Monthly Archives: March 2013

Remembering why we do what we do

With all the well-documented challenges for the voluntary and community sector (VCS) at the moment, it can be easy to get caught up in doom and gloom. So it’s been a breath of fresh air to be working recently on … Continue reading

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Inspirational learners

I’ve just come out of the Selection Panel meeting where we considered the shortlist for Awards to be presented at the Adult Leaners’ Week Yorkshire & Humber Awards Ceremony 2013. What a meeting! I left the panel fizzing with anticipation of the … Continue reading

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Welcome to the real world

If you talk about equality or poverty in certain quarters, you can find yourself told to live in the real world and face up to austerity. Without wanting to enter into a philosophical debate about the nature of reality, it’s … Continue reading

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