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Cardenas: People are arriving here from very difficult realities - and all the things they have to pass to be here. It’s not easy. We have to know what is happening. We need information, empathy, and respect.

Cardenas: We were all together - all singing together on the streets, holding placards, using our voices. And the people walking past were clapping. Finally, no? Finally.

last week, for #solidarityknowsnoborders @FIRMCharter week of action, we spoke to Ripe Learning student Celeste Cardenas about what solidarity means to her (scroll down!) ripelearning.com/about-us

Ripe's first in-person class since 2020 starts today at @1stPlaceCentre !

SUPPORT UKRAINIAN 🇺🇦 REFUGEES FROM LEWISHAM - Update 3 Lewisham’s Polish Centre are asking for your help to find specific supplies: 🇺🇦Medical 🇺🇦Civilian 🇺🇦Frontline Full list from them below 👇🏼 #Ukraine #humanitarianaid #lewisham #se23

Find out more and read the full report here learningandwork.org.uk/resources/rese…

Together with Holex, we’ve launched a new alliance of researchers and experts to explore what works in adult basic skills learning. The Skills for Life Alliance aims to help drive adult literacy, numeracy and digital skills up the agenda in England.

📉 Despite high need, Adult Education Budget funding has been halved from 2011/12 (£2.8bn) to 2019/20 (£1.5bn), a 52% fall in real terms.

🌏 England fares better than the OECD average in relation to literacy (15th out of 31), and worse in numeracy (19th). More than 40% of unemployed adults in England have low basic skills.

Benefits of basic skills learning include: ✍️ Increased chance of employment, access to better quality work, and higher job satisfaction, pay and security 🎭 Improved self-esteem and wellbeing 💼 Meeting the economic and employment needs of the country

🚨 🧵 Our new report highlights a decline in participation in adult basic skills learning. It explores the benefits of basic skills, identifies the gaps in learning, and highlights what works. We’ve summarised some of our key points ⬇️

Wishing all Muslims across the globe a peaceful and blessed #Ramadan

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@Caf @DCMS @C19SupportFund We're delighted with the crucial support @Caf Resilience grant provided in enabling us to deliver online services to improve the essential skills of our migrant and refugee participants. Thank you.

With the help of a CAF Resilience grant, @RipeLearning could move its language and digital skills courses for refugees and migrants online. The online lessons also helped to reduce loneliness and isolation among learners. #CommunitiesCan @DCMS @C19SupportFund

.@RipeLearning supports refugees and migrants to develop language and workplace skills. With a grant from the CAF Resilience Fund, they could offer online lessons to support learners through the pandemic as well as tackle isolation. #CommunitiesCan @DCMS @C19SupportFund

Testing times: Universal credit and the habitual residence test ippr.org/research/publi…

NATECLA has released a statement concerning the Immigration Policy here ow.ly/Gcb750zKlia NATECLA calls for all those who work within #ESOL to write to their MP urgently to ask for a full review of the impact of the new policy.

Now is the time to improve adult English and maths tes.com/news/Coronavir…

GCSE resits: how to tackle maths anxiety among students tes.com/news/gcse-resi…