Merry Christmas

OCTOBER LEARNFEST 2012

A great day at Cannon Street Station with stands from Lewisham College, Workers Education Association and Unionlearn working alongside Union Learning Reps to engage with employees in area from Cannon Street and London Bridge.
We will be looking for more events like this in the new year leading to setting up learning opportunities that are relevant and accessible to people who work alongside us.





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OCTOBER LEARNFEST

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Are you in the Central London area on Wednesday 24th October 2012.

Then pop in and visit the October Learnfest run by Red Star Learning (Southeastern ULRs).

There are providers from Lewisham College, WEA, Learndirect and Unionlearn as well as ULRs who will be talking to potential learners from all the staff in the local area, from London Bridge, Waterloo East and Cannon Street including retail staff, Network Rail and Underground.

 For enquiries on the day call 07500 970822

Functional Skills are for everyone

ADULT LEARNERS WEEK 2012

Due to the run in for Olympics there was always going to be restricted release, for this years campaign. So it was decided by the Lead ULRs to postpone the big event this year until September - October during a festival of learning, and we are looking at somewhere in the London area as they seem to have been a little left out over the past couple of years.

There was still however some pockets of activity happening around the company with visits to Medway area on Monday 14th, Faversham on Tuesday 15th, Ashford & Tonbridge on Wednesday and London Bridge on Thursday. This resulted in over 50 different enquiries about learning opportunities, which will help to plan the coming academic year from September.

Plans are afoot to publish a second learner booklet which gives lots of information about activities and courses happening across the company, plus a list of ULRs with contact details and much more.

On Tuesday 15th May at Faversham the Union Learning Reps at the event also launched a new Bookswap Library which was well recieved with several books going out on the first day and promises of more books to be added.

2012 - 13 promises to be a challenging year in many ways but the need to grow our skills and develop at a personal level is never more important. So if you have anything you would like to learn but are unsure of how to go about it then talk to your Local Union Learning Rep Now.

Did you know?

• 20,000 people DIE each year as a result of their work!
• 1,900,000 people in the UK are at this moment living with an injury or illness caused or made worse by their work!
• The UK is ranked 20th OUT OF 30 OECD Industrialised countries listed on the Safety Risk Index!
• In the last 10 years the Health and Safety Executive has reduced the number of workplace inspections by 50%!
• By a strange coincidence the number of employers prosecuted and found to be failing on Safety at Work have dropped by 50%!
• Over the next 3 years the Con Dem Govennment plan to cut the H&SE funding by a further 35%! It is a fact that where a workplace has an active Health and Safety Rep accidents are reduced by an average of 50%!

Draw your own conclusions from the facts which are supplied by the government themselves.

SUPPORT WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY Watch out for further details here SOON!

If you would like to mark this in your workplace in some way please contact the your lead learning rep or email rslc-c@hotmail.co.uk or Tel/sms 07500 970822

Please print off the attached poster and display it in your workplace

Please click on this link, print off the, poster and display it in your workplace

Take care out there, don't become a statistic

NEW COURSES UPDATE

Red Star Learning is happy to announce a new portfolio of learning opportunities for all

To avoid dissapointment book early

Click here to see the flyers find out more

WORLD BOOK DAY 1st MARCH 2012

When did you last read a book?

Here is a chance to start again or pick up a book for the very first time.

Or would you like to start up a Book Swap Library at your workplace.

Maybe pick up some tips on story telling for when you read with your children

At Chatham Red Star Learning Centre we will be there between 11.30 and 16.30 manning our extensive Swap Library, and holding our first book club meeting between 13.00 and 14.30 where I will be explaining how it all works and selecting the book of the month.

For more information contact your local Union Learning Rep (ULR)
or Tel: 01634 831045 or email rslc-c@hotmail.co.uk

Mind-mapping using bubbl.us

I've just taken the mind-mapping training and assessment at http://alison.com/courses/Mind-Mapping-Tool-Organizing-Your-Ideas-Using-Bubblus/content which teaches you how to use BUBBL.US, a free mind-mapping software tool. Worth a look if you want to learn a good way of getting your ideas and thoughts organised!