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• New partnership scheme offers hands-on experience in a working kitchen for hospitality students
• Weekly sessions see students take on a variety of roles under the guidance of experienced professionals

• New air quality education programme being rolled out to Reading schools
• Pupils taking part in fun, interactive sessions to learn about air quality
• Reading schools are invited to register for free sessions for their pupils

• Reading is one of 44 local authorities across the country to successfully bid
• Reading awarded £327k to create an interactive education programme in primary and secondary schools to raise awareness about air quality

• First annual awards celebrating lifelong learning sills and Reading’s Adult Learners
• Awards for those who have overcome adversity, demonstrated outstanding professional skills, and more

• New Directions College awarded £700k from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and the national Multiply programme to deliver innovative numeracy skills courses
• Learning to be delivered in libraries, children's centres, churches, and more to ensure maximum accessibility

• New Directions College has secured a share of a £130k grant to develop and offer learning and skills opportunities for adults with special educational needs
• The college will also partner with Ways into Work to provide work opportunities at a new supported employment café
• Learning opportunities for over 250 people over the next five years

• New Directions College has been approved for a grant to fund 110 job placements with local employers
• The initiative is part of the national Kickstart scheme, and the Council’s economic response to building back better following Covid-19