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Invitation to Collaborate

Monday, 2 August 2010
Could your organisation use some extra funds? There must be very few who couldn’t. The Berkshire Neighbourhood Learning Centres Partnership (BNLCP) want to help groups of organisations that are involved with community based learning get those extra funds.

Inspire4Life grant success

Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Sue Hale, the Extended Schools Manager of Inspire4Life (Tilehurst & Purley Cluster) has been successful in getting a grant from Give a Child a Chance, for one of Denefield School’s children to get a home computer. Brauce Wright, our funding advisor, was able to find the suitable grant awarding authority and advise her on preparing the bid.  

Slough Adult Advancement Network Prototype Report Published

Friday, 11 June 2010
Slough Borough Council was one of ten local authorities selected to prototype ideas for the government's idea for an integrated service for adult career's advice, adult learning and development for employment. This resulted in a complex and multi-faceted project which as branded as 'Slough Working Better'.
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Smarter grant for Slough & Windsor Adult and Community Learning Centre

Friday, 23 April 2010
Slough and Eton Adult and Community Learning Centre has been awarded a smarter government grant of £6,000 to help us increase the number of local people we are able to support in getting started with using the internet. We are planning to use the funding for improved signage on the school gate and for more staff time to increase the number of one-to-one appointments on offer.
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Think Family in good practice

Friday, 19 March 2010
The Buckinghamshire Strategic Partnership Implementation Group have been reviewing their

Wokingham Job Support Centre pass the test

Friday, 19 March 2010
Wokingham Job Support Centre are pleased to announce that they have passed its Matrix assessment and has been re-accredited for another three years.

Schools Offering Adult Learning To Access Government £30 Million Digital Fund

Monday, 1 February 2010
Schools who provide adult learning to parents will be eligible for the £30 million funding the Government has pledged to get one million digitally and socially excluded people online by the end of 2012.

Will the new Independent Safeguarding Authority effect Community Learning?

Thursday, 7 January 2010
The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) has been created to help prevent unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults. The ISA will be working in partnership with the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and other delivery partners.
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Berkshire Digital Learning Champions go Ning

Monday, 9 November 2009
Charlotte Napier, the Berkshire Digital Learning Champions Project Co-ordinator is asking all those who want to be involved with the project to join the BDLCi Ning at http://berksdlc.ning.com (though corporate users may want to use the mirror web address www.berksdlc.org.uk so their firewall doesn't object) as a starter method to working collaboratively and being able to share ideas and discuss
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Transformation Fund – Recruiting Digital Learning Champions

Thursday, 8 October 2009
We are looking for some special people to help us work with communities throughout Berkshire and introduce people to digital technology for the first time. We have been awarded a grant from the Department of Business Innovation and Skills Transformation Fund. Come and join us to deliver the Learning Revolution in Berkshire.