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The research from Learning & Work Institute was launched to highlight its launch of the 2016 Festival of Learning, an initiative designed to encourage adult learning.
According to the findings, some 86 per cent of Brits feel it is never too late to chase dreams, develop skills and switch careers – sounds like good news for the UK’s skills crisis. J.K. Rowling, the creative mind behind the Harry Potter brand, was named the most inspiring living Brit.By popular request, 2 of @RGalbrath‘s rejection letters! (For inspiration, not revenge, so I’ve removed signatures.) pic.twitter.com/vVoc0x6r8W
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) 25 March 2016
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Behind Rowling in second place is British astronaut Tim Peake, followed by Victoria Pendleton, the Olympic cyclist aspiring to become a jockey.Continue reading on the next page and discover the top ten dreams UK adults had as children – sound familiar?
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