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REGISTER NOW for our Geoff Petty Workshop "YES!" Creating Self-belief to Motivate Students and Teachers
"Yes!" Creating Self-belief to Motivate Students and Teachers A One-Day Workshop lead by Geoff Petty Date: Thursday 7 October 2010Time: 10.00 am - 4.00 pmVenue: Taunton RFC, Hyde Park During this day Geoff will look at a wealth of teaching and learning strategies and approaches that are known to develop your students’ self-belief, and the self-belief of the teachers on your teaching team. He will al..
Article Added at 26/08/2010 00:58
Join Learning South West now!
Learning South West has launched a new membership offer with extended benefits to members. Please click here to find out more...
Article Added at 25/08/2010 12:59
Download the July issue of the "What's Hot in Learning & Skills" Newsletter
The latest issue of our bi-monthly online newsletter "What's Hot" in Learning & Skills is now available to download...
Article Added at 27/07/2010 11:05
REGISTER NOW for the 2010 Learning Opportunities Fair, 23 September at Weston-super-Mare
A Unique Event in the South West Regionfor senior and middle managers from organisations in the learning and skills sector,especially those with responsibilty for curriculum or quality management. The 2010 Learning Opportunities Fairon Thursday 23rd September 2010at Rookery Manor, near Weston-super-Mare, BS24 0JBclick here for more information and to book your place.Closing date for applications - Friday 10 September 2010..
Article Added at 15/07/2010 22:19
REGISTER NOW to attend Democracy Projects Demystified - A one-day FREE Training Course on 23 September 2010
~ Democracy Projects Demystified - A One-day Training Course on Thursday 23 September at Bishops Hull House, Taunton ~ This one-day Training Course will examine successful Youth Democracy Projects from other regions and provide a contact making seminar for workers in the SW. The aim is to generate ideas, gain skills and knowledge in making applications and identify partners for projects which will benefit your young people. Please click here for further details...
Article Added at 25/06/2010 13:11
Download Presentations from the South West LSRN Annual Conference 2010 - Thurs 8 July '10, Totnes
You can now download the presentations from this year's Annual South West Learning & Skills Research Network Conference, which took place on Thursday 8 July 2010 at the Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre near Totnes.The theme of the event is was "A Road Less Travelled ... Research in the Lifelong Learning Sector" and we were pleased to have Professor Gert Biesta of The Stirling Institute of Education as our Keynote Speaker on the day...
Article Added at 21/06/2010 15:45
Golden Thread Information -read more about the Golden Thread project...
We have set up new pages on the web site, under the Learning and Skills Development section. You can contact your local Professional Development Coordinator (PDC), find out where your local Training Provider Networks are and find out what's going on near you. Click to go straight to the Golden Thread ..
Article Added at 21/06/2010 15:44
New South West Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training (SWCETT) is launched
Partnership of post-16 education providers goes from strength to strength.Organisations from across the post-compulsory education sector within the South West have come together to form a dynamic partnership to support and promote training for the post-16 education workforce in the region. The South West Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training (SWCETT) will act as a focus for Initial Teacher Training (ITT) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for teachers and other staff w..
Article Added at 06/05/2010 14:44
Adult Learners' Week Nomination Deadline 5pm TODAY!
The Adult Learners' Week 2010 nomination deadline closes today, Friday 29 January 2010 at 5pm! If you know of an inspirational adult learner, group or family, please nominate them online by clicking on the below link: www.alw.org.uk Learning South West is delighted to be coodinating Adult Learners' Week in the South West region this year and if you have any queries, plesae contact Naomi Harris on 01823 347955...
Article Added at 29/01/2010 10:54
Adult Learners' Week Nominations Deadline - 5pm 29 January 2010
The dealine for all Adult Learners' Week nominations is fast approaching, so make sure you get your nomination forms to NIACE before 5pm on Friday 29 January 2010. Nominations can be made online at www.alw.org.uk If you have any questions about nominations or Adult Learners' Week in the South West, please contact Naomi Harris on 01823 347955. ..
Article Added at 22/01/2010 16:53
New Chief Executive appointed at Learning South West
The Board of Learning South West has appointed Paula Jones as the new Chief Executive of the Taunton based charity which plays a key strategic role in the learning and skills, and youth work sectors in the region.Paula, who was the Deputy Chief Executive, was selected from a strong and diverse field of candidates. She brings a wealth of experience of working with practitioners in the South West, as well as from playing influential national roles as a council member of the Institute for Lea..
Article Added at 24/11/2009 13:22
Sounds Positive - Young people are doing it for themselves
Young people in the south west, fed up with their often negative image in the media, have been given a grant from the Big Lottery Fund to promote a more positive impression in future. The grant for the project, Sounds Positive, is worth £324,712 over four years. The initiative comes directly from young people themselves and was agreed to be a priority for the region by the 60 members of the UKYP in the south west. Once the project is underway over 200 young people throughout the S..
Article Added at 02/09/2009 17:04
Regional funding now available for introductory English for migrant workers
The ICEBreakers Project, currently running in Dorset and Somerset has been given the go-ahead to extend across the whole of the South West region (except Cornwall). To find out more visit our ICEBreaker web page...
Article Added at 26/06/2009 13:20
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Regional Learning & Skills Workers' Report of a Pilot Network Meeting in the SW - March 2009
The SWitch Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training (CETT) held a Regional Learning & Skills Workers' Meeting in March of this year. The Report which was produced as a result of this meeting, and endorsed by the Learning & Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), throws some helpful light to find a way through the maze of current structures of improvement support for providers. To download a copy of the Report click here...
Article Added at 05/06/2009 13:13
Adult Learners' Week Photographs
You can now view photos from the South West Regional Award Ceremony held at Westlands Leisure Complax on May 12...
Article Added at 03/06/2009 11:15