Creative and Effective Practice in Offender Learning

A joint NIACE and LSIS conference.

Date: 17 Oct 2012
Venue: Birmingham:
The Signing Tree Conference Centre, The Deaf Cultural Centre, Ladywood Road, Birmingham B16 8SZ
Ref: C3112A/1012
Fee:

£  50 - voluntary organisations
£  85 - NIACE members
£100 - full fee
Contact: NIACE Events Team (events@niace.org.uk) Tel: 0116 204 2833
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[Background] [Aims] [Outcomes] [Audience] [Programme] [Event Information] [Application Conditions]

Background

Ofsted reports indicate the quality of provision in offender learning lags behind that found in mainstream providers and there are varying reasons for this. But it is clear that to overcome the barriers many offender learners face, quality needs to improve. We know there are many examples of creative and effective practice. This conference aims to enable those interested in offender learning to share good practice. 

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Aims

To share and promote creative and effective practice in offender learning. 

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Outcomes

By the end of the session participants will have:

  • identified examples of creative and effective practice in offender learning in prisons;
  • understood weaknesses and strengths in current offender learning;
  • considered sources of evidence for what constitutes 'effective' practice;
  • discussed training needs. 

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Audience

  • OLASS managers and tutors
  • HoLSE
  • prison staff involved in resettlement
  • voluntary and community organisations involved in offender learning. 

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Programme 

10:00

Arrival, registration and networking (tea/coffee available)

10:30

Welcome and introduction to the day from the Chair
Jan Novitzky, Programme Manager and Lead Officer for Offender Learning, NIACE

10:40

Effective and creative practice (1)
Examples from the field:

Manchester College:  Induction Bridging Course
Chris Rushton, Manchester College, Low Newto
[Chris-Rushton]

Low Newton Prison: Seeing is Believing - Employers preparation for Employment
Fred Auty, Low Newton Prison

Learner Voice:
Nina Champion, Prisoners Education Trust

Virtual Campus:
Danny O'Connor, Virtual Campus Project Manager. Kensington & Chelsea Colleg
[Danny-O'Connor]

11:25

Questions to speakers

11:35

Sharing good practice - round table discussions

11:55

Coffee break

12.10

What is effective practice? How can we measure it?
Jen Walters, OFSTED
Jane Hurry, Centre for Education in the Criminal Justice Syste
[Jane-Hurry]

12:40

Questions to the speakers

13:00

Sandwich lunch

13:45

Effective and creative practice (2)
Examples from the field

Women in Prison
Rachel Halford, Director, Women in Prison
[Rachel-Halford]

Storybook Dads
Sharon Berry, Story Book Dads
Tamsin Berry, Story Book Dads
[Tamsin-Berry]

HMYOI Warren Hill Raptors Project
Debbie Scaife, Head of Reducing Re-offending
Trevor Fowles, Raptor Officer

2:30

Who is missing out? Where do we need to strengthen provision?
[LSIS-Slides]

3.00

Your training needs

3.30

Close of conference (tea/coffee available)

 

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Event Information

  • Arrival and registration is at 10:00am for a 10:30am start. The event will end at 3:30pm
  • Event fee per person: £50 for voluntary organisations; £85 for NIACE Members; £100 full fee (includes sandwich 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 online application forms (one online application form 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 date: Wednesday 17 October 2012
  • Closing date: Thursday 11 October 2012
  • 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 15 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
  • Application 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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