NIACE is continuing to investigate the effects that the 2007 changes to ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) funding arrangements have had on providers and the ESOL offer. The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) has commissioned our work, and we expect to ...
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Thursday 29 Jan 2009 |
Government investment to improve the basic skills of adults has been impressive but should now target the least confident learners during the economic downturn.
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Thursday 29 Jan 2009 |
NIACE is leading the campaign - A Right to a Voice - to get free ESOL classes restored for all asylum seekers, something we believe is a fundamental human right.
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Friday 23 Jan 2009 |
This book provides an insight into Derbyshire County Council's success in working with Gypsy and Traveller families to improve their literacy skills. It also shares successful family learning models and projects that benefit the whole family.
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Friday 23 Jan 2009 |
A collection of writings from the influential educator, reformer, writer and broadcaster - the late Naomi Sargant - was published by NIACE on Wednesday 21st January 2009.
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Friday 23 Jan 2009 |
NIACE welcomes the proposals in the Digital Inclusion Action Plan launched for consultation by the Department of Communities and Local Government.
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Wednesday 21 Jan 2009 |
Older people need more opportunities to learn if they are to actively contribute - rather than be a cost to society - during the twenty or more years they spend in 'retirement', a new study of learning and population changes reveals.
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Monday 19 Jan 2009 |
NIACE believes re-skilling is just as important as up-skilling, as it welcomes the Science Select Committee report.
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Monday 19 Jan 2009 |
The deadline to nominate people for Adult Learners' Week Awards has been extended until Friday 23rd January 2009. Any nominations posted on Friday will also be considered.
These awards are a great way to celebrate the outstanding and inspirational achievements of adult learners.
You can ...
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Monday 19 Jan 2009 |
At least half of adults with poor basic skills are in jobs, costing employers around six billion pounds a year and many employees find it difficult to understand the range of texts they have to read at work.
To help people in the workplace, NIACE is running a Readability workshop today - Monday ...
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Monday 19 Jan 2009 |
Over 50 organisations and individuals have pledged to help NIACE with our A Right to a Voice Campaign to help asylum seekers get free English classes.
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Thursday 15 Jan 2009 |
The positive impact that learning can have on the lives of young care-leavers was discussed at a NIACE Conference on Thursday, 15 January 2009.
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Thursday 15 Jan 2009 |
NIACE has demonstrated its dedication to disability equality by signing the commitment called for by Lifelong Learning UK's Disability Equality Implementation Group (DEIG).
NIACE initiated and supported the Commission for Disabled Staff in Lifelong Learning and published the findings, From ...
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Monday 12 Jan 2009 |
NIACE - in a partnership led by AGE (the European Older People's Platform) - will be working on a high-profile project to prevent elder abuse against older women.
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Wednesday 7 Jan 2009 |
Musician and presenter, Myleene Klass, is encouraging adults to take up learning as their New Year's resolution this January, by backing Sign Up Now - a national campaign from NIACE.
Myleene is doing a degree in astronomy. She said:
"Astronomy has always interested me as I like the Greek ...
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Tuesday 23 Dec 2008 |
Asylum seekers should be entitled to free English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and not have to wait until their claims for asylum have been approved.
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Wednesday 10 Dec 2008 |
NIACE has produced a film illustrating examples of how people across the country are becoming more media literate through their ability to access, understand and create a variety of media – IT, audio and video – to a range of different audiences.
To start the video, click on (or ...
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Wednesday 10 Dec 2008 |
To highlight why NIACE has launched the campaign - A Right to a Voice - Ed Melia, NIACE Press Officer, spoke to Kaiwan Mahmud, an Adult Learners' Week winner from 2007. Kaiwan talks about his life in Iraq, his long journey to England and how he adapted to life here.
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Wednesday 10 Dec 2008 |
A copy of Helen Keogh's keynote presentation of the draft regional report, Adult Learning and Education in Europe, North America and Israel can be downloaded using the link below.
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Monday 8 Dec 2008 |
Local Power and Adult Learning aims to encourage and strengthen partnerships between local authorities and the broad adult learning agenda, through the exploration of three main themes - wellbeing, regeneration and social inclusion.
The conference offers:
views from the Local Government ...
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Monday 8 Dec 2008 |
A book that helps teachers use digital cameras, MP3 players and mobile phones to carry out Assessment for Learning has been published on Thursday 13th November 2008 by NIACE. Assessment for Learning: Digital Tools for Effective Practice is the latest title in the e-guidelines series and enables ...
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Thursday 20 Nov 2008 |
Over one-third (36%) of adults do not have access to a computer and over two-fifths (42%) lack access to the Internet. These are the headline findings of the Annual Media Literacy Survey 2008 from NIACE, published on Monday 17th November 2008, at a joint NIACE/Ofcom Media Literacy Conference in ...
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Monday 17 Nov 2008 |
Technology has had a positive impact in many areas of adult learning – as Becta’s Next Generation Learning campaign says, “In the classroom and at home, technology can excite learners, offer new ways to do things and make learning fun.”
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Saturday 15 Nov 2008 |
Recent regular advances in technology have had a huge impact on adult learning, however not all providers are making the best use of technology. To help gain a clearer picture on the use of technology in learning - and support the government's Harnessing Technology strategy - NIACE (National ...
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Wednesday 12 Nov 2008 |
NIACE's main concern about the Train to Gain programme - that there is little evidence that it increases demand for training amongst employers and that it has engaged too few ‘hard to reach' employers - have been highlighted in Ofsted's survey, The impact of Train to Gain on skills in ...
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Monday 10 Nov 2008 |
