Travelling together: Evidence for practice in the Learning and Skills Sector

Date:	25 Nov 2010
Venue:	London: Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ
Ref:	C1988/1110
Fee:	Event fee per person: £100 (includes lunch, tea/coffee and a directory of presentations) NB: NIACE does not charge VAT on conference fees
Contact:	Ursula Wallace (ursula.wallace@niace.org.uk) Tel: 0116 204 2833
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The LSRN Conference 2010 is sponsored by The Learning and Skills Improvement Service, The Higher Education Academy and Institute for Learning.

Background

Changes following the general election on 6 May have affected the landscape of the Learning and Skills Sector in many ways – with increases in apprenticeships, cutbacks in higher education and the abolition of key organisations for example. The role of evidence for education, and of the research on which it is based, grows steadily in importance. As decision-making becomes more distributed, reliable knowledge needs to be created and used in every locality.

A promising sign is the continuing development of resources to support practice-based research. The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) Research Development Fellowships and Institute for Learning (IFL) Hewett-Driver bursaries are continuing in 2010 and the research area on the Excellence Gateway is developing steadily. The Learning and Skills Research Network (LSRN) is gaining strength, with convenors now in place in every region; and formal recognition for research engaged colleges is being provided by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).

The Learning and Skills Research Network represents a focus on research in the sector by those who work in the sector and itsmain aimis to help foster, disseminate and encourage use of research which will make a difference to professional practice, management and leadership. Its independence enables people from all communities – in research, policy and practice – to meet together and exchange ideas freely.

Aims:

In this, our fourth conference with NIACE, we are building on the format of the last conference to showcase practice-based research and to provide opportunities for all those interested in research or Research and Development (R&D) in this large and varied sector to engage with each other. In addition to keynote presentations, we have ensured that there will be time to hear from major research centres as well as practice-based projects and a strand of workshops on engaging with research.

The conference includes three slots of parallel presentations designed to offer practitioners the opportunity to present their research and to share the outcomes of their scholarly activity.

Audience:

The event will be of interest to all those working in the Learning and Skills Sector, particularly:

teachers, learning support staff
tutors, trainers and other practitioners
managers, researchers and policy developers.

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Programme

Chair: Andrew Morris, Member of LSRN conference planning group

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

10:00 Introduction to the day from the Chair

10:10 Welcome
Peter Lavender, Deputy Chief Executive, NIACE

10:15 Keynote Address:
Anna Vignoles, Professor of the Economics of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London and Deputy Director of the DfE Centre for the Analysis of Youth Transitions

10:40 move to workshops

10:45 Syndicates - Session 1
Six parallel presentations on research and R&D in the Learning and Skills Sector
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Joanne Miles
Rebecca Petley and Guy Parker
Ian Jasper
Sai Loo
Stephen Miller and Trish Land
Bert Clough
Julie Swain
John Fitzsimons
Sarah Freeman
Matt O'Leary
Claire Gray

11:45 Tea/coffee break

12:00 Syndicates - Session 2
Six parallel presentations on research and R&D in the Learning and Skills Sector
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Mary Otiotio
Graal, Evershed and Calderon
Bryan Mills
Sarah Housden
Steve Lambert
Pip Kings
Andrew Smith
Nicholas Pronger
Susan Hayday
Janette Hunter
Alan Shepherd and Alex Kendall

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Interactive workshops on how to engage with research
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Sam Alvarez and Anne Taylor
Bill Esmond and Gareth Parry
Pauline Benefield and Emily Houghton
Ian White
Sara Bath and Steve Rose

14:30 move to presentations

14:35 Presentations from major research projects and centres
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Aldridge, Kearner, Harmer, Paulson-Ellis
Anthony Harmer
Joe Harkin
Sammy Rashid
Richardson and Parfitt
Lorna Unwin

15:20 move to workshops

15:25 Syndicates - Session 3
Six parallel presentations on research and R&D in the Learning and Skills Sector
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Anne Gillen
Madeleine King and Maggie Greenwood
Sue Colquhoun
Kate Shoesmiths and Sharon Walker
Emma Brown

15:55 move to plenary

16:00 Keynote Address:
David Collins, Chief Executive, Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS)

16:20 Presentation of awards
Chaired by Yvonne Hillier, University of Brighton, Education Research Centre

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Event Information

Arrival and registration is at 9:30am for a 10:00am start. The event will end at 4:30pm
Event fee per person: £100 (includes lunch, tea/coffee and a directory of presentations
NB: NIACE does not charge VAT on conference fees
If you wish us to invoice your employer we require a copy of the Purchase Order
Please note that the absence of a Purchase Order / Order Number will delay the processing of your application form
Only application forms with the payments section completed will be processed
Places will be allocated in order of receipt of completed application forms
Completed and signed application forms must be faxed or posted to NIACE by the closing date. 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
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:

Ursula Wallace
Tel: 0116 204 2833
Fax: 0116 254 8368
Minicom: 0116 255 6049
E-mail: ursula.wallace@niace.org.uk

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Application Conditions

Event: Thursday 25 November 2010
Closing date for applications for places on the conference: Thursday 11 November 2010

Bursary places are offered on this event and will be dependent on raising funds from sponsors.
A supporting letter accompanying the Application Form is required to be submitted
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.

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