NIACE Podcast

Quick Reads 2011: Terry Jones Chapter Sample

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:19:09 +0000

Terry Jones reads the first chapter from his 2011 Quick Read, Trouble on the Heath

Quick Reads 2011: Terry Jones

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:17:53 +0000

Terry Jones talks about his 2011 Quick Read, Trouble on the Heath

Quick Reads 2011: Lucy Cavendish

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:30:00 +0000

Lucy Cavendish talks about her 2011 Quick Read, Jack and Jill.

Quick Reads 2011: Charlie Oatway

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:28:42 +0000

Charlie Oatway talks about his 2011 Quick Read, Tackling Life

Quick Reads 2011: Priya Basil

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:01:23 +0000

Author Priya Basil talks about her 2011 Quick Read, Strangers on the 16:02

Danny West - Adult Learners’ Week 2009 award winner

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:56:53 +0100

In 1985 Danny West was one of the first people in the UK to be diagnosed as HIV positive, aged 24. Twenty five years later Danny is thriving as a successful businessman, whose dedication to learning earned him an Adult Learners' Week award in 2009. He shares his experiences in an interview with Ed Melia, NIACE Head of Media.

Numeracy in the workplace

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:54:01 +0100

Mick Power is a Numeracy Tutor and manages the Learning Centre at the Sainsbury's Distribution Centre at Rye Park in Hertfordshire. He talks to Ed Melia, NIACE Head of Media, about how numeracy learning is benefiting both the workers and the business.

NIACE survey on adult participation in learning 2010

Wed, 12 May 2010 17:06:59 +0100

Alan Tuckett talks about the NIACE survey on adult participation in learning 2010.

Logic - Podcast

Thu, 06 May 2010 16:46:37 +0100

Logic, 22, grew up in the London Borough of Lewisham. In this podcast he talks about his unstable family background and the experience of growing up in a disadvantaged area of London, as a young black man. Logic now combines youth work and music/lyrics to inspire other young people. In his mid-teens Lyric was motivated to step away the stereotype and better himself, in this podcast he explains how and why he did this and how he's committed to helping other young people to do the same.

Jamie Pugh Podcast

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:02:09 +0100

Jamie Pugh left school with no qualifications; he was unemployed and quickly became involved in drugs, crime and anti-social behaviour. Things started to change for Jamie when he was referred to The Yard Project in Lowestoft. Being respected and treated like an adult helped Jamie to realise that he could achieve more in life. In this podcast Jamie reflects on how he has turned his life around and what it is about The Yard that made the difference.