Making Learning Sustainable

From LearningHearts

Many community projects can become over reliant on single sources of finance. This can make them vulnerable to changes in government policy, economic conditions or grant availability. Whilst this can be devastating for those involved in project delivery the impact of raising aspirations among learners only to withdraw support can be highly detrimental even creating an overall negative effect. It is therefore important to look at sustainable funding as a means of ensuring learning activity is sustainable. Long term planning is essential both to safeguard funding but to ensure support for vulnerable learners, who often take long periods to progress, can be provided.

Case Studies

Special needs education model (Denmark/English)

In Denmark pupils with special needs that cannot be met within the mainstream schools are entitled to other offers. See more here!

University of the Third Age (England/English)

U3As are self-help, self-managed lifelong learning co-operatives for older people no longer in full time work, providing opportunities for their members to share learning experiences in a wide range of interest groups and to pursue learning not for qualifications, but for fun. For more information click here .