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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
Headline Speakers
Lord Timothy Boswell
Member of the House of Lords. Tim Boswell ...
Member of the House of Lords. Tim Boswell ...
Robert Pheasant
Head of Skills for Life, Learning and Skills Improvemen...
Head of Skills for Life, Learning and Skills Improvemen...
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
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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Content
Documents
Robert Pheasant
Head of Skills for Life, Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), The Successes and Challenges of a Sector Model of Support
Karen Adriaanse HMI
National Adviser for Employability, Ofsted, Tackling the challenge of poor numeracy skills
Jill Lanning
Chief Executive, Federation of Awarding Bodies, The challenge of an uncertain qualifications landscape
Head of Skills for Life, Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), The Successes and Challenges of a Sector Model of Support
Karen Adriaanse HMI
National Adviser for Employability, Ofsted, Tackling the challenge of poor numeracy skills
Jill Lanning
Chief Executive, Federation of Awarding Bodies, The challenge of an uncertain qualifications landscape
Hilary Rimmer
Assistant Principal, Birmingham Metropolitan College , Joining up provision for ESOL learners
Mark Dawe
Chief Executive, OCR, Back to basics: a new approach to Skills for Life
Dr Jean Kelly
Director of Professional Development, Institute for Learning, Managing workforce and teaching and learning challenges
Assistant Principal, Birmingham Metropolitan College , Joining up provision for ESOL learners
Mark Dawe
Chief Executive, OCR, Back to basics: a new approach to Skills for Life
Dr Jean Kelly
Director of Professional Development, Institute for Learning, Managing workforce and teaching and learning challenges
Nick Linford
Lsect, Understanding funding changes
Helen Casey
Executive Director, NRDC – National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy, Setting the scene
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?
Lsect, Understanding funding changes
Helen Casey
Executive Director, NRDC – National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy, Setting the scene
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?
Podcasts
Nick Linford
Lsect
Helen Casey
Executive Director, NRDC – National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy
Robert Pheasant
Head of Skills for Life, Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS)
Lsect
Helen Casey
Executive Director, NRDC – National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy
Robert Pheasant
Head of Skills for Life, Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS)
Karen Adriaanse HMI
National Adviser for Employability, Ofsted
Lord Timothy Boswell
Questions and discussion:
Session 1
National Adviser for Employability, Ofsted
Lord Timothy Boswell
Questions and discussion:
Session 1
Nick Linford
Lsect
Jill Lanning
Chief Executive, Federation of Awarding Bodies
Mark Dawe
Chief Executive, OCR
Lsect
Jill Lanning
Chief Executive, Federation of Awarding Bodies
Mark Dawe
Chief Executive, OCR
Chris James
Director of Research and Development, Asset Skills and chair of all-sector language, literacy and nu
Questions and discussion:
Session 2
Hilary Rimmer
Assistant Principal, Birmingham Metropolitan College
Director of Research and Development, Asset Skills and chair of all-sector language, literacy and nu
Questions and discussion:
Session 2
Hilary Rimmer
Assistant Principal, Birmingham Metropolitan College
Videos
Helen Casey
Executive Director, NRDC – National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy - Setting the scene
Robert Pheasant
Head of Skills for Life, Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) - The Successes and Challenges of a Sector Model of Support
Karen Adriaanse HMI
National Adviser for Employability, Ofsted - Tackling the challenge of poor numeracy skills
Executive Director, NRDC – National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy - Setting the scene
Robert Pheasant
Head of Skills for Life, Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) - The Successes and Challenges of a Sector Model of Support
Karen Adriaanse HMI
National Adviser for Employability, Ofsted - Tackling the challenge of poor numeracy skills
Questions and discussion:
Session 1 -
Nick Linford
Lsect - Understanding funding changes
Jill Lanning
Chief Executive, Federation of Awarding Bodies - The challenge of an uncertain qualifications landscape
Session 1 -
Nick Linford
Lsect - Understanding funding changes
Jill Lanning
Chief Executive, Federation of Awarding Bodies - The challenge of an uncertain qualifications landscape
Mark Dawe
Chief Executive, OCR - Back to basics: a new approach to Skills for Life
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?
Questions and discussion:
Session 2 -
Chief Executive, OCR - Back to basics: a new approach to Skills for Life
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?
Questions and discussion:
Session 2 -
Hilary Rimmer
Assistant Principal, Birmingham Metropolitan College - Joining up provision for ESOL learners
Dr Jean Kelly
Director of Professional Development, Institute for Learning - Managing workforce and teaching and learning challenges
Paula Whittle
Principal and Chief Executive, Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College - Upskilling the vocational teachers with subject specific skills in literacy and numeracy
Assistant Principal, Birmingham Metropolitan College - Joining up provision for ESOL learners
Dr Jean Kelly
Director of Professional Development, Institute for Learning - Managing workforce and teaching and learning challenges
Paula Whittle
Principal and Chief Executive, Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College - Upskilling the vocational teachers with subject specific skills in literacy and numeracy