A Woman's Place Practitioners' Workshops

Date:	Various (see below)
Fee:	Free
Contact:	NIACE Events Team (courses@niace.org.uk) Tel: 0116 2859661
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Date	Location	Ref.
27 Apr 2010	Derby Derby	AWPR01EM/0410	Apply Online is now closed for this event
21 May 2010	Taunton Taunton	AWPR02SW/0510	Apply Online is now closed for this event
27 May 2010	Portsmouth Portsmouth	AWPR03SE/0510	Apply Online is now closed for this event
15 Jun 2010	Manchester Manchester	AWPR05NW/0610	Apply Online is now closed for this event
29 Jun 2010	Letchworth Letchworth	AWPR04EA/0610	Apply Online is now closed for this event
8 Jul 2010	Surbiton, Surrey Surbiton, Surrey	AWPR06LO/0710	Apply Online is now closed for this event
15 Jul 2010	Stockton-On-Tees Stockton-On-Tees	AWPR07NE/0710	Apply Online is now closed for this event
9 Sep 2010	Birmingham Birmingham	AWPR08WM/0910	Apply Online is now closed for this event
27 Sep 2010	Grimsby Grimsby	AWPR09YH/0910	Apply Online is now closed for this event

[Background] [Objectives] [Aims] [Audience] [Programme] [Application Form]

Background

In May 2009 the government set out its new strategy to ESOL in A New Approach to ESOL. The NIACE project A Woman's Place is cited in the strategy document as an example of a project which is improving quality and responsiveness to priorities. This successful and sustainable approach has helped to inform the development of the new approach to ESOL.

There are practical implications in A New Approach for the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) / Skills Funding Agency (SFA), ESOL providers, the voluntary sector and local authorities. These interactive training events for ESOL practitioners will provide the opportunity to hear about A Woman's Place approach to engaging women with language needs from settled minority ethnic communities. We will also discuss and explore the practical implications of A New Approach and A Woman's Place as part of workshop activities.

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Objectives for participants

To learn about approaches used as part of A Woman's Place to engage women learners.

To explore the practical implications of A New Approach and A Woman's Place in meeting the needs of excluded women.

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Aims

To provide information and practical activities to support practitioners to develop outreach and engagement activities with women from minority ethnic communities as part of A New Approach to ESOL.

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Audience

These workshops should appeal to professionals who deliver ESOL within all sectors, specifically:

ESOL teachers
Outreach workers
IAG workers
Representatives from the voluntary sector

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Programme outline

09:30 Arrival and registration
(tea/coffee available)

09:45 Welcome and introduction

10:00 A Woman’s place: the background and the national project

10:30 A Woman's Place: experiences from the pilots

11:00 Group work – identifying needs/barriers

11:20 Tea/coffee break

11:40 Practical strategies to reach out and engage woman as learners

11:50 Group work - planning and outreach

12:45 Lunch

13:30 Close

Enquiries to the NIACE Events Team
events@niace.org.uk
Telephone: 0116 2859661

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