WEA community tutor scoops gold award
Community tutor Chris Hailey-Norris has picked up a Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) Learner Support Gold Award during the education charity’s annual round of awards. Chris…
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Passionate counselling skills teacher receives prestigious Gold Teaching Innovation Award
Tracey Cohen, a dedicated counsellor with over two decades of experience, has been honoured with the prestigious Gold Teaching Innovation Award for her outstanding contribution…
NEMCA decision puts over 1.6k North East learners at risk
The WEA is devastated and shocked to learn the newly formed North East Mayoral Combined Authority has taken the sudden decision to defund our work…
Research reveals job-boosting prospects of community learning
The new Impact Report 2021 released today (19 Oct) from The WEA (@WEAadulted), the UK’s the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of adult education, reveals the extent community learning helps…
WEA announces a mutual membership with GFTU to build communities and skills
Today, the WEA (formerly known as the Workers’ Educational Association) and the GFTU (General Federation of Trade Unions) announced a unique mutual membership bringing discounted…
Over 50s embracing technology for education during pandemic, Research Reveals
A new study by leading adult education charity, The WEA (@WEAadulted), showed that the pandemic spurred over 50’s to upgrade their technological as well as…
The Skills Bill will bring significant changes to the skills landscape – But it is not a revolution in lifelong learning
The Skills Bill is quiet on support for any qualifications below Level 3 and also support for subjects outside a narrow band of technical disciplines.…
WEA AWARDS 2021 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The winners of the #WEAAwards were announced on 6th May. Established in 2012, the annual awards celebrate students and tutors who have transformed their lives…
Keith Hodgson, North East WEA Regional Chair remembers why Nigel Todd meant so much to so many people – WE Are podcast
WE Are – WEA North East’s @WEAadulted #Podcast The WEAre podcast highlights the work WEA in the north east and its commitment to adult education, by…
WEA CEO & General Secretary Simon Parkinson features on WE Are podcast #5
WE Are – WEA North East’s @WEAadulted #Podcast The WEAre podcast highlights the work WEA in the north east and its commitment to adult education, by…