LLN National Forum

HEFCE agreed funding to support the National Lifelong Learning Network Practitioner Forum in March 2006. Hosted by Higher York, the forum was established as a network for sharing ideas, good practice, policy developments, and is a two-way conduit with others in pursuit of the wider objectives of LLNs.

In addition to holding an annual conference, the Forum has:

• facilitated regular, themed and subject based meetings of practitioners ('workstrands')
• held a register of those involved in the LLN community to facilitate experience sharing and self-help
• provided a focus for evaluation and research around the work of LLNs, including the co-ordination of peer evaluation
• sought other means of sharing good practice and influencing the development of LLNs
• acted as a resource and mechanism for supporting and informing HEFCE in the development of LLN strategy.

The LLN National Forum team

Colin Mellors, Chair

Claire Newhouse, Co-ordinator

Sue Ferrier, Administrator