Podcasts

To download the podcast, click the link below. If it does not automatically start playing, save the file onto your computer and then play it back through your usual media player. Where indicated, transcripts of the podcasts have also been provided for users with hearing impairments.

  • Sign Up Now: Antonia Moore - [2 MB]2008-07-07 10:12

    11 years ago Antonia Moore couldn’t read or write. But thanks to an adult learning journey that started at the City Lit she is about to start an MA in Philosophy. As part of the Sign Up Now Campaign, Antonia talks to NIACE Press Officer, Ed Melia, about her remarkable life and the overwhelming positive impact learning has had on her.

  • Sign Up Now: Diane Brook - [3 MB]2007-09-18 12:27

    Diane Brook had a terrible experience at school which put her off learning for life. Thanks to a special European Social Fund project - and her determination and courage - she's put her school days firmly behind her.

  • Sign Up Now: Michelle Dewbury - [3 MB]2007-09-07 12:33

    Michelle Dewberry - the winner of the second series of the BBC show The Apprentice - left school without much in the way of qualifications. But her story illustrates perfectly just how big an impact adult learning can have.

  • Sign Up Now: Mark Binney - [2 MB]2007-09-03 12:32

    Mark Binney left school unable to read and write but, thanks to the help he received from the Dyslexia Institute - and his own commitment to improve his life - he's now doing his dream job.

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