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South West Learning & Skills Research Network
Annual Conference 2008
Changing Identities & “Dual Professionalism”
in the Learning & Skills Sector
Thursday 10 July 2008
(10.00 am - 4.00 pm)
at
The Exchange, Bridgwater
held in partnership with the SWitch & Peninsula
Centres for Excellence in Teacher Training (CETTs)
* Conference Presentations & Papers Now Available to Download *
South West Learning & Skills Research Network
Annual Conference 2008
Changing Identities & “Dual Professionalism”
in the Learning & Skills Sector
Thursday 10 July 2008
(10.00 am - 4.00 pm)
at
The Exchange, Bridgwater
held in partnership with the SWitch & Peninsula
Centres for Excellence in Teacher Training (CETTs)
Keynote Speakers:
We are delighted that Dr Ann Hodgson and Dr Ken Spours from the Institute of Education London will be our Keynote Speakers. Their ground breaking work on policy and practice in the learning and skills sector will provide a stimulating and challenging backdrop to the day.
Overview:
The identity of the learning and skills sector is changing, although some of the paradoxes for staff and students in the sector are long standing. Ask a group of practitioners in the learning and skills sector if they are primarily teachers or specialists in their own subject area and you will see the fragile foundation of their identity and the dual professionalism that shapes and forms part of their identities.
Aims of the Conference:
The following statements and questions provide an indication of the sorts of issues this conference aims to explore:
• In the current context of change, new funding arrangements, self-regulation, and rigorous auditing, what factors affect the identities of staff and students and students and how does this mean that providers can or should respond to meet the needs of learners?
• How do the identities of teachers change as they become mentors, managers, or researchers?
• Does the shift to demand-led funding mean we are all entrepreneurs? What effects does this have upon the identities of staff, and indeed of students, in the post-16 sector?
• What impact will the registration of teachers in the sector have upon their work, and on the learning of their students?
Seminars & Workshops:
A series of research based seminars and workshops focussing on the conference theme will be led by colleagues from across the South West Region throughout the day.
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