Learning and Skills Network (LSN)

Beyond Prejudice: inclusive learning from practice

This booklets provides an overview that illustrates the breath and variety that the broad banner of inclusive learning encapsulates, signposting further information and focusing on a number of key iss...

We all came here from somewhere: Diversity, identities and citizenship

The activities in this pack are designed to be used with learners as part of a citizenship programme. They provide a range of ways of encouraging debate about the concepts of ‘identity’, ‘cultural ide...

The true cost of college

This report explores the full cost to individuals of participating in further education in England and Wales - the nature and level of cost that individuals incur when they participate and the impact ...

Unfinished business in widening participation: the end of the beginning

Over a decade has gone by since the report of the Widening Participation Committee - Learning works - was presented to the Further Education Funding Council. Ten years on, this report asks how far hav...

UK employment and skills in a global recession - What can we do now?

As the United Kingdom enters its most serious recession for decades, the main policy focus has been on measures that can contain the situation. This paper presents a call to look ahead - beyond the i...