Defending Further and Adult Education: Shaping the future.
A joint event between UCU, NUS, NIACE, NATECLA and Action for ESOL
WHEN: Saturday 5 March 2016 from 10:30 to 17:00
WHERE: SOAS - Thornhaugh Street. Russell Square. London WC1H 0XG
COST: £8 (waged) £5 (unwaged)
** Shadow Skills Minister, Gordon Marsden has now been confirmed as keynote speaker **
Further and Adult Education has a long and proud tradition in providing education for those who did not achieve what they were capable of at school and we have concrete evidence that second chance education has transformed people's lives. Why, then, is it that Further and Adult Education is under attack as never before?
The conference will provide a space to discuss how we can create a national Further and Adult education sector that is responsive to the needs our communities, an alternative to the stifling market–led educational policies of successive governments.
Come to the conference and help launch the movement to defend Further and Adult education and take it forward to new chapter in its long history.
Agenda:
10.30: Registration
11.00: Opening Plenary: Defending Further and Adult Education: Shaping the future + Campaign video launch
with Shadow Skills Minister, Gordon Marsden.
12.00 - 1.15: Morning workshops:
- Vocational and academic: the false divide.
- ESOL: language for life.
- Why 'employability' isn't working
- Prevent: Demonising a community
- ALS: the role of supportive learning within further and adult education
2.00: Where is FE going? Panel discussion:
3.15: Afternoon Workshops:
- English and Numeracy: Contextualising learning the key to understanding
- The greening of the Curriculum: The need for real apprenticeships:
- Offender learning: Education at the heart of rehabilitation
- ACE:
- Post 16 Area reviews: How do we stop the shrinkage of the sector
4.30 - 5.00 Final plenary: Building a movement: Organising to win.
For lunch there are plenty of cafes and restaurants in the area.
After the final session there will be networking opportunities in the Institute of Education bar.
Conference speakers include so far:
- Judy Kirsh Treasurer NATECLA and freelance ESOL specialist.
- Jenny Roden Co-chair of NATECLA and freelance ESOL specialist.
- Shakira Martin NUS Vice President
- Dr Sue Pember OBE HOLEX: Director of Policy
- Ian Ashman Chair of AoC London Region.
- Graham Petersen UCU Environment Co-ordinator
- Sean Vernell UCU national negotiator and GCSE English tutor
- Mandy Brown UCU NEC, AfE Co-chair and Secretary London Region (FE)
- Steve Boyce UCU NEC and Prisons Rep
- Richard McEwan NEC and Maths Tutor
- Dave Muritu UCU NEC and Vice Chair of UCU Equality Committee
- Rob Goodfellow UCU Chair FEC and President Elect
- Shane Chowen NIACE
- Steve Mulligan NIACE
Initiated by UCU London Region
Request further information
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Date(s): 05 March 2016 to 05 March 2016
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Time: 10:30 - 17:00
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Price: £5 (unwaged), £8 (waged)
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Location: SOAS, Central London
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Address: University of London
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square WC1H 0XG
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Main contact: Jane Arstall
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Telephone: 0787 568 3254
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Email: info@natecla.org.uk