Annex

Seminar Programme

CELEBRATING OLDER LEARNERS: A SEMINAR FOR PRACTITIONERS

Radisson Marlborough Hotel
Bloomsbury Street
London WC1B 3QD

Monday, 19th March 2001

Programme

10:00 – 10:30 Registration. Coffee/Tea available.

10:30 Welcome. Celebrating Older Learners
Malcolm Wicks, Minister for Lifelong Learning

10:50 Older Learners and The Learning and Skills Council
John Sharman, Equal Opportunities Manager, Learning and Skills Council

11:00 Learning From Each Other

In two groups, a series of short presentations and discussion, with a focus on good practice.

  • Group A

    Facilitator: Jim Soulsby, NIACE

    1. 4th Age Learning in Residential Homes and Day Centres
      Chris Minter, Lifelong Learning Project Officer, West Berkshire Council

    2. The Play's The Thing
      Polly Wright, Fircroft College, Birmingham

  • Group B

    Facilitator: John Seymour, DfEE

    1. Little Acorn Community Development Project
      Denise Nelson, Sheltered Housing Services Manager, Salford

    2. Putting the 'growth' into Growing Older
      Penny Remfry, Development Officer, Age Concern North Tyneside

12: 20 Learning From Today Plenary discussion, focusing on the key lessons/points each of us will take away from today and action points for the future.

13: 00 Lunch and Close

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