Venue: Enfield Highway Community Centre, 117 Hertford Road, Enfield, Middlesex EN3 5JF

Date: Tuesday 30 March, 7-9pm

This is a public meeting organised by Enfield Branch (CoHNEL) University and College Union.

The panel will address specific questions on the cuts to ESOL and Adult Education, and there will be an opportunity for questions from the floor.

Download the event flyer here: ESOL Question Time (doc, 366kb).

Venue: International Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne

Date: Friday 23 April 2010, 10am – 3:30pm

Price: There is likely to be a small charge for attending this conference

Tom Schuller, who chaired the NIACE Inquiry into the Future of Lifelong Learning, will be a keynote speaker at this conference. The conference will focus on the implications of the General Election for adult learning, as well as exploring how volunteering initiatives such as community learning champions, ‘learning revolutionaries’ and WEA membership can be strengthened and sustained.

For more details contact: Conference administration, WEA North East Region,

tel: 0191 212 6100 or 07919 691169, northeast@wea.org.uk

Venue: Newcastle Central Library, Princess Square,

Newcastle upon Tyne

Date: Tuesday 13 April 2010, 5:30 – 8pm

Price: Free

The North East Right to Learn Campaign and the WEA are arranging an election ‘hustings’ on the future of adult education. Candidates from the three main parties in the three Newcastle upon Tyne constituencies will be invited, and these include Nick Brown (MP), Minister for the North East.

Venue: The Alnwick Garden, Alnwick, Northumberland

Date: Saturday 20 March 2010, 10am – 3pm

Price: Free

Is democracy working for Northumberland in 2010? What are the challenges for the future? How can democracy be more representative of the people of Northumberland? How can individuals have an impact on local and national decision-making processes?

If you’re interested in finding out more, come along to the conference! Includes Northumberland Question Time, hosted by TV’s Jenni Bond, and a panel with local politicians Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith (MP), Liberal Democrats, Alan Strickland, Labour, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Conservative, and a member of the UK Youth Parliament.

To find out more and book your place contact Paula Baxter, Take Part Northumberland, tel 0191 2126100 or 07500 103903, email pbaxter@wea.org.uk

Venue: Various

Date: Various, between 19 January 2010 and 11 February 2010

Price: Free (includes lunch, tea/coffee)

A series of regional events are planned for 2010 as part of the National Support Programme for Community Learning Champions (CLC).

These events will be of interest to CLCs and managers of existing and developing CLC schemes based in the region and those considering setting up schemes in the future.

Information about these events and how to apply is available on the NIACE website at: http://www.niace.org.uk/campaigns-events/events/community-learning-champions-events

This event is presented by the WEA Yorkshire & Humber Region in association with the  William Alderson Memorial Trust.

Venue: St George’s Centre, Great George Street, Leeds

Date: Saturday 14 November 2009, 1:45 – 3pm

Price: Free

Professor Frank Coffield is an Emeritus Professor of Education at the Institute of Eduation, University of London. He is very well known in the education sector, and an inspiring speaker.

His recent publications include ‘Just suppose Teaching and Learning became the First Priority’ and ‘Running ever faster down the Wrong Road’.

Download the event’s flyer (doc, 231kb)

IMPORTANT: This event has been postponed until February 2010, please check back on the CALL website for further details.

Venue: Swarthmore Education Centre, 2 – 7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds LS3 1AD

Date: Saturday 17th October 2009, 10am-4pm

Price: £20 per person including buffet lunch

Swarthmore college in Leeds is hosting a one day conference on the future of adult learning with speakers and guests from across the education sector.

Speakers confirmed: Dan Taubman, University and Colleges Union; Hilary Benn MP; and Ann Walker, Workers’ Education Association.

You can download a flyer here: Adult Learning: The Future (doc, 231kb).

To register download the application form (doc, 248kb), from Kirsten McCaskill in the General Office at Swarthmore or by emailing Kirsten.mccaskill@swarthmore.org.uk.

For more information: www.swarthmore.co.uk.

Update: Note, an incorrect email address was published that has now been corrected.

Date: 16th September, 12.45pm to 2pm

Venue: Room 4a In the Convention Centre where the TUC is being held.

Price: free, refreshments provided.

The fringe will be chaired by Maire Daley UCU NEC and Chair of UCU Education and active member of the Save Adult Further Education campaign (SAFE) in Liverpool. It will feature speakers from WEA, NUS, UCU, NIACE and Unison and a short film made by students of Liverpool College on how cuts are affecting their education.

Venue: The Cross Kings, 126 York Way, London N1 0AX

Date: 23rd May, evening.

Cost: £5, £3 concessions. All proceeds to CALL.

Featuring: Motiv, Radio Revolucion, The Amigans, UCU All Stars, Matt Dolphin, the Carbon Town Cryer, DJ Sonic Truth and Bard Stupid.

Organised by the UCU branches at Community Education Lewisham, Hackney Community College and Lambeth College.

Download the event’s flyer here (.doc, 231kb).

Venue: Room M1.02, Cardiff University

Date: Today, 27 April 2008: 5.30pm-6.30pm

Cardiff University has announced a proposal to close most of the subject areas in one of its oldest and most respected departments only months after publishing a book detailing its history and extolling its virtues.

If the proposal is implemented then this will radically reduce the Centre, scrapping its entire Humanities provision, including literature, history and archaeology, music, creative writing, philosophy, art history, religion, photography and Welsh. The closure of the Centre will leave a huge hole in educational provision for the region with hundreds of adult learners unable to complete their studies and to fulfil their full potential. Neither senior academic staff at the Centre nor representatives of the part-time tutor and student groups were consulted before the announcement of the proposal on Monday 20th April (for more details click “Read the rest of this entry”).

This meeting will discuss the situation at Lifelong Learning and map out a plan of action. It’s open to anyone who is concerned by the proposal to cut all Humanities and Welsh teaching from the programme.
Please come and show your support, there will be opportunities for people to become more actively involved.
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