About This Publication
Outcomes from learning and skills initiatives funded as part of regeneration programmes are too often disappointing, especially considering the large amount of public money invested in them. But now, new work carried out by NIACE for DfES pinpoints not just where things have been going right but the reasons for this.
This review of the work of testbed learning communities – published to coincide with a major national conference – outlines some effective models for development and identifies their main elements. It shows how to engage hard-to-reach communities in learning and skills and how to embed new approaches that work into mainstream services. The evidence suggests that learning communities and similar local initiatives can help to improve outcomes for children, young people and adults, raising achievement and aspirations and getting more people into work.
This review of the work of testbed learning communities – published to coincide with a major national conference – outlines some effective models for development and identifies their main elements. It shows how to engage hard-to-reach communities in learning and skills and how to embed new approaches that work into mainstream services. The evidence suggests that learning communities and similar local initiatives can help to improve outcomes for children, young people and adults, raising achievement and aspirations and getting more people into work.
Contents
| Introduction | |
| Summary | |
| Chapter 1. | Learning communities: new models for planning and delivering learning, skills and employment |
| Chapter 2. | Sustainable futures |
| Chapter 3. | Case studies Haringey: building the capacity of BME communities Blackburn: engaging BME communities in service delivery Rother: jobs from housing Shropshire: Rural Connections Easington: a trust aiming high Winsford: skills for employment Broxtowe: skills for employment Barnsley: Neighbourhood Learning Net |
| Chapter 4 | Outcomes 37 Partnership, planning and collaboration 37 Skills and employment 39 Community engagement 41 Children and families 43 Neighbourhood services 44 |
| Chapter 5 | Resources 45 |