23 May 2014
“Every single human being has potential.”
John Lonergan, author and former Mountjoy governor is a mentor on The Family Project.
The Family Projectis a six-part series that follows families from around Ireland working together on a project to help with learning and educational needs. Each week, a...
20 May 2014
'The Misunderstood', a service-user led documentary, stole the show at this year’s MSD’s Crystal Clear Health Literacy Awards. The documentary, led by Caroline Brennan and her team at GiantLeap Productions focused on the experiences of people diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome.
The documentary,...
16 May 2014
On Monday 26 May a new TV series about education in the home will be starting on RTÉ One. With children only spending about 15% of their time in school, the series aims to show parents how to do more in the home to help their kids learn in fun and engaging ways.
The series is called ‘The Family...
13 May 2014
On Friday 23 May 2014, local and European elections will be held to elect members of local authorities (the County and City Councils) and the European parliament. In the run up to the elections, NALA has identified how public representatives at local and European levels can support adult...
12 May 2014
The first ever strategy for the Further Education and Training (FET) sector is being launched by the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., and Minister of State for Training and Skills Ciarán Cannon T.D.
The overall aim of the Strategy is to develop a world-class integrated system...
7 Apr 2014
What is plain English?
Plain English is a style of writing and layout that the intended reader can understand after a single reading. It will help you clarify what you’re trying to say and, as a result, help your reader get your message exactly as you intended. Presenting information in plain...
28 Mar 2014
Education and training are changing for the better and should bring lifelong and digital learning closer to the citizen
Inez Bailey, David Puttnam and Ted Owens address NALA AGM in Cork
“Further education and training is changing for the better in Ireland and this should bring lifelong and...
13 Mar 2014
Centres and groups where tuition is taking place can apply for this fund (maximum amount €650). The fund is for non-tuition student activities such as meet other students, visiting an art gallery, going to a play. Students also give NALA feedback on a topic. This year the topic is how students...
6 Mar 2014
Every World Book Day, €1.50 book tokens are distributed to almost every school age child in the country. Children are then encouraged to visit their local bookshop where they can exchange their tokens for an exclusive World Book Day book or get €1.50 off a full price book*.
Ireland’s leading...
28 Feb 2014
In 2011 the European Commission established a High Level Group of experts in the field of literacy. This group examined how to support literacy throughout lifelong learning, identified common success factors of literacy programmes and policy initiatives, and came up with proposals for improving...