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Schools are for adults too
Future Schools and the Relevance of Adult Learning
| Date: | Thursday 22 June 2006 |
| Venue: | Novotel Hotel, Sheffield |
| Ref: | C13-25/06/06 |
| Fee*: | £270 Statutory/Private Organisations £250 Voluntary Organisations £250 NIACE Members for the first applicant and £225 for subsequent Member applicants from the same organisation *(includes lunch, tea/coffee) |
[Background] [Audience] [Programme]
Background
There will be schools in the future, that much is known!
How they will look, operate and communicate with the community they serve is open to debate, as is the question which adults will be involved in using them.
Currently this question is the domain of educational professionals but recent policy papers have suggested a power shift. Recent Government reforms propose the need for increased parental involvement in schools alongside a personalisation of the curriculum.
This conference aims to explore these issues with a particular focus on the relevance of adult learning. The aim of the workshops will be to relate the following topics to adult learning in the context of future schools:
 | Extended Schools; |
| Personalised Learning; |
| Learning and Networked Communities; |
| Involving and Empowering Parents; |
| New roles in Schools; |
The conference will be of interest to all with an interest in adult learning in schools.
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Audience
| Businesses and Employers; |
| Children Services; |
| Community Groups; |
| Early years sector; |
| Education Business Links; |
| Education Consultants; |
| FE Colleges; |
| Government Departments with responsibilities for education, skills and economic development; |
| Government Offices; |
| Higher Education Funding Council; |
| Jobcentre Plus; |
| Learning and Skills Councils; |
| Local Educational Authorities; |
| nextstep; |
| Organisations supporting equality of opportunity and social inclusion; |
| Parent Teacher Associations; |
| Pre-school Learning Alliance; |
| Primary Care Trusts; |
| Probation Service; |
| Professional associations; |
| Public Libraries; |
| QCA and Awarding Bodies; |
| Regional Development Agencies; |
| Schools; |
| Sixth Form Colleges; |
| Sector Skills Councils; |
| Small Business Services; |
| Sure start; |
| Trade Unions; |
| Training Organisations; |
| Training Providers; |
| Ufi/Learndirect; |
| Universities; |
| Voluntary Groups. |
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Programme
| 10:00 | Arrival and Registration (Tea/Coffee available) |
| 10:30 | Welcome and Introduction to the
Day Chair: Mark Ravenhall, Senior Development Officer – Regions, NIACE |
| 10:45 | The Vision of Schools for the
Future: where does Adult Learning fit in? Mike Gibbons, Lead Director of the Innovation Unit, DfES |
| 11:15 | "Come to the Edge" - approaches
to leadership learning Jane Creasy, Operational Director – Succession Planning and Knowledge Management, National College for School Leadership (NCSL) |
| 11:30 | Questions and Discussion |
| 11:45 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 12:00 | Workshops: morning session
(indicate your choices on the application form) The aim of these workshops will be to relate the following topics to adult learning in the context of future schools: 1) Personalised
Learning |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Workshops: afternoon session (repeated) |
| 15:00 | Interactive Plenary Session -
what you said in the Workshops Chair: Jeanne Haggart, Consultant |
| 15:30 | Close of Conference (Tea/Coffee available) |
This programme is correct at the time of going to press. The organisers reserve the right to make changes to the published programme in the event of one or more of the advertised speakers being unable to attend. Delegates will have no claim against NIACE in respect of such changes.
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