Blog 10 03 2021 Rhiannon Norfolk - From learner to tutor and a business on the side It’s been a journey that I could never have imagined. From deciding to try again after failing to learn Welsh when I’d tried years before, to hearing that my application to become a Welsh tutor had been successful – all in less than three years!
Blog 09 02 2021 Erasmus+ Mobility visit to Slovenia - Scott Jenkinson A fantastic learning trip! I came home with a better understanding of how our friends in Slovenia deliver and celebrate adult learning. I also came home with some new ideas to implement, Study Circles and ways to engage older men being the top two themes for me.
Blog 09 02 2021 Erasmus+ Mobility visit to the Netherlands - Scott Jenkinson As a result of this trip we have yet more great ideas to try at home to improve the learning experience of our learners and hopefully we will go on to develop the relationships made between organisations.
News 09 02 2021 Erasmus+ Mobility visit to Ireland - Scott Jenkinson The highlight for me was the opportunity to take part in one of the Aontas Awards nominated project’s – a secret street tour given by a former homeless man. Secret Street Tours are a Community Interest Company set up to provide education, training and work opportunities to homeless people.
News 09 02 2021 Rameh O’ Sullivan - winning an Inspire! Tutor Award Winning an Inspire! tutor award encouraged me to reflect on just how much I enjoy helping my students to enjoy learning and achieve their ‘dream degree’ or move into higher education.
News 09 10 2020 Sam Gardner - The three mental health lessons I’ve learnt from a global pandemic. I believe the way to a sound mind is through the environments we create, both digitally and physically. If you’re not conscious of this, it can gnaw away at your mental health.
Blog 16 07 2020 Thomas Ferriday- what it’s like to be an Inspire! Award winner Thomas Ferriday won the Into Work award in 2019 for the Inspire! Adult Learning Awards.
Projects 09 07 2020 Driving Change – supporting young adult carers in further education Learning and Work Institute is working in partnership with The Carers Federation to improve the support that young adult carers receive in further education. Read more