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More than just a qualification Immeasurable benefits More than just a qualification Emma Snell left school with few good GCSEs. At 18,.. More >>

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create07 - 01/06/2007
create07 create07, the first ever creative arts festival held across the whole Yorkshire and Humber region, took place during June... More >>

Creativity at the cathedral - 14/06/2007
THE city's cathedral will be a whirlwind of creativity as part of a festival to promote adult education... More >>

Sam Riley drops into WEA class gig - 15/08/2007
WEA learners found themselves performing for one of the biggest new names in British cinema in Leeds last month. Sam Riley,.. More >>

Sad news about members - 06/09/2007
Sad news about members It is with regret that we are letting you about the sudden and unexpected loss of two key volunteers in the Region... More >>

Live and Learn together in Wakefield - 12/09/2007
WEA learners have marked the end of the Wakefield Entry Level Model “Live and Learn Project ” by joining learners from partner organisations at an.. More >>

CAPTURING GRIMSBY’S HISTORY - 12/09/2007
” Remember And Record The Past” is a local history project run by the Heritage Access Team at St James’ Church in Grimsby and the Workers'.. More >>

Guardian Ashridge Public Leadership Challenge essay competition - 14/09/2007
Guardian Ashridge Public Leadership Challenge essay competition WEA Yorkshire and Humber Regional Director Ann Walker is pictured receiving her prize.. More >>

Effect of adult learning - 28/09/2007
Ed Balls,.. More >>

The parents who went back to school - 12/12/2007
By Catherine Scott , Yorkshire Post, 12 December 2007 Original article at:.. More >>

WEA students visit Parliament - 13/12/2007
In early December,.. More >>

Colin's on a mission for adult - 16/02/2008
Colin Barnes By Paul Derrick A SCARBOROUGH man is getting to grips with his new role as president of the biggest adult education charity in the.. More >>

What is the Future of Adult Education - 03/03/2008
Sheffield No. 2 Branch of the WEA organised a public event in Sheffield on 1 March 2007,.. More >>

Gisele's Story: Between Heaven and Hell - 01/04/2008
Seeking Asylum in Sheffield: “Gisele’s Story: Between Heaven and Hell: one woman’s fight for survival” I was lucky enough to meet Gisele,.. More >>

Big Lottery Fund boost for WEA Family Learning - 01/04/2008
The WEA has been awarded half a million pounds, the maximum grant available, from the Big Lottery Fund family learning programme... More >>

Message form Lee Hall - 15/04/2008
Message form Lee Hall, author of Billy Elliot and the Pitmen Painters, to the WEA’s Regional Director for Yorkshire &.. More >>

Citizenship education in action - 01/05/2008
On the day that Lord Goldsmith’s Citizenship Review was released,.. More >>

DIUS CONSULTATION - 13/06/2008
 The WEA and several partners in the Yorkshire &.. More >>

The Great Create Event - 09/07/2008
The WEA hosted an event called The Great Create Debate held on 9 July 2008 at The Millennium Gallery in Sheffield... More >>

Historical treasures on show - 28/08/2008
THE latest in a popular series of valley village historical exhibitions opened today... More >>

Anger management - 24/09/2008
By Jeanne Bell,.. More >>

Open University Student of the Year - 14/10/2008
Selby WEA student Debbie Hollyoak is photographed receiving her Open University Student of the Year for Yorkshire and Humber Award from Billy.. More >>

Earning a Living - 25/10/2008
Memories of Work in and around Sheffield Published by the WEA,.. More >>