Learning Exchange Library
Intergenerational Learning
Centre for Intergenerational Practice This site, run by the Beth Johnson Foundation, offers the latest thinking, advice and examples of intergenerational practice.
Evaluating Intergenerational Projects: A Practical Guide to Useful Resources, Beth Johnson Foundation (2009) This guide offers a collection of evaluation resources for people working in the intergenerational field who want to evidence their work to demonstrate its impact. (It offers useful summaries of ten resource kits/guides.)
Think Community This 2009 research document outlines the thinking and policy related to intergnerational learning and practice. Its case studies point out how intergenerational learning practice can be improved and illustrate the positive effect that intergenerational relationships have on individuals, families and communities.
Wales: The Family and Intergenerational Learning Networks These networks bring together organisations that promote and support intergenerational learning in Wales.
Intergenerational work with The National Youth Agency
Why Youth Services should get involved in intergenerational work
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Adult learning
Inquiry into Adult Numeracy Being numerate and understanding when and where to use maths is a vital part of being able to function as To be an effective citizen, parent, employer or employee or entrepreneur, you need maths. Here is the result of an independent Inquiry into Adult Numeracy carried out in April 2010. It explores why people's numeracy skills lag behind their literacy skills. Teachers, learners, employers, employer organisations, unions, charities and third sector organisations gave their views.
NIACE podcasts The adult learning organisation hosts a large range of podcasts containing policy and advice.
Getting on: well-being in later life Society has a mixed and incomplete picture of older people’s well-being. If nothing else, read the recommendations in this report written by James McCormick with Jonathan Clifton, Alic Sachrajda, Myriam Cherti and Eleanor McDowell, produced by think tank ippr, December 2009.
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste? sans everything? No way José! Take a look into your future - read Mike Baker’s take on the Report from the Inquiry into the Future of Lifelong Learning.
Adding value: adult learning and extended services (National Institute for Adult Continuing Learning) 1.93mb: This document explores the role of adult learning in the development of extended services and shows how it can support the other services that schools are developing with their communities.
Application for Adult Learning Grant (ALG) 2010/11 Apply to the DfE for help in getting funding to do your learning.