The book was compiled by R. T. Baines and L. M. Langston, Clerk to the Wardens, at the request of John Wylde, Esq., Warden of the Great Account, 1910-1913.
The Union of Parishes consists of the Parishes of Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, St Olave and St Thomas, and St John, Horselydown.
Portfolios were kept by the Unit for each year providing an overview of the work achieved and information on: project and consultancy work; training and courses provided; publications and resources produced; conferences, seminars and events organised and attended; links with international groups and work related to government initiatives.
The Afro-Caribbean Language & Literacy Project (ACLLP) began in 1984 with Section 11 funding. It worked through classroom-based staff development along with other resources and succeeded in changing attitudes to Creole and Caribbean languages, enabling people to value their own linguistic heritage and in many cases see their languages written down for the first time.
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) was a core part of the Unit's activities from the start. As well as providing ESOL training the unit was the lead partner in the National ESOL Training and Development project from 2001 and produced an ESOL core curriculum and core curriculum training.
The FEALDS Network was a dyslexia programme.
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