National Learning Forum
Can We Learn Our Way to Happiness? London 02 October 2008
The Campaign for Learning is hosting a National Learning Forum to debate the need for wellbeing policy in education and its impact on children, families and adults.
Ben Page, from IPSOS Mori will present the national picture of ‘Happiness in the UK’ from recent surveys
Sue Palmer, author of ‘Toxic Childhood’, will speak on her three-year research into the influence of contemporary culture on children’s development – particularly their capacity to learn
Questions that the forum will address will include:
Should policy-making promote wellbeing or is it up to us to learn to be happy for ourselves?
Although legislation should have shortened working hours many work places still have a culture of working longer hours. Can policy change workplace culture and would the right to paid time for learning help to enhance wellbeing?
Do long working hours have an impact on family life, wellbeing and the happiness of our children?
How far are wellbeing, happiness and achievement linked?
Is the credit-crunch an opportunity for us to learn to be happy with less?
Is current policy around funding for adult education affecting opportunities for the kind of learning experiences that promote wellbeing?
How can we learn our way to happiness?
As always the Campaign for Learning welcomes contributions from other organisations. For more information about the conference and the opportunity to speak, deliver a workshop or display your work please contact Rebecca Goodbourn in our Policy and Research team: rgoodbourn@cflearning.org.uk, 020 7766 0018.
The event costs £175 plus VAT.
For more information or to book a place, please click here or alternatively visit www.campaignforlearning.org.uk and follow links for events. Alternatively contact Ray Li or Karla McLaren on 020 7766 0010.
This conference is one of the many events taking place as part of the month long Family Learning Festival in October. For more information about Family Learning in your area visit www.familylearningweek.com
PEN Comment: just a thought. Shouldn’t the title of this be the other way round – something like ‘can happiness lead us to learning?’ See HESFES post below!
Other Events:
On the 24th July in our London office
Workfare and Trainfare: Labours Plans for Welfare Reform 11am-1pm, which will look at the White Paper expected to be published on the 21 July by the government.
On the 25th July in Leeds we have two events;
Implementing 14-19 Qualification and Curriculum Reform 10.30am-12.30, which will look at the government’s new strategy for 14-19 qualification and curriculum reform.
Time to Train: assessing the new right to request adult training 1.30-3.30pm, which will discuss DIUS’s consultation into how the new entitlement to request time of for training will work.
To find out more information or book on to these events, please click on the links above or alternatively contact Raymond Li email: Rli@cflearning.org.uk or tel: 020 7766 0010
