Best Practice

Funded by SEEDA

Wednesday 8th March 2006
Kings Hill Conference & Training Centre, West Malling, Kent

This event was the fifth in a series of seminars organised by the Network and funded by SEEDA to help raise the quality and quantity of Language, Literacy & Numeracy (LLN) provision in workplaces across the region. Bringing together practitioners of LLN in the workplace to share best practice, the seminar comprised of both keynote speakers addressing central themes and interactive workshops where delegates had the opportunity to share their own knowledge and experience.

This seminar was for practitioners of LLN who are already delivering in the workplace or who are planning to do so.

Keynote Speakers:

• Bruce Cavalier, SEEDA

Best Practice and the Way Forward

• Margaret Garai, Director of Learning Services, Thames Valley University

The New Common Inspection Framework and Best Practice Approaches in Delivery of LLN in the Workplace

• Sara Whalley, Network Consultant

A People Centred Approach for the Integration of Skills for Life Within Your Organisation

Workshops:

• Bronwyn Leonard, RDO - Surrey & Berkshire, The Network and Rachel Whittington, Skills for Life Manager, LSC Surrey

Surrey Skills for Life, Adopting a Partnership Approach to Brokerage

• Grace Stone and Michael White, Oxfordshire Skills for Health

Oxfordshire Case Study- Dyslexia at Work

• Teresa Murray and Stuart Hickmott, Mid Kent College

Supporting Achievement at NVQ 2 for Skills for Life Learners

• Sue Farnham and Megan Williams Skills for life Development Centre, Sussex

Bridge Builder-An Example of Course Writing for the Construction Industry

• Geoff Rebbeck, Thanet College

- Virtual Learning Environment (VLE): E-Independent Learning Plans and Student Progression Charts