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Me and my arthritis, by Liz Sabin.

In June 2006 at the age of 16, I was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. At the time I was in the middle of my GCSE exams,which I completed and gained 6 Cs and a D. For over a year I had a swollen big toe on my left foot. I saw a lot of medical professionals (eg doctors, physiotherapists), but none of them knew what was wrong. It was only when my right foot became swollen that I found out that I had Arthritis, and then a few weeks later my right knee became swollen and I was told that had Arthritis in it as well.After being diagnosed I felt shocked and scared, but also relieved to finally know what was wrong with me. Now 18, I have also completed a home learning course. I was a Millennium Volunteer and through my involvement engaged with the Edge Learner Forum.

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Archive - November 2008

Thursday 20th November, 2008

Our experience: Helen & Katie

By CJ

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Learner Forum Members Helen and Katie have had very varied experiences of learning.   All their experiences are valuable for understanding how we can help to make things better.

 

Describe your experience of learning:

Katie ~ I kept moving around schools, I went to 7 places including e2e and college.   My idea of a good place to learn is one where you don't get bullied.   I moved around a lot because of bullying.   I liked it when I got treated like an adult and were encouraged to make my own choices about learning.

 

Helen ~ Nothing was practical at school and it doesn't help your learning when your getting bullied.   I learnt to stand up the bullys but ended up getting in trouble.   e2e treated me like an adult which was much better.  My advice to other young people woud be; try not to drop out of education, try not to be distracted by bullys and take the opportunity to go to college where you will get treated like an adult.

 

To mark the end of Anti-Bullying Week we welcome Kirsty Knivett, ChildLine CHIPS Coordinator, to the forum this saturday to give us an experience of an effective topical workshop designed for young people.

http://www.childline.org.uk

http://www.antibullyingweek.co.uk/

 

Monday 10th November, 2008

Latest London News

By Admin

  

As we settle into a particularly surly November, anyone lamenting the lack of fireworks can take comfort from the fact that London forum activity has been truly… (wait for it)… EXPLOSIVE. Thankyou kindly.

Yell(The E.L.F. would like to take this opportunity to inform readers that it had no involvement in that last joke. The scribe responsible has been removed from the building).

Moving swiftly on…

 

Barry Sheerman Meeting 29thOct                                                                                                               

For those who have been keeping pace with recent rapid developments in the E.L.F. news centre, you may remember our last meeting with Mr. Barry Sheerman, MP. (Hint: If you don’t, SCROLL DOWN…).

Following on from this initial chinwag, forum representatives (Huda, Michael, Adam, Nick, Ru, Simon, Alev, Rose) were invited to the impressively leafy interior of Westminster’s Portcullis House for another meeting with the man himself. The ensuing discussion was as informative and entertaining as ever, filling in many of the blanks surrounding the possibility of building a Youth Commission with Barry and his team. A working session to kick things off is in the pipeline for January, and the E.L.F. would like to thank Barry for his continued interest and support.

 

Members with Barry

Blazing Squad's comeback tour was widely misunderstood

 

The Nerve Catch-up-

30th October                                                                                                        Following hot on the heels of our rendezvous in Westminster, a small group of forum members came together to review the progress of The Nerve magazine and to offer suggestions on improvement. There’s still a lot of work to be done, but we’re on our way to a presentable blueprint, which (fingers crossed) might win us sponsorship in the near future….

We’re hoping to upload some content to the website soon, so keep your eyes peeled!

 

 Nerve catch-up

The beverage deathmatch was not going as planned

 

NIACE Conference-

6th November                                                                                                      Interest in the forum's unique approach to youth issues is becoming more widespread, with many like-minded groups interested in liasing with us and sharing ideas. At the request of NIACE, who specialise in the promotion of adult learning, we travelled up to Sheffield to lead a workshop (entitled 'Work Is Boring') exploring issues affecting youth employability, posing a series of tough, provocative questions to the attendants. We discussed some of the key obstacles preventing a positive transition between school and work, engaging with a number of diverse viewpoints while drawing on forum practice to provide our own insights.

 

 

 Learner Forum TV-

7th November                                                                                                           Are you ready for EdgeMania? You’d better be.

 Despite the dreary weather, last Friday saw the first steps towards a dazzling, colourful milestone in forum/TV history: Learner Forum TV! (LTV for short).

 Pioneering presenters Daniel Diehard and Huda led the first forum invasion of the airwaves, providing a scintillating roundup of recent forum news. We're hoping that this could become a regular fixture, so watch this space for the first broadcast, as well as the chance to host the next episode. Many thanks to Dan, Huda and Max for making this venture into uncharted waters possible!

LFTV

By the time Daniel Diehard realised Huda's evil makeover plan was in full swing, it was already too late...

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