Dr Stella Cottrell, Director for Lifelong Learning Symposium: Student Education Conference 3 Engaging Leeds: 10 January 2014

Lifelong Learning at Leeds is about... Creating opportunities so that people of any age are not bound for their lifetimes by the decisions and experiences of their past Opening up the University, its knowledge and learning opportunities to wider audiences.

Programmes Relevant portfolio WP & diversity Services Integrated as ‘one stop’ Pre-entry services LLC Provision Non-credit bearing (NCB) Outreach & public engagement

Outreach to adults in the community Support for partner organisations ‘Spring into Summer’ 6 week-short courses for the public Seminar series for students, alumni, employers and public Adult Summer School and taster days Arabic and Islamic Studies NCB short courses in the community * Courses relevant to local people? * Degrees relevant to local people? * Student projects in the workplace

Engaging Students: Public Engagement Where does it begin and end?

The Lifelong Learning Centre An ‘ecology’ … 1.Sharing in community 2.Extending our reach as a university 3.Working in partnership 4.Supporting inclusion 5.Recruiting to courses 6.Mutual benefit Adult learning ecology Income free/low cost opportunities Engages new public Stimulating for staff Raises our profile Strengthens partnership Supports recruitment

The Lifelong Learning Centre Mutual benefit… 1.Outreach to adult learners helps raise motivation, aspiration, attainment 2.Participating partners/colleges gain 3.We form relationships with learners 4.That influences our provision – including support we provide Engagement Outreach Supports attainment Learning partners gain We meet adult learners They know about us We know our market Shapes our provision

The Lifelong Learning Centre Learning Champions 1.Share their experiences as mature students who have ‘lived the journey’ 2.Meaningful and inspiring to others 3.Champions gain employability skills 4.Mature students more visible as part of the University Engagement Learning champions Support outreach Connect with adult learners Inspire and inform Champions gain skills & confidence Mature student visibility Welcomes adults to Leeds

The type of activity? Formal definition? Level of cost? More about culture, values, attitude and intent – the ethos brought to the activities and the spirit of mutuality, partnership and sharing