The West London Lifelong Learning Network has now closed, but some of our most important activities have been sustained! Please click on the Sustainability section for more information.

It’s Always Good to be Praised and This is a Shed Load of it!

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The saying that ‘a little bit of praise goes a long way’ applies even to the most experienced and hardened old education hacks and the West London LLN team...

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West London LLN Success Recognised by HEFCE

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We were told today that HEFCE, the government body that funds Lifelong Learning Networks in England, has approved our plan to sustain some of our operations until July 2011....

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What a Difference a Word Makes

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In yesterday’s Guardian (4th August 2009), David Willetts, the Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, suggested that the recent publication of Alan Milburn’s report on Fair Access...

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Qualification Reform or Simply more Change?

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Last Wednesday (20th May 2009), The Guardian ran an article suggesting that the Conservatives are considering moves to sideline existing A-level qualifications because they produce students that expect to be...

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Super Colleges, Polytechnics or More of the Same?

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A recent Higher Education in Further Education conference held at Warwick University highlighted the uncertainty that surrounds the future validation and funding of Higher Education (HE) at Level 4, delivered...

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