Submitted by Isabel Starkey on Thu, 10/11/2016 - 16:50
One of our most successful Teaching and Learning Innovation Fund case studies ‘Learning Together: Being, belonging, becoming’ has hit national news once again this week. Read the article in The Guardian. Amy and Ruth have responded to the article below:
We are thrilled that the University of Cambridge is continuing to be at the forefront of theoretically informed innovations in teaching and learning and their evaluation. Cambridge is a place that welcomes and nurtures talent where ever it is found and that pushes boundaries in research and practice. This work has brought us to life as educators and researchers. We are proud to be part of a growing network of colleagues in prisons and universities committed the power of education to transform lives and improve futures. Data shows how being part of a Learning Together community transforms how students think about themselves, others and their futures – through Learning Together they discover new talents and broaden their future horizons. We are excited to see how our students will go on to enrich university and public life in the future.
We are delighted that Learning Together partnerships are now spreading across department in University of Cambridge and to other universities nationally and internationally. In 2017, with support from the National Offender Management Service and the Prisoners' Education Trust, more than 15 new universities and prisons will start Learning Together partnerships. (Ruth Armstrong and Amy Ludlow)