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Offender Learning: Supporting the development and delivery of financial education
A learning and sharing event to promote the development and delivery of financial education
This event is now FULL
| Date: | Monday 23 April 2007 |
| Venue: | TUC Congress House, 23-28 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3LD |
| Ref: | C15-02/04/07 |
| Fee: | £60 (includes lunch, tea/coffee) |
[Background] [Aims] [Audience] [Programme]
Background
In the modern world it is not easy to stay out of debt and achieve financial security and a lot of adults experience difficulties managing their money and long-term financial affairs. The reasons for this are highly complex. Attitudes toward securing, spending and saving money influence how we use our money but we also know that many adults often lack basic financial knowledge and the practical literacy and numeracy skills to manage their everyday finances effectively.
For a large percentage of the offender population, having insufficient money and getting into debt can have a negative impact on resettlement and play a significant part in re-offending. To address this and other related problems, the Government introduced a Reducing Re- Offending National Action plan in 2004 and a National Delivery Plan in 2005 covering key rehabilitation areas including employment, training, accommodation, health, drugs and alcohol, children and families and finance.
Reducing re- offending is clearly a top priority for the Government and significant progress has been made in terms of providing offenders with better access to financial information and advice services. However, the important field of financial education is in its infancy and largely underdeveloped.
This conference draws together the latest information on financial education and provides an exciting one-stop shop opportunity for you to hear about the developments and resources that will help you plan, develop and deliver financial education for offenders.
The conference content has been designed specifically to:
 | highlight the range of resources available to support the development and delivery of financial education programmes |
| raise awareness of staff development opportunities |
| provide a context to share information and network |
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Aims
At the end of the conference delegates will:
| know what resources are currently available and where they can be obtained from |
| be aware of the range of financial education professional development courses available for staff |
| be up to date with current developments in the field of Financial Education |
| have had the opportunity to network |
When delegates return to their organisation they will be able to:
| share information |
| select and secure new ‘free’ teaching and learning resources |
| consider their own professional development needs |
| network via NIACE’s new offender learning website |
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Audience
The conference will be of particular interest to:
| Offender learning and skills providers |
| Teachers |
| Managers with responsibility for curriculum development and delivery |
| Skills for Life tutors |
| Voluntary and community organisations |
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Programme
| 09:45 | Arrival and Registration (Tea/Coffee available) |
| 10:15 | Welcome and Introduction to the
Day from the Chair Howard Gannaway, Research Fellow in Financial Education, NIACE |
| 10:30 | Developments in Offender
Learning and Financial Education Jon Gamble, Director for Adult and Lifelong Learning, Learning and Skills Council Jen Walters, Inspection Manager, Adult Learning Inspectorate Frances Flaxington, Head of Partnerships Unit, National Offender Management Service |
| 11:15 | Questions to speakers |
| 11:30 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11:50 | Workshops: morning session Please see application for for detailed descriptions of each workshop 1) North Liverpool Citizens Advice Bureau 2) Resources for teaching and delivering financial education 3) Accreditation in financial education for learners 4) Financial education and e-learning 5) Improving offenders' access to financial and advice services 6) Working Money |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:45 | Networking and Sharing
Information The aim of this session is to give participants the opportunity to discuss issues and share information Please indicate two topics/issues you would like to discuss on the application form |
| 14:15 | Workshops: afternoon session (repeated) |
| 15:30 | What next – Continual
Professional Development Opportunities for practitioners Claire Robinson, Head of Financial Literacy, Basic Skills Agency |
| 15:40 | Closing Comments Howard Gannaway, Research Fellow in Financial Education, NIACE |
| 15:50 | 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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