Active Citizenship: Active Communities

Date: 30 Jun 2011
Venue: London:
London
Ref: C2064/0611
Fee:

Event fee per person (includes sandwich lunch, tea/coffee):
£98 (NIACE Members)
£130 (Non NIACE Members)
NB: NIACE does not charge VAT on event fees
Contact: Events Team (events@niace.org.uk) Tel: 0116 285 9661
Apply: Apply Online is now closed for this event

[Background] [Who would benefit from attending] [Aim] [Objectives for participants] [Programme] [Event Information] [Application Conditions] [Application Form]

Background

NIACE and LLU+ developed the highly successful ESOL Citizenship materials for ESOL learners in 2006. Written in consultation with learners and practitioners, the materials contain a range of ideas for activities in a citizenship context which have been very popular.

In 2009 the Home Office commissioned NIACE to update the pack and adapt it so that it better meets the community cohesion/active citizenship agenda. The pack now contains updated materials and new chapters including:

  • updated sections on What is citizenship, Parliament and the UK as a Diverse Society
  • new sections on Getting involved in your Community and Faiths and Beliefs.

Following the recent successful series of workshops hosted by NIACE and LLU+ in June- July, NIACE is now organising an extended offer to participate in the training, through a limited number of fee-paying workshops.

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Who would benefit from attending?

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

  • ESOL and citizenship teachers
  • ESOL managers.

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Aim

To provide learning materials and practical activities to support ESOL practitioners teaching learners with Entry level ESOL skills who wish to apply for UK citizenship.

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Objectives for participants:

The workshop will offer participants the opportunity to:

  • Look at the new 2010 Citizenship materials for ESOL Learners
  • Share ideas on delivering the materials
  • Update participants on current thinking on citizenship and community cohesion
  • Share feedback from the Active Citizenship pilots and trainers
  • Receive their own copy of the new materials.

Participants will also receive a free set of resources: A Woman’s Place Planning and Outreach framework to engage women as learners. This beautifully presented addition to the A Woman’s Place toolkit contains a poster, four cards and a marker pen.  The four cards are designed to be tools for adult learning practitioners on sources of data, partnerships, funding sources and success factors. All the suggestions for the tools were gathered at the A Woman’s Place local authority and practitioner training workshops, delivered in 2010.

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Programme

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

09:45 Welcome and introduction

10:00 Background – current ESOL and Citizenship regulations

10:30 Introducing the new materials

11:00 Group work – identifying most relevant materials and learning activities for specific groups of learners

11:20 Tea/coffee break

11:40 Practical learning activities shared

11:50 Group work – planning a scheme of work

12:45 Lunch

13:45 How to adapt the materials, using other web based resources

14:15 Group work

15:00 Close

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Event Information

Arrival and registration is at 9:30am for a 9:45am start. The event will end at 3:00pm
Event fee per person: £130 (Non NIACEmembers rate)
Event fee per person: £98 (NIACEmembers rate)
(includes lunch, tea/coffee)
NB: NIACE does not charge VAT on conference or course fees.

Only online application forms with the payments section completed will be processed.
NB: If you wish us to invoice your employer we require a copy of the Purchase Order before the form is processed.
Places will be allocated in order of receipt of completed applications (one online application per person)
Video cameras may be in use at this event. If you do not wish to be photographed or appear on the video outputs please indicate this on the application form and make yourself known at registration
Participants should be prepared to take their own notes as there will not be handouts for all sessions
If you have not received an e-mail confirming your attendance and joining instructions 4 working days before the event please contact: events@niace.org.uk

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Application Conditions

Event: Thursday 30 June 2011
Closing Date: Thursday 16 June 2011
Cancellations are non-refundable
The full fee is payable prior to the event
Substitutions are to be advised 5 working days prior to the event
A 10 working days notice period is required for provision of electronic note-takers, sign language interpreters and transcription to Braille
Places are to be reserved online – scroll up and click on Apply Now
Reservations by telephone cannot be accepted
Applications forms are individually acknowledged by e-mail. Joining instructions, including map and directions, will be e-mailed out one week before the event.
NIACE reserves the right to reject applicants who are not from the target audience list.

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