NIACE Podcast

Qualifications and Credit Framework - Podcast

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:19:19 +0100

The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority has introduced the new Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). This podcast illustrates how the QCF embraces the culture of lifelong learning and the impact its flexibility will have on learners.

QCA - Qualifications and Credit Framework

Tue, 12 May 2009 13:05:14 +0100

Quick Reads 2009: Interview with Patience Thomson

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:13:29 +0000

Patience Thomson is a writer, lecturer and expert on reading. She was a head teacher at a school in London for children with specific learning difficulties and she co-founded Barrington Stoke, a publisher of books for reluctant readers. She speaks to Ed Melia, NIACE Press Officer, about her life helping people to read and her Quick Read - 101 ways to get your child to read.

Quick Reads 2009: Interview with Ian Rankin

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:16:00 +0000

Ian Rankin talks about his new Quick Reads book entitled "A Cool Head".

Young care-leavers podcast

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:27:50 +0000

Dean Maguire left home when he was 15. His school attendance was very poor, he was using drugs and alcohol and was arrested on a number of occasions. But the support he got from the Depaul Trust is an example of how young care-leavers can get their lives back on track.

A Right to a Voice - Kaiwan's Story

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:52:17 +0000

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.

Next Generation Learning podcast

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:42:32 +0000

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.” Ed Melia, Press Officer at NIACE visited a French class in Middlesbrough to see how they had been using new opportunities afforded by technology. Listen to views from learners, tutors and Jane Williams - Becta Executive Director Further Education, Skills and Regeneration - explaining the Next Generation Learning campaign.

The impact of LLN in The Army

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:45:54 +0100

A podcast about the impact of Literacy, Language and Numeracy in The Army.

Improving skills for life for grandparents and grandchildren

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:53:13 +0100

A podcast featuring family learning at Lawford Mead Infant and Nursery School in Chelmsford.

The impact of LLN at Transport for London

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:51:32 +0100

A podcast about how Literacy, Langauge and Numeracy has had an impact for staff at Transport for London.