The seminar parcipants considered the role of language and dialogue in engaging, movang and underpinning learning, thought and cognive development at all levels. For adult learners in parcular, they concluded, it is not just learning basic ‘reading, wring and a bit of speaking and listening’ but cricality and applicaon in every ‘literacy’ domain, whether media, science or computer, Interest was expressed in quality control mechanisms such as integrated assignment briefs, porolios, moderaon pracces, qualificaon outcomes and staff development. This es in to my own current research and long-­‐term work interests in learning organisaons, networks and systemic quality improvement mechanisms.


I connuously find myself inspired by the commitment and successes of lifelong learning provision in the UK and abroad, in the face of all the challenges that present. A recent arcle in The Guardian “We're sll failing to teach children to read, aer all these years” (Comings, 2016) gives reason to be grateful for progress to date, although also shows how far we have to go. We live in hope that effecve pracces, once in existence, can be supported to gradually take root and grow in new contexts.


As a follow-­‐up to the Uppingham Seminar in April, the Brish Associaon of Literacy in Development (BALID) is arranging a day seminar on literacies in lifelong learning, Friday 18 November 2016 at UCL Instute of Educaon in London, details to be confirmed.


References


Benavot, A. and Stepanek Lockhart, A. (2016) Monitoring the Educaon of Youth and Adults: From EFA to SDG4 Internaonal Perspecves in Adult Educaon 75 Bonn: DVV Internaonal


Comings, J. (2016) We're sll failing to teach children to read, aer all these years The Guardian Also available online: hp://www.theguardian.com/global-­‐development-­‐professionals-­‐network/2016/apr/21/aer-­‐all-­‐these-­‐; years-­‐were-­‐sll-­‐failing-­‐to-­‐teach-­‐children-­‐to-­‐read?CMP=ema-­‐1702&CMP= (Last accessed 24/04/16)


Furlong, T. (2016) Building Skills for All: A Review of England RaPAL Blog Available online: hps:// rapal.org.uk/2016/02/01/building-­‐skills-­‐for-­‐all-­‐a-­‐review-­‐of-­‐england/ (Last accessed 04/05/16)


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