sherlock on life after the Adult Learning Inspectorate |
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