About This Publication
Winning Hearts and Minds is a guide to setting up a ‘Prescriptions for learning’ project – an initiative that bases a Learning Advisor in a GP surgery or health centre to take referrals of individuals and work with them to access appropriate learning opportunities.
‘Prescriptions for Learning’ addresses two key government objectives: to tackle health inequalities and to widen participation in learning. This guide offers everything you need to know about ‘Prescriptions for learning’, from why it is such a valuable and worthwhile project, to how a new project can be set up and run, and how an existing project can be sustained and embedded within existing services in your area.
The book incorporates case studies and quotes from learners and practitioners, contact details of leading members of existing projects and useful websites, as well as sample materials from existing projects.
In short, it provides all you need to win over the hearts and minds of health and education sector practitioners and managers to the idea of ‘Prescriptions for Learning’ as a means to widen participation and tackle health inequalities.
Kathryn James was the Development Officer – Learning and Health at NIACE. She was closely involved with setting up the pilot 'Prescriptions for Learning' project in Nottingham. In addition, she has extensive experience of widening participation in learning for people experiencing poor health and well-being and of working in partnership with health and social care providers.
‘Prescriptions for Learning’ addresses two key government objectives: to tackle health inequalities and to widen participation in learning. This guide offers everything you need to know about ‘Prescriptions for learning’, from why it is such a valuable and worthwhile project, to how a new project can be set up and run, and how an existing project can be sustained and embedded within existing services in your area.
The book incorporates case studies and quotes from learners and practitioners, contact details of leading members of existing projects and useful websites, as well as sample materials from existing projects.
In short, it provides all you need to win over the hearts and minds of health and education sector practitioners and managers to the idea of ‘Prescriptions for Learning’ as a means to widen participation and tackle health inequalities.
Kathryn James was the Development Officer – Learning and Health at NIACE. She was closely involved with setting up the pilot 'Prescriptions for Learning' project in Nottingham. In addition, she has extensive experience of widening participation in learning for people experiencing poor health and well-being and of working in partnership with health and social care providers.
Contents
| Acknowledgements | |
| Introduction | Structure of the book |
| Chapter 1 | Setting the scene |
| Chapter 2 | Setting up a ‘Prescriptions for Learning’ project |
| Chapter 3 | The work of the Learning Adviser |
| Chapter 4 | Showing that ‘Prescriptions for Learning’ works |
| Chapter 5 | Keeping your ‘Prescriptions for Learning’ project going |
| What Next? | |
| Appendices | |
| References | |
| Notes |