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20 swindonlink.com • Sepember 2008
Adult learners write books for their children

Adult learners from groups across the town showed off new found skills at an end of year workshop and social get-together at Lower Shaw
Farm in late July.
Amongst them was a group of inspiration for members’ own stories All the students earned a Level yoga and then offer courses to build
women who met at Gorse Hill and poems. These later developed 2 Open College Network accredi- skills leading to qualifi cations.
Infant School and worked with fam- into ideas for Storysacks which can tation in recognition of the skills “It’s all about progression in
ily learning tutor Linda Maggs to be shared with their children. they used. learning and moving these students
study a range of subjects including The topics covered were diverse: Two members of the Gorse Hill on in their own life and career. A
computing and fi rst aid. from a trip to the dentist, to the re- group, have applied for jobs at the lot go on to do early years’ training
This year, community poet Tony lationship between a child and her school and two others plan to take and we have had students go on to
Hillier visited the group to provide favourite doll, to sharing aspects of the Level 1 Forest Skills course. university.”
religious faith. “Adult learning is nothing like For information about adult
Twinkle toes at Peatmoor Susi Lawati decided to explain school: it’s focussed on you,” said learning opportunities at groups
Ballet sessions for 4 to 7 more about the holiest place in Islam Linda. “We start off with a fun pro- across the town, call Jackie Crowther
and created a Storysack based on gramme like Bollywood dance or at Swindon Council on 466313.
year olds from September at a children’s book The builder of the
Peatmoor Primary School. The Mayor Steve Wakefi eld with members of the Gorse Hill group and their story-
Kaaba ,the shrine in Mecca visited by
For details call Caroline Bowles hundreds of thousands of Muslim sacks, from left, Gerry Francome, Jan Chadwick, Linda Maggs, tutor, Susi Lawati,
on 887473 after 3 September pilgrims every year. Ama Himmaty, Dawn Brown, poet Tony Hillier

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