The Survey - Learning Towns, Learning Cities

"The Survey" - Learning Towns, Learning Cities

The author took part in the following activities during the preparation of this report:

Attended regular meetings of the Learning City Steering Group in Norwich and the consultative conference in September 1996.
Attended regular Planning Group meetings of the Learning Curve in Thetford. Involved in the launch of this initiative and in the consultative conference held in October 1996. Prepared the conference report for this group.
Met with the steering group chair and initiator of the Sheffield initiative and subsequently discussed progress.
Attended three meetings of the Learning City Network. This links a number of those involved with Learning City initiatives in the UK to share progress and good practice.
Attended conference on the concept of the Learning City hosted by Southampton District Council.
Interviewed the coordinator of the Nottingham initiative on progress to date and attend the Nottingham conference in January 1997.
Interviewed the coordinator of the Learning City company in Edinburgh in its last week of operation and the Director of the Scottish Community Education Council (SCEC) on her experience of the initiative and any similar developing initiatives in Scotland.
Visited Derby and Birmingham to interview staff involved in these initiatives.
Requested up-to-date information from all known initiatives.
Undertook desk study of information from Learning Cities.

Further information on Learning City Network can be obtained from