Press Releases
EDUCATION NOW
Reflecting on 2003: Year of Lifelong Learning
Summarising the highlights of the year, with personal reflections from Sam Webster, YoLL Manager.

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BIRMINGHAM LIFELONG LEARNING SEMINARS
Birmingham Lifelong Learning Seminars Series
Report on the first of this year's Lifelong Learning Seminars, launched by Alan Johnson MP on 24 September.

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PRESS COVERAGE - LIFELONG LEARNING AWARDS
Birmingham Education revisits the Oscars
Billed as the most important event of the Education calendar, the Gala Awards Ceremony attracted over...

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Winners: in a class of their own for education
Report on the 'Oscars-style' Lifelong Learning Awards ceremony, listing all the winners.

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Virtual College seeks to re-connect young people
Details of the Virtual College project which uses laptops to re-connect disaffected students with learning.

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Global link helps youngsters share their heritage
Inter-European project at Somerville Primary school involving pupil exchange and Internet links with Europe.

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Caretakers prepared for waste danger
Innovative course at Matthew Boulton College providing training on dealing with hazardous waste.

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Lights, camera, action!
Impressive movie-making project at Colmers Farm School, so successful they are planning a full-length sequel!

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Awards up for grabs
Announcement in The Voice about the Birmingham Lifelong Learning Awards and Gala Dinner event.

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Early learners!
Fascinating project encouraging Asian mothers to sing to their babies while still in the womb.

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Learning for life
The Birmingham Post's rationale for supporting and sponsoring the Birmingham Lifelong Learning Awards.

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Birmingham Lifelong Leaning Oscars
The suspense builds as the YoLL judges make their final selections for this year's Lifelong Learning Awards.

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BIRMINGHAM EVENING MAIL
Oscars for the teacher
Looking back at the Lifelong Learning Awards submissions, and looking forward to the presentation on 27th March.

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BIRMINGHAM POST
Education continues beyond school in learning city
What Chief Education Officer Tony Howell, Don Maclean, Jeff Mirza and Javed Khan said at the YoLL launch.

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Fact File
Interesting and surprising snippets of information about learning in Birmingham.

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Building on the spirit of innovation
Rousing editorial comment reflecting on Birmingham's achievements in learning and innovative spirit.

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BIRMINGHAM VOICE
Learning - it's for Life!
Introduction to the Birmingham Voice's centre-page spread which also included the following reports.

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Learning communities
Article about the work of the Village Community Nursery in Saltley where parents gain childcare qualifications.

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Learning about health
A new initiative called The Learning Pill that aims to improve health through learning.

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Learning for leisure is music to their ears
How father and son enjoy learning in their spare time by doing Asian folk dancing.

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Learning self-confidence through his artwork
Several successful art exhibitions are a dream come true for Mohsen after attending art courses.

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Something exciting for everyone to do
A variety of learning activities planned for the Year, plus information about Click, a photography project.

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