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Bubb, Stephen – Adults Learning, 2010
The UK coalition government has stated its ambition to create a "Big Society". This represents an attempt to alter the relationship between citizen and state, loosening the vertical ties that exist between government and the individual while strengthening the informal bonds of neighbourhoods and communities. This agenda runs through the…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Disadvantaged, Adult Learning, Financial Support
McKinnell, Catherine – Adults Learning, 2011
Government spending is declining, yet the need for jobs and training is higher than ever. The current supply of quality apprenticeships is clearly not sufficient to meet demand and that was highlighted this year when British Telecom received 24,000 applications for only 221 places on its apprenticeship programme. The main obstacle to increasing…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Skill Development, Job Training, Barriers
Stanistreet, Paul – Adults Learning, 2007
In this article, the author discusses a project that turns residents of some of South Leeds' most deprived neighbourhoods into community researchers and is giving people an opportunity to make concrete, positive changes to their communities. Armed with homemade tools, some coloured pens, and masses of post-it notes, the "Community…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Community Involvement, City Government, Adult Learning