The news that David and Victoria Beckham - and their children - have taken up learning sign language together so they can communicate better with a deaf friend has been welcomed by NIACE.
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Thursday 11 Nov 2010 |
To mark Colleges Week (8-14 November 2010) - coordinated by the Association of Colleges (AoC) - NIACE highlighted how colleges are often the first route back into learning for adults who need a second chance.
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Monday 8 Nov 2010 |
Policymakers and learners explored the concept of the learning family together, at an event organised by NIACE in London, on Monday 8 November 2010.
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Friday 5 Nov 2010 |
The government's announcement about higher education funding and student support has been welcomed by NIACE for its positive approach to part-time study and for moves to give further education colleges a new role in the HE provision.
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Thursday 4 Nov 2010 |
The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, expressed his support for the ‘profoundly positive impacts' of adult learning, in a letter to NIACE.
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Thursday 4 Nov 2010 |
Dyslexia affects one-in-ten people in the UK - approximately the population of London - but NIACE is celebrating dyslexic people's many strengths during Dyslexia Awareness Week, 1 - 7 November 2010.
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Wednesday 3 Nov 2010 |
Ten new Quick Reads will be published on World Book Day next year, 3 March 2011. GALAXY®, sponsors of the GALAXY® National Book Awards 2010, have also announced that they are teaming up with Quick Reads to promote the books to millions of households.
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Friday 29 Oct 2010 |
The White Paper on local economic growth - published on Thursday 28 October 2010 - contains a welcome commitment to skills, but misses opportunities to integrate skills development into local economic planning and development
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Friday 29 Oct 2010 |
NIACE has responded to the Spending Review, announced by Chancellor George Osborne, in Parliament on Wednesday, 20 October 2010.
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Friday 29 Oct 2010 |
A NIACE workshop exploring how self-organised learning clubs and groups - like music groups, book clubs, photography or craft groups, motorcycle or walking clubs - can be supported to arrange their own learning activities, is taking place in Leicester today.
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Friday 29 Oct 2010 |
A new book detailing the principles for the ways in which business, trade unions and community groups can use lifelong learning to support citizenship and belonging and contribute to the Big Society / Good Society, has been published by NIACE.
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Wednesday 27 Oct 2010 |
Social enterprises are making a crucial contribution to support the transition of disabled people from learning into real work - says a study commissioned by the Learning and Skills Council and undertaken by NIACE.
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Tuesday 26 Oct 2010 |
Due to technical difficulties, emails sent to NIACE group addresses were not delivered between Tuesday 12 October and Monday 18 October.
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Thursday 21 Oct 2010 |
To mark the second week of the Family Learning Festival (16 - 31 October), NIACE is highlighting the positive impact of learning on families and the range of its work to encourage families to learn together.
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Thursday 21 Oct 2010 |
NIACE's Annual General Meeting provides NIACE members with an opportunity to make their voices heard in shaping the debate on the future of adult learning. The NIACE AGM was held in London on Thursday, 28 October 2010.
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Thursday 21 Oct 2010 |
92 sheltered housing schemes across the country have received - during Get Online Week - over £300,000 in funding, as part of a government-funded project, Get Digital, to help get residents over 65 online.
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Monday 18 Oct 2010 |
On the eve of the Comprehensive Spending Review -Tuesday 19 October 2010 - the House of Lords debated the benefits of adult education. The debate, which lasted one and a half hours was the longest of its kind for many years.
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Monday 18 Oct 2010 |
Adult learning providers were given the chance to contribute to Lifelong Learning UK's annual FE Workforce Strategy, by completing a survey compiled by NIACE, HOLEX and the University and College Union (UCU).
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Monday 18 Oct 2010 |
NIACE hosted a free seminar in Leicester on Thursday 14 October, to highlight the critical role of adult learning as a key ingredient in promoting local engagement as part of Local Democracy Week (11 - 17 October 2010).
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Thursday 14 Oct 2010 |
Lord Browne's Independent Review into Higher Education Funding and Student Finance is good news for the half a million part-time undergraduates, 90 per cent of whom are over the age of 22, says NIACE.
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Wednesday 13 Oct 2010 |
To mark the 20th Adult Learners' Week next year (14 - 20 May 2011), NIACE, is looking for past winners to get in touch, share their stories and inspire more adults to take up learning and transform their lives for the better.
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Wednesday 13 Oct 2010 |
To mark World Mental Health Day on Sunday, 10 October 2010, NIACE announced a new joint project with the Skills Funding Agency, to establish an effective ‘e-community' for practitioners with an interest in supporting learners with mental health difficulties.
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Friday 8 Oct 2010 |
NIACE has published a new book to guide teachers and learners through the new IT qualification which recently underwent a significant change and now provides the framework for all ICT user qualifications supported by public funding.
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Friday 8 Oct 2010 |
The former Secretary of State and Parliamentary Patron of NIACE, David Blunkett, has pledged his commitment to working with NIACE to make a strong case for lifelong learning, as the results of the Comprehensive Spending Review are imminent.
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Wednesday 6 Oct 2010 |
NIACE is looking for 9 Local Authorities to take part in a new research project looking at the benefits of learning for older people in care settings.
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Wednesday 6 Oct 2010 |
