Learning in Broughton Projects

The Trust has undertaken several different Community Research projects since 2000. The projects begin by recruiting as many local people as possible (usually 6-8). The remit is to undertake a piece of Community Consultation research into local issues, whilst also studying to attain an open College Network qualification. They then collate the information and present it to the appropriate audience i.e. funders to produce report has been produced.

This has aided many local people to move on to other employment or further training.

Projects Undertaken by The Broughton Trust

• I wish for some wings
• Learning in Broughton
• Community Enterprise
• Regeneration
• Leadership in the Community
• Employment and the skills gap
• Community Groups in Broughton

Many of the projects resulted in the writing of a report. If you would like a copy of any of the following reports please contact The Broughton Trust 0161 708 0116.

Engaging the Broughton community in a Local needs Analysis of Services for The Under 4s and Their Families.

The Broughton Trust in Regeneration (January 2004)
What’s it like to live in Broughton (Broughton Young People’s Consultation June 2003)
The Broughton Trust Learning in Broughton (2003)

The Latest Project began in May 2005
5 people were employed to research local Community Groups.

Champions project

A new project delivered through the Crescent Partnership during 2005 recruiting Champions from the local area in collaboration with various partnerships

The 12 Learning Champions are trained as Learning Support Workers there role is to encourage local people to return to learning in the community & supporting them in their experiences. + attached bbc writing project.

Learning Support Team

The Learning Support Team works locally. They recruit learners through making contact with local community groups. For example, SureStart Shop, churches, parent toddler and youth groups, and the team put on open days prior to the start of term.

This contact with local people is an ongoing commitment. The learners are supported throughout their learning experience and beyond. The LSW team is also responsible for facilitating with the four main providers in the city in order to create and develop a robust community provision.

Spin Offs from BBC Storytelling Course

The BBC Storytelling course started in January 2004. Funded by the LSC and partnered with Pendleton College, The Broughton Trust and the BBC.

The course was for learners with English as a second language, and centered on the learners telling their own individual stories, fiction or non-fiction. The BBC came in and recorded each of the learners’ stories and they are now all on the internet. Some of the stories have been aired on GMR. All of the learners took an English qualification with Pendleton College.

Some learners have gone on to do variety of projects including:

• Interviewing on Video Nations
• story aired on GMR
• 2 ESOL students teamed up with 2 non ESOL students and then wrote and performed a 30 minute drama to be aired on GMR radio for the launch of the RAW project in October.
• also interest from Radio 4 for the Home Truths programme.

As a direct result the following course “Writing and Storytelling” was created for the learners, delivered by Pendleton College and supported by The Broughton Trust’s learning support team. This enabled the learners to continue learning English with this unique theme. Four of these learners went on to take a level 2 English exam.

Presently we are running the third cohort in the local Orthodox Jewish community, this in itself is a completely different experience for both the learners and the support team, and we are confident that it will have new and exciting outcomes. The fourth project will return to a mixed group format at a local venue and will commence in the New Year.

We believe that the delivery of ESOL in this format, making it a personally based learning experience, has produced exceptionally high attendance and pass rates. It has given each learner a positive learning experience and confidence to pursue further learning and employment opportunities.

Rachael Hacker (Learning Support Worker)