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STEP UP PAGE 7 Calat family learning to lead on national equality and diversity project Calat family learning is leading on a national project over the next year to develop equality and diversity in family learning Staff will be working to improve access to the hardest-to-reach clients, narrow achievement gaps, and promote inclusion. Calat has been successful in bidding for a grant from the Skills Funding Agency’s Equality and Diversity Innovation Fund, and are one of 41 projects nationally, out of 243 applications, to be awarded this funding. The bid was written in partnership with Campaign for Learning (CfL), a national charity which champions the cause of lifelong learning, and works “for a society where learning is at the heart of social inclusion”. The project will be developed and delivered nationally through CfL and the Family Learning Local Authority Group (FLLAG), a national network of family learning managers chaired by Fiona Spargo-Mabbs, Calat curriculum team manager for English, maths and family learning. Family learning is uniquely placed to bring together diverse and often marginalised individuals across communities with the common interest of supporting the ??????????e?????????????????????????)???????????????????????)Q???????????????????? ??????????????????)????????????????????????????????????%????)????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????%?)???????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)?????????(+?c???????????????)?????????????????????????????????????)??????????????)????????????????????d((0