Mainly tweeting about skills, lifelong learning, history, community, occasional digressions.
Edinburgh and Sheffield
Joined March 2010
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Scotland: college cuts spark warning over widening access bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-6…
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Colleges are in crisis, with huge funding problems and an ongoing pay dispute prompting real concerns about the future of the sector.
At @heraldscotland we tried to shine a light on the situation - here's the story of what happened next...
heraldscotland.com/news/2420…
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There we go - Adult Ed & Lifelong Learning within the SDGs, a view based on 8 countries' focus groups. Crises affet ALE!
link.springer.com/article/10…
@gartenschlarger @ICAEGlobal @hh_vhs @vhs_dachverband @EBWuerzburg @EPALE_EU @ebportal @UIL
North East Combined Authority: Adult learners attack 'disgusting' funding cuts bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne…
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During WWII The Red Cross asked NALGO (now UNISON) to supply correspondence courses to British POWs. 78 take part & gain qualifications whilst being held in prisoner of war camps.
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Wow.
Hard-right Reform party has gone ahead of the Conservatives among men in the latest polling from YouGov
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Delighted to contribute a piece to @LSEpoliticsblog on behalf of the @Lifelong_Ed @Res_Publica!
Have a read for our view on how a deeper commitment to #lifelonglearning can help solve the UK #highereducation system's #funding crisis.
#skills #education #policy
💡New! British higher education may be world-leading, but it’s also facing a funding crisis. To stave off catastrophe, the whole sector must embrace the lifelong learning revolution, argues @mariusostrowski.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp…
Tees Valley Combined Authority employs both daughters of its chief Julie Gilhespie yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/pol…
USA: Hamas war, antisemitism leads to increase in adult Jewish education jpost.com/diaspora/antisemit…
Lifelong learning can save higher education - some healthy optimism from @mariusostrowski blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp…
Mayors' use of Adult Education Budget powers 'disappointing', says ex-adviser feweek.co.uk/mayors-use-of-a…
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Our draft Adult Learners' Week Calendar a real mix of local & national events and speakers @learners_forum is looking forward to stepping out to the ball and taking the Adult Learning Story to meet and win the hearts of our communities
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An extensive programme in support of Adult Learning a key element of the CLD family.. #BecauseofCLD
Our draft Adult Learners' Week Calendar a real mix of local & national events and speakers @learners_forum is looking forward to stepping out to the ball and taking the Adult Learning Story to meet and win the hearts of our communities
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Great to hear @halfon4harlowMP talk about the importance of Community Learning as the start of the ladder of opportunity. @WEAadulted proud of our community learning offer right across England & Scotland and the difference it makes @HOLEXPolicy
Five priorities for adult education - speech by Minister for Skills, Further & Higher Education @halfon4harlowMP gov.uk/government/speeches/m…
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Don't forget that our COAL NOT DOLE exhibition is on now. If you're on Warwick Uni campus next week why not drop by and see it? #MinersStrike #miners #1980s
ALT A scan of a sheet of yellow stickers which contain the slogan 'Dig Deep for the Miners'
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Lifelong education is so important to the government’s skills revolution.
Today I gave a speech at the @SkillsMatter event hosted by @Lifelong_Ed outlining my 5 priorities for adult education.
Read it here: gov.uk/government/speeches/m…
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Three months ago @AndyBurnhamGM & I commissioned work to look at improving connectivity between the WM & GM 🤝🏻
Now we’ve reached a provisional conclusion - build a new rail line 🚂
Our proposals include👇🏻
💷 Private finance
🚅 Lower speeds
🇫🇷 Learning lessons from France
