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18 September 2023
Citizens’ Curriculum
During 2023 and 2024, Learning and Work Institute is working with Welsh Government and a range of partners on an exciting project to pilot a Citizens’ Curriculum for Wales. This follows a public commitment to a Second Chance Nation made by the Minister for Education Jeremy Miles MS at the 2022 Adult Learning Conference.
18 September 2023
Adult Learning Wales Citizens’ Curriculum: Peace Education in Adult Learning
In a world often marred by conflict and discord, the significance of peace education cannot be overstated, and its importance extends well into adulthood. The need for peace education in adult learning has become increasingly clear as societies grapple with complex global challenges. This blog delves into the reasons why peace education is an unspoken necessity for adult learners and how it can foster positive change on personal, interpersonal and societal levels.
18 September 2023
OASIS Citizens’ Curriculum: Language Education and a warm Welsh welcome
What’s the best way to teach language to newcomers in Wales? And how can teachers best be supported to work with refugees and asylum seekers, who may be learning a language while suffering from trauma and navigating the hostile environment created by the UK government? These are the questions we wanted to investigate with our Citizens’ Curriculum project, a partnership between Oasis, the University of South Wales, and Adult Learning Wales.
8 August 2023
A Citizens’ Curriculum for Wales?
In his speech to the Adult Learning Conference in 2022, the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language Jeremy Miles MS committed to positioning Wales as a second chance nation; where it’s never too late to learn.
10 July 2023
Evaluation of Supported Employment Coach pilot
The overall aim of the pilot is to improve outcomes for young people with a moderate to severe learning disability/difficulty (LDD) and/or autism, by increasing the number who progress in to paid employment or apprenticeships.
14 April 2023
Three key lessons in delivering an in-work support service for Wales
Learning and Work Institute recently evaluated Welsh Government’s Healthy Working Wales: In-Work Support Service (IWS). The evaluation sought to glean key lessons from the project that focussed on South West and North West Wales ahead of a nation-wide rollout.
14 April 2023
Evaluation of the In-Work Support Service
In June 2022, the Welsh Government appointed Learning and Work Institute to evaluate the latest phase of their In-Work Support Service (IWS). The evaluation started in July 2022 and was completed in October 2022. It follows an initial evaluation of IWS published in April 2019. The objectives were to tackle poverty and social exclusion through sustainable employment in parts of North and South Wales.
25 July 2022
Adult Community Learning Impact Report 2022
We have an ambition to create lifelong learners, to see our learners progress but also to see them become role models within their families, to be leaders in their communities, to have the tools to be happier and healthier in their own lives.
25 October 2021
Reframing Youth Engagement and Progression in Wales
Even before the pandemic tens of thousands of young people across Wales were facing difficulties in the labour market and in accessing education and training. Covid has deepened these inequalities and made new action from government even more urgent.
25 October 2021
Refresh of the Youth Engagement and Progression Framework
This report summarises feedback on the Youth Engagement and Progression Framework (YEPF) obtained during stakeholder and youth engagement activities delivered by Learning and Work Institute (L&W) on behalf of the Welsh Government.
