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REGISTER NOW for the SWitch CETT Dissemination Conference - 29 April '10
"It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it!" - a celebration of the SWitch Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training (SWitch CETT)Date: Thursday 29 April 2010Venue: Taunton Rugby Club, Hyde Park, Taunton, TA2 8BUKeynote Speaker:Dr Jean Kelly, Director of Professional Development at the Institute for Learning (IfL) The three year central funding for the SWitch Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training (CETT) ends at the end of this year, although CETT activi..
Article Added at 05/03/2010 15:21
South West LSRN Annual Conference 2010 - Call for Presentations Now Open
We are now accepting submissions from colleagues to present a session at this year's Annual South West Learning & Skills Research Network Conference, which is taking place on Thursday 8 July 210 at the Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre, Near Totnes.The theme of this year's event is "A Road Less Travelled ... Research in the Lifelong Learning Sector" and we are pleased to announce that Professor Gert Biesta of The Stirling Institute of Education will be our Keynote Speaker on the day..
Article Added at 12/02/2010 15:29
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
Download January's 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 18/01/2010 11:03
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
Sustaining the Future of Teacher Education – Just Suppose - a Conference with a Difference, the Eden Project, May 15 2009.
The event, called ‘Just Suppose’ hosted by the SWitch and Peninsular Centres for Excellence in Teacher Training (CETTs) was not a standard conference – there were no slide presentations for a start! Read more and see photos. ..
Article Added at 09/06/2009 11:16
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
The SWitch Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training
Learning South West are pleased to announce that the SWitch CETT (a partnership of over 40 regional members, co-ordinated by Learning South West) has been confirmed by the Learning & Skills Improvement Service (formerly QIA) as one of two Centres for Excellence in Teacher Training in the South West. Click here to read more ..
Article Added at 07/05/2009 09:38