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Science skills for life and work: Learning opportunities for adults.
| Date: | Tuesday, 14 October 2003 |
| Venue: | The Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, London |
| Ref: | C10-24/10/2003 |
| Fee: | £125 per delegate £100 per delegate for voluntary organisations (all fees include lunch, tea and coffee) |
[Background] [Aims] [Audience] [Programme]
Background
In September 2001, at the BA Festival of Science held in Glasgow that year, NIACE launched its policy discussion paper “Life, the Universe and Almost Everything” about the need for better access to science subjects for adult learners. Since then, a lot has happened. In 2002, several “Sign Up Now” Awards for innovative adult learning projects in science were supported and celebrated. In October, the first NIACE conference was held at the Royal Institution, where Baroness Susan Greenfield set out why science matters and the public’s right to know more. Sir Gareth Roberts has reported to the Government about the need for more qualified personnel at all levels of science and technology practice. Lord Sainsbury at the DTI has conducted an expert consultation about how the public engages with science. The Government’s new Skills Strategy emphasises science as a priority curriculum area, and the DfES supported by the Wellcome Foundation is setting up a national network of science learning centres for teachers and students. This second conference about science for adult learners is most timely, therefore.
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Aims
 | To promote adult learning opportunities in science as essential public knowledge. |
| To encourage the development of wider participation by adults in learning about science. |
| To inform practitioners and managers about the implications of “Success for All” and the new Skills Strategy for broadening the science curriculum. |
| To share experience and knowledge about ways of supporting better teaching and learning opportunities in science to meet adults’ learning needs and choices. |
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Audience
| Full and part-time teachers, lecturers and tutors responsible for developing the science curriculum. |
| Managers and decision-makers in all forms of provision for adult learners, including Further and Higher Education, Local Authority and voluntary sector-based adult community learning. |
| Employers’ and Trades Unions’ representatives interested in developing broader programmes of learning in science and technology for employees. |
| Research and development staff in national and regional organisations concerned with policy and practice in relation to science education. |
| Education staff from museums interested in enhancing the public understanding of science and technology. |
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Programme
| 09:30 | Arrival and Registration (Tea/Coffee available) |
| 10:15 | Chair: Peter Lavender, Director for Research, Development and Information, NIACE |
| 10:20 | Welcome and
Opening Remarks Dr Ian Gibson MP, Chair, Royal Institution’s Science Media Centre |
| 10:40 | Why we need
Success for All Alan Johnson, Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education |
| 11:10 | Improving
Quality and Extending Choice in Science Wilf Hudson, Project Manager for Teaching and Learning in Science, DfES Standards Unit |
| 11:40 | Presentations –
morning session (please indicate choices on the booking form) 1)
Science Pathways for Mature Students 2) WEA Science: First Steps for Women 3) Scottish Science Curriculum Experience 4) Families Learning Science Together |
| 12:40 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Welcome back from the Chair, Shiela Carlton, Honorary Life Member, NIACE |
| 14:05 | Equity and
Entitlement: Science for All Professor Kathy Sykes, Collier Chair for the Public Engagement of Science and Engineering, Bristol University |
| 14:30 | New National
Network of Science Learning Centres Peter Finegold, Wellcome Trust (invited) |
| 15:00 | Presentations – afternoon session (repeated) |
| 16:00 | Close of Conference (Tea/Coffee available) |
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