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Can We Learn Our Way to Happiness?
The Mary Ward House
5 - 7 Tavistock Place
London
WC1H 9SN
02 October 2008
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| Time: 9.30am - 4pm Cost: £175 plus VAT Wellbeing is the word on everyone’s lips, or so it seems! Policy directed at ensuring children’s wellbeing as seen in the Every Child Matters Agenda and The Children’s Plan is surely an important step in the right direction. It’s a desirable outcome that the Nation’s children should be safe and healthy and able to fulfil their potential. However is it appropriate that policy-making focuses on well being for the entire population and can we legislate for happiness? The Campaign for Learning is hosting a National Learning Forum to debate the need for well-being policy in education and its impact on children, families and adults. · Ben Page, from IPSOS Mori will present the national picture of ‘Happiness in the UK’ from recent surveys · Sue Palmer, author of ‘Toxic Childhood’ will speak on her three-year research into the influence of contemporary culture on children's development – particularly their capacity to learn. Questions that the forum will address will include: · Should policy-making promote well being or is it up to us to learn to be happy for ourselves? · Although legislation should have shortened working hours many workplaces still have a culture of working longer hours. Can policy change workplace culture and would the right to paid time for learning help to enhance well being? · Do long working hours have an impact on family life, wellbeing and the happiness of our children? · How far are wellbeing, happiness and achievement linked? · Is the credit-crunch an opportunity for us to learn to be happy with less? · Is current policy around funding for adult education affecting opportunities for the kind of learning experiences that promote well being? · How can we learn our way to happiness? This conference is one of the many events taking place as part of the month long Family Learning Festival in October. For more information about Family Learning in your area visit www.familylearningweek.com | ||||||||||||
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