News & Media May, 2010
May 2010
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600 older people transform lives with computers and win award
South East
14 May 2010 -
Gardeners win national award for improving their reading and writing
South East
14 May 2010 -
Learning earns Swindon family national award
South West
14 May 2010 -
Soldier learns on tour and wins award
South East
14 May 2010 -
Science group for adults with learning difficulties wins national award
North West
14 May 2010 -
Adult Literacy group in Kent wins national learning award
South East
14 May 2010 -
Tesco employees set up learning group and win national award
North West
14 May 2010 -
Unique project gets kids and older people thinking together
North East
14 May 2010 -
Leicester taxi driver works nights and learns in the day to improve business
East Midlands
14 May 2010 -
Learning leads to new career following serious accident for award-winning Sarah
East Midlands
14 May 2010 -
Derby woman secured first UK job and wins learning award
East Midlands
14 May 2010 -
Learning gets northampton man back on track
East Midlands
14 May 2010 -
Ripley man forms dads' groups and wins award
East Midlands
14 May 2010 -
Award-winning Carol goes from cleaner to A&E staff nurse
East Midlands
14 May 2010 -
Harlow doctor-turned-businessman wins learning award
East of England
14 May 2010 -
Basildon dad turns life arounf and wins learning award
East of England
14 May 2010 -
Former cleaner starts her own business and wins learning award
East of England
14 May 2010 -
Histon artist from Gypsy background wins learning award
East of England
14 May 2010 -
British Sign Language teaching assistant wins national learning award
East of England
14 May 2010 -
Learning leads to brighter future despite serious illness
East of England
14 May 2010 -
Ken is school's maths specialist and wins learning award
London
14 May 2010 -
Drugs support volunteer wins learning award
London
14 May 2010 -
Undeterred by disability, London mum wins learning award
London
14 May 2010 -
Learning helps former olympic champion get life back on track
London
14 May 2010 -
Devoted young carer from Hackney wins learning award
London
14 May 2010 -
Former homeless man becomes tutor at hostel
North East
14 May 2010 -
'Uneducable' actor inspires pupils and staff and wins learning award
North East
14 May 2010 -
South Shield's dad helps families cope with abuse
North East
14 May 2010 -
Learning helps Dawn defeat depression and win award
North East
14 May 2010 -
Bolton man defeats depression and wins learning award
North West
14 May 2010 -
Ex-Royal Mail worker becomes award-winning psychologist
North West
14 May 2010 -
First Aid course leads to university and wins learning award
North West
14 May 2010 -
Career change earns Accrington woman learning award
North West
14 May 2010 -
Passion for volunteering earns Sarah learning award
North West
14 May 2010 -
Learning leads to first ever job for deaf man
North East
14 May 2010 -
Learning leads to whole new life for Sandy
South East
14 May 2010 -
Chef gets to grips with reading and writing and wins award
South East
14 May 2010 -
Care home manager's passion for learning encourages staff to join in
South East
14 May 2010 -
Learning champion helps others transform their lives
South East
14 May 2010 -
John buries his fears of reading and writing
South East
14 May 2010 -
Plymouth mum of four wins national learning award
South West
14 May 2010 -
Fifteen Cornwall - trainee wins learning award
South West
14 May 2010 -
Ex-Woolworths worker beats job-loss with own business
South West
14 May 2010 -
Second chance education leads to award for Twerton mum
South West
14 May 2010 -
Learning for independence earns Kay award
South West
14 May 2010 -
Learning gets Coventry woman's life back on track
West Midlands
14 May 2010 -
Learning helps Matthew overcome challenging start to life
West Midlands
14 May 2010 -
Remarkable determination leads to university place and award
West Midlands
14 May 2010 -
Learning gives Nigal hope after an accident ends his career
West Midlands
14 May 2010 -
From a sewing class to law degree
West Midlands
14 May 2010 -
Sherrie beats depression by learning and wins national award
Yorkshire and the Humber
14 May 2010 -
Kier apprenticeship earns Sheffield man learning award
Yorkshire and the Humber
14 May 2010 -
Valentine's fight for education earns her award
Yorkshire and the Humber
14 May 2010 -
Learning changes Ali's life beyond expectations
Yorkshire and the Humber
14 May 2010 -
Julie is top university student after teaching herself to read
Yorkshire and the Humber
14 May 2010 -
Early school leaver now a qualified counsellor
Yorkshire and the Humber
14 May 2010 -
Former homeless man starts own business
London
14 May 2010 -
Former bus driver teaches sea cadets and wins national award
Yorkshire and the Humber
14 May 2010 -
Jane fulfils ambition despite sudden serious illness
East of England
14 May 2010 -
Knitting group bringing young and old together wins national award
North West
14 May 2010 -
Terrence inspires over 300 learners and wins national award
West Midlands
14 May 2010 -
Project empowering women wins national learning award
North East
14 May 2010 -
Project helping disabled people into jobs wins national award
South West
14 May 2010 -
Improving carers' skills earns project national award
Yorkshire and the Humber
14 May 2010 -
Learning tranforms pub into community hub
South West
14 May 2010 -
Learning to dance is the key to confidence for Terence
London
14 May 2010 -
From park bench to Chairperson for award-winning Preston man
North West
14 May 2010 -
Learning journey has been 'unbelievable experience'
South West
14 May 2010 -
94-year old woman uses IT to keep in touch
South East
14 May 2010 -
Granddaughter's questions inspire senior learner of the year
West Midlands
14 May 2010 -
Literacy classes for 70-year old Margaret lead to learning award
North East
14 May 2010 -
Distance no barrier for remarkable learner
South East
14 May 2010 -
Learning IT skills helps visually imparied man restore confidence
East Midlands
14 May 2010 -
Peter's new IT skills benefit the commununity and earn him learnign award
Yorkshire and the Humber
14 May 2010 -
Marshall beats redundancy in his late fifties with learning
East of England
14 May 2010 -
Adult Learners’ Week Photography Competition in Cumbria
There were over 70 entries from across the county for the first Adult Learners’ Week Photography competition in Cumbria. Judging took place on Friday 23 April and the judges were impressed by the standard of the entries and the variety of shots although the recent winter weather did obviously provide scope and inspiration for many of them.
North West
6 May 2010
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