Adult learners Awards

The group of adult learners at the Town Hall
The group of adult learners at the Town Hall

Story: Smaira Sadique

Photo: Paul Adams

The Adult Learners’ Week Awards were held at the Town Hall on 19th June and were once again organised by Sheffield City Council's Lifelong Learning, Skills and Communities department.

The ceremony is particularly important because it celebrates more than just academic success. Learners from around the city were awarded certificates for their achievements, efforts, commitment, attendance and willingness to learn, despite barriers.

Certificates were presented to learners from Byron Wood for achievements in ESOL and ICT. Rizwana Rehman from Byron Wood was nominated for her commitment to learning over the past two years. Schola Cashdan and her Level 1 ESOL class at Firs Hill all won an award after being nominated for their hard work teaching and learning.

Kath Hobson said:

“These ladies have studied tirelessly and committed to attending all their classes over the last few years. Many of them started at much lower levels and have worked their way up through exams. Many of them had very little confidence when they started learning and now they hold fundraising events, write articles for the Burngreave Messenger, volunteer to sell popcorn and sit and listen to children reading in school.”

Rashida Hassanali received recognition for being a pioneering force behind Adult Learning in Burngreave. She was presented with a certificate for ‘outstanding achievement in learning’. She spent approximately 10 years as the Extended Services Lead in the Firvale Family of Schools, setting up learning environments and encouraging adults to become learners.

Bibi (ESOL Entry 1 – Byron Wood Primary School)

I am a student at Byron Wood. I enjoy going to ESOL classes. I went to the Adult Learners Award Ceremony at Sheffield Town Hall on 19th June with my teachers, Caroline Norman and Paul Adams. I went there with my children and friends from my class as well as Smaira and Kaltun from school. We all got a bus together to town. I was very nervous because there were so many people inside. It is a very nice building and my son liked it very much. I was very happy to receive an award for the first time. I walked home with my teacher and friends. We talked and laughed about many things. I felt very happy.

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