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Welcome to the March 2008 issue of the Equal works e-zine. In this Issue |
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Equal-Works.com is a searchable web site offering easy access to the products, processes and good practice developed under projects funded by the ESF Equal programme in Great Britain. Although the Equal programme finished on 31st December 2007 Equal-Works continues to track the outcomes, achievements and lessons learnt. This electronic newsletter highlights some of the thousands of enlightening resources available on the site. 
A stumble through DVD learning materials on the web led to Michael A. Babin, author of ‘Self-instruction through Instructional Videos and DVDs’. In fact it’s about martial arts DVDs and he has nothing to do with Equal, but his warning that one of the drawbacks of DVD learning is that ‘it is not always possible to identify a bad purchase until you have wasted your money’ rang a loud bell. Click here to read full article. 
There’s no doubt about it – Equal partnerships have been good for the events business. But even so, none of us could possibly have got to all the conferences, festivals and other events that have interested us. Here’s a selection of catch-ups. Click here to read full article. You never know who’ll turn up among the clamour of Equal voices... 
One of the stars of the BOWL DVD about Skills for Life advocates and Trade Union Learning Representatives became Prime Minister soon after. Click here to watch the BOWL DVD. Click here to read full article. 
First, some good stuff from the first round of Equal. The high quality DVD of GERI Dramas is now widely used in schools and wherever careers advice is dispensed. It really gets under the skin of gender and ethnic stereotyping of career choice. Now from later partnerships. Inclusion through Media offers a selection of beneficiary voices. Taken together, these products provide an awareness tool everyone should take a look at: Almost Adult, Psychosis Awareness and UK Sound TV Click here to watch GERI Dramas DVD. Click here to find out more about Inclusion through Media partnership. Click here to read full article. And just to finish, a couple of examples of DVDs made with and by beneficiaries… 
A series of short films made by beneficiaries on the Last Mile: North West Vision and Media’s media placement scheme and the ATLAS DVD designed to engage young asylum seekers in Scotland. Click here to watch the Last Mile: North West Vision and Media DVD. Click here to watch the ATLAS DVD. |
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| This e-zine and the Equal-Works site have been produced for the European Social Fund Division and represents Tribal Education Limited's interpretation of the Equal programme. Neither this nor the Equal-Works site should be relied upon as a statement of the ESFD’s views. In entering the site you as a user are accepting these terms and conditions. |