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Enhancing Literacy and Numeracy
06 Jul 2011
Next steps for Skills for Life and Functional Skills. 8th Annual Conference. Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1
This confernce informed sector leaders about the challenges and opportunities of changes to 19+ learner funding, eligibilities and other changes in 2011/12.
Programme
10:00
Nick Linford, Lsect
Welcome and introduction from Conference Chair
10:10
Helen Casey, Executive Director, NRDC – National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy
Setting the scene
10:25
Robert Pheasant, Head of Skills for Life, Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS)
The Successes and Challenges of a Sector Model of Support
Biography: Robert Pheasant
10:40
Karen Adriaanse HMI, National Adviser for Employability, Ofsted
Tackling the challenge of poor numeracy skills
10:55
Lord Timothy Boswell
Keynote address
Biography: Lord Timothy Boswell
11:15
Questions and discussion: Session 1
11:30
Refreshments, networking and exhibition
12:00
12:15
Jill Lanning, Chief Executive, Federation of Awarding Bodies
The challenge of an uncertain qualifications landscape
12:30
Mark Dawe, Chief Executive, OCR
Back to basics: a new approach to Skills for Life
What's on now:
12:45
Chris James, Director of Research and Development, Asset Skills and chair of all-sector language, literacy and numeracy board
Making the case to business for investment in training - who pays?
13:00
Questions and discussion: Session 2
13:10
Buffet lunch, networking and exhibition
14:00
Hilary Rimmer, Assistant Principal, Birmingham Metropolitan College
Joining up provision for ESOL learners
14:15
Hilary Rimmer, Assistant Principal, Birmingham Metropolitan College
Question and answer session
14:20
Dr Jean Kelly, Director of Professional Development, Institute for Learning
Managing workforce and teaching and learning challenges
14:40
Paula Whittle, Principal and Chief Executive, Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College
Upskilling the vocational teachers with subject specific skills in literacy and numeracy
15:00
Questions and discussion: Session 3
15:10
Refreshments, networking and exhibition
15:30
Seminar 1: Managing a culture change in skills for life delivery
Diane Dalby, Curriculum Manager, Sheffield College
15:30
Seminar 2: The potential of Learning to Learn approaches
Tricia Hartley, Chief Executive, Campaign for Learning
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Comments
@RobDJ: This is very interesting rob
@Mary Hellyer: Am I able to watch one of the seminars?
@Elizabeth Caush: A comment, rather than a question:
Returning to the issue of asking Employers to pay, we are having to go through marketing training ourselves to be able to do this. I came into the Adult Learning Dept of an FE College 8 years ago from a business background, but realise that teachers and outreach workers do not always have these skills.
@Susie Kusnierz: Following on from the question about progression - there are many, many pre-Entry adult learners who really cannot read or write at all. These learners are so far below achieving Entry 1 in a year of part time classes that they cannot be enrolled on funded classes.
Where will the funding for them come from?
@Jan Higgins: How do we fund those Learners who need to progress Fom Entry Level 1 or even pre Entry Level one and allow for them to progress through the Entry Levels and be funded so that they can eventually study a Level 1 qualification.
(at present Entry Level can be funded only once so discriminates against those learners who NEED to work through the different Entry Levels)