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    Hull Adult Education Service - Improving Declaration Rates for Learning Difficulties and Disabilities and Specific Support needs in Adult Community Education

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    This resource comprises the report and resources developed by an Equality and Diversity Partnership Project led by Hull Adult Education Service in 2009-10. The project aim was to research and develop innovative methods of increasing learner declaration rates of learning disability, difficulty or specific support needs for students on Adult Community Learning courses. The assumption, through local and service data and anecdotal evidence from staff was that many learners did not declare their disability or difficulty at enrolment and therefore did not receive all the support they required.

    Accrington and Rossendale College - Meeting the needs of LGB&T learners in Pennine Lancashire

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    This resource comprises the report and resources developed by the Equality and Diversity Partnership Project led by Accrington & Rossendale College.
    The specific aim was to establish the most effective method to ensure that needs of young Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGB&T) learners in the local area are met by the college. The project provided the opportunity to better understand the needs of LGB&T learners and to maximise their participation and retention within the college.

    Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education - Empower

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    This resource comprises the report and resources developed by an Equality and Diversity Partnership Project led by Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education in 2009-10. The project aimed to enable better understanding of the experiences and barriers of LGBT people in education, learning and training and look at how good educational professionals are at promoting all sexualities and gender identities. The resources included are the final report, the Empower toolkit, an Empower executive summary, and recommended resources.

    New College Swindon and Swindon College - Research into experience of BME groups in post 16 further education in Swindon

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    This Equality & Diversity Partneship project undertook research into factors affecting academic under-achievement by identified ethnic groups in post-16 further education in the Swindon area and recommended actions to address these. The principal focus was on 16-19 year old minority ethnic students studying for long courses. The aim was to enable the colleges to improve student experience and success at college.
    The resources included are:
    • Final report
    • Flyer
    • Going to College project resource

    Boston College - Raising aspirations among young learners from disadvantaged backgrounds

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    This resource comprises the report and resources developed by the Equality and Diversity Partnership Project led by Boston College in 2009-10. The project aimed to identify young learners across Lincolnshire who are in receipt of EMAs/ALGs or who live in post-coded areas identified as areas of disadvantage. The team also aimed to engage with them as “experts” through electronic and paper based surveys, one-to-one interviews and focus groups about the barriers to success and effective intervention strategies.

    Stepping Up in Sustainability: The Learning Trust and ecoACTIVE

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    This project aimed to 'Cool the Planet and Save Money' through Intergenerational and interactive workshops for families with young children. These involved games, presentations, and creative and practical activities, aiming to increase understanding, motivation and capacity to reduce energy, resource use, and energy bills, through behaviour change, waste reduction and better energy efficiency. Literacy, Language and numeracy skills were embedded throughout.

    Stepping Up in Sustainability: Exeter College

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    The Exeter Urban Garden Project aimed to transform some disused land into a vibrant sustainable garden and outdoor learning space accessible to the whole community. Driven through the Foundation Learning Faculty, the project was a focal point of the College’s ambitious Sustainability Programme and intended as a replicable example of sustainable living for Exeter. Search 'Stepping Up in Sustainability' to find similar projects.

    Stepping Up in Sustainability: Stockton Riverside College - Responding to Future Sustainable Skills

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    Stockton Riverside College wanted to inform the curriculum by developing new sustainability skills provision in partnership with the Local Enterprise Partnership, Local Authority and employers. The aim was to develop and deliver a new sustainability toolkit and to pilot a volunteering scheme where Student Sustainability Champions would undertake a placement with employers to inform and improve their sustainability.

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