'THE LEARNER' Red Star Learning official journal

ISSUE 4 of the official journal for Red Star Learner 

Information on upcoming learning opportunities, who's who and what's where.

Click on the picture for a pdf version to print off.

WELL BEING AT WORK

WELL BEING AT WORK x 2 sessions
Explore, what makes us happy. Do we live to work or work to live?

For more information speak to Peter Watson (07949 755926) or your local Union Learning Rep.

NEW ULRs JOIN THE TEAM

 

Welcome to Beverley Gibson and Dan Burn as new RMT ULRs.
Beverley is a Area Relief, Platforms in the Chatham Area and Dan is a Conductor at Gillingham.
Both have just completed their Union Learning Reps Stage 1 course at the National Education Centre in Doncaster this week. Which gives them the basic tool box to become an effective ULR. In a few months they will complete their training with a ULR Stage 2 course and get their final accreditation.
They are both keen to get started and promote lifelong learning in their local workplaces and further afield. With plenty of opportunities to access learning at work in learning centres and online. Or by signposting people to the nearest local education provider for their need such as Adult Education Centres or Colleges.
If you have any questions or ideas for learning that interest you then you can contact any one of the local ULRs around the patch. Their details are listed on the Local ULR Page click here for a link
Good luck to them both in their role as ULRs.

UNION LEARNING REPS FORUM 25

FORUM 25 is taking place on Thursday 5th December 2013

The ULR Forums are for all ULRs in Southeastern to come together and discuss issues around Lifelong Learning. Work together in solving any issues and plan for future activity that will benefit the employees and their families.

One of the issues for discussion is the launch of an online basics campaign to encourage people who are not very confident with computers to have a go and learn at least the basics of how to survive using the internet, for pleasure and learning.

We will also be looking at plans for the new year to set up courses that people want. Looking at other subjects as well as British Sign Language and Digital Photography.

We have also been asked to attend the Company Council meetings for Conductors and Retail Grades, to help them understand more about what ULRs do and how they can help to promote it.

We now have access to learning rooms at Chatham, Tonbridge, Dover and Orpington and possibly we may also have one in London near St Pancras. So if you live or work in those areas and would like a course in something. Speak to your local ULR for more information.

Click here for a list of ULRs and their locations

There are still vacancies for ULRs in many areas. If you are a Union Member and would like to help other people to get back into learning then contact your branch secretary 
or email rslc-c@hotmail.co.uk 

Union Learning at Slade Green Engineering Day

John Collins was at Southeastern's Family Open Day today promoting Quick Reads, Retirement Guides and offering other advice at Slade Green depot.

Midlife Career Review and Learning Awareness Event

STAINED GLASS SESSIONS CONTINUE TO GROW!

Local artists Tony and Sue Bartolo are providing expert support and inspiration for learners at the Red Star Learning Centre in Chatham.

Following a very successful pilot over four months they have agreed to continue running a monthly session (dates to be announced) which provide tuition, advice and guidance in basic stained glass art and allows you to use and develop your own flair and ideas.

NEXT SESSION IS TUESDAY 10th SEPTEMBER 2013

For more information contact Ivor Riddell on 07500 970822 or email rslc-c@hotmail.co.uk

WORD OF THE WEEK RETURNS

By popular demand Word of the Week or WoW as it is popularly known has returned and issue 106 is now available.

If you would like a pdf copy sent directly to you when it is published simply email rslc-c@hotmail.co.uk giving your name and where you live or work and we will add you to the list.

For those who have not seen it before WoW or Word of the Week is a weekly poster which you can use to keep your notice board refreshed and has proved very popular in the past to encourage passing people to check the notice board regualraly.

 

It also promotes discussion in the workplace around using the word of the week in a sentence and chat around the Quote and image of the week.

 

If you wish to keep recieving this each week then email me back and tell me.

 

If you don't then just ignore this and you won't recieve it again.

I have attached issue 106 and alos below is a link to the pdf version online as well

 

http://sdrv.ms/18FqKbn

TRAIN TRACKS : A story telling walk from Southwark Tube Station

STAINED GLASS CLUB AT CHATHAM

Following the success of the Taster day at Chatham in March.
Local Artists Tony and Sue Bartolo have agreed to run some further sessions at Chatham.

Click on the picture for a pdf flyer you can share with your friends and colleagues 

STAINED GLASS TASTER DAY

STAINED GLASS TASTER DAY AT CHATHAM NEXT WEEK!

Book a place and learn something new!

Click link for pdf flyer

Live well

Some of you may have heard of Southeastern's Health & Wellbeing roadshows, which are supported by your Union Learning Reps. These health fairs will be continuing throughout 2013, so please speak to your local ULR or check Workmate for latest updates. There is also a superb NHS Live Well website which you may like to visit at http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/Pages/Livewellhub.aspx

First Aid on your mobile

Adult Learners Week 2013

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