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Education and Skills

Planning permission for Royal College Battersea campus

Councillors in Wandsworth have given planning permission for a new four-storey Royal College of Art campus on Battersea Bridge Road which will include pace for teaching, research, business-related activities and a range of support services.

Wandsworth hosts volunteering open day

Wandsworth Council is hosting an open day offering information and advice to people who want to volunteer for the first time, or who want to take on a different, or additional, volunteering challenge.

Library Use Up In Islington

Library use in Islington is on the increase according to official figures released by the local council earlier this week.

Mayor Announces £680m Skills Investment

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced the launch of a new seven-year, £680m European Social Fund (ESF) programme to support projects to help Londoners find employment, provide new skills for disadvantaged young people and to help tackle exclusion an

London Councils Support Adult Learners’ Week 2008

London’s boroughs are set to participate in Adult Learners’ Week 2008 which takes place between 17th to 23rd May.

London Accord Appointment Welcomed

The London Skills and Employment Board has welcomed the appointment of Carrie England as Director of the London Employer Accord.

Mayor Announces £5m Youth Funding Package

Ken Livingstone yesterday announced a £5 million ‘Young Londoners Fund’ as part of his office described as ‘the biggest investment in young people in the capital for a generation’.

60 Million for London Youth

Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, and Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls have announced a £60 million fund to provide services to young people in the capital.