CONTENTS INTRODUCTION1 WHAT IS WIDENING PARTICIPATION2 THE PROBLEM2 WHAT IS BEING DONE2 FINDING'S FROM THE REPORT3 CONCLUSION5 BIBLIOGRAPHY6 Within this essay I am writing about widening participation and what is being done to encourage people back to learning. WHAT IS WIDENING PARTICIPATION? Widening participation means access achievement and progression. It means bringing students from underrepresented and disadvantage groups into education and training, ensuring that these students stay on their programme, extending the ways through which …showed first 75 words of 1916 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1916 total…or unemployed. Everybody must be given the chance to develop their skills. Widening participation must include learners who are still at school, they must be encouraged to learn and extra funds must be made available. The government is already working to raise standards in all schools. BIBLIOGRAPHY Learning Works-The Further Education Funding Council www.lsc.gov.uk www.cabinet.gov.uk www.britishcouncil.org www.pm.gov.uk www.fento.org www.learndirect.co.uk