Research

Lenehan.M (2017) Residential Adult Education: Transforming the lives of educationally, socially and economically disadvantaged adults. Fircroft College
Clancy and Holford (2017) Life-changing things happen. University of Nottingham
Adriaanse, Barnes and Hughes (2016) Adult education, too important to be left to chance. University of Warwick
Adriaanse and Hughes (2017) Adult Education: Important for Health and Well-being. University of Warwick
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Join us on Thursday 17th January for our Pre-Access and Access to Higher Education Open day. The Pre-Access course is ideal if you would like to enter the Access to Higher Education course but haven't got the necessary GCSE grades.
People Power and Parliament – An Introduction to Your UK Parliament

How can you begin to influence the UK Parliament and get your voice heard? How do you contact your MP? What does the House of Lords do, and how can you contact them?
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Often people say to me “Don’t you stop working in the winter?” and are surprised when I answer that the winter is as busy a season as any other. The main issue with winter is tailoring the jobs to the weather.

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