Learning awards
"Learning has completely changed my life. It has seriously helped boost my self-confidence and self-esteem"
Sarah Needham, 2010 Adult Learners' Week Award Winner
Find out about the 2011 Adult Learners’ Week Award Winners here. Award ceremonies will be taking place across the country throughout Adult Learners’ Week to celebrate their achievements.
In 2011, special awards were sponsored by a range of high-profile organisations, which include:
- the European Social Fund Awards - [PDF] (sponsored by ESF) will celebrate learning of individuals and projects supported by the European Social Fund;
- the Digital Participation Award (sponsored by BBC) will recognise learning where the use of new technology has been central;
- the Apprentice of the Year (sponsored by Pearson) will award learning of an individual through an apprenticeship programme;
- the Baroness Margaret Eaton Young Adult Learner of the Year Award will recognise learning of an individual who has broken through the barrier of previously not learning, training, earning or working;
- the Inspiring Family Learning Project Award (sponsored by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust); and
- the Community Learning Champions Award - [PDF] (sponsored by the Community Learning Champions Support Programme) will recognise the impact that the Community Learning Champions working together and in partnership can have on the lives of others and on their community.
All award categories are open to learners living in England only.
