On Friday 18th November, BALID (the British Association for Literacy in Development) will be hosting a seminar in central London entitled 'Weaving literacy through lifelong learning’. Our keynote speaker, Dr Ulrike Hanemann, of UNESCO's Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) will address the topic ‘Promoting lifelong learning: incorporating multi-sector approaches to literacy’.

The seminar will last from 10.30–16.15 and will be chaired byProf Alan Tuckett, past president of the International Council for Adult Education. It is aimed at practitioners, academics, NGOs, students and policy makers in the fields of literacy and lifelong learning and will provide a forum for multi-sectoral dialogue exploring the role of literacy in enhancing lifelong learning. More details are explained in the attached outline programme.

In international education thinking, the concept of lifelong learning is well established, focusing on the promotion of learning opportunities of varied kinds for people of all ages with a view to unlocking their potential to live fulfilled lives as individuals and as members of their societies. However, much work remains to be done to develop a full understanding of how literacy is located within lifelong learning – a task which is complicated by the dominance of the traditional concept of literacy learning as involving only the mastery of basic reading and writing skills.

Through the day we will be exploring literacy within the context of international development agendas, especially the Education 2030 Framework for Action.  There will be opportunities to hear examples of innovative practice from resource-poor contexts and to take part in interactive sessions on the role of literacy in lifelong learning. 

Fees  

Standard booking fee:  £80

Members fee (UCL Institute of Education or BALID):  £60

Unwaged:  £30  

Both a booking form and a poster are attached. Please share them with friends and colleagues, and use the booking form to secure your place as soon as possible since numbers are limited. Both documents and the outline programme are also downloadable from the BALID website.

We look forward to welcoming you to a richly stimulating day. The planned venue is near Euston and will be confirmed shortly.

Centre for Applied Research in Education (CARE),
School of Education and Lifelong Learning,
University of East Anglia,
Norwich, NR4 7TJ,
England