Enhancement of Learning Support

Enhancing Learning Support NW Regional Event 2 18 th February 2011 Resources and Approaches to Enable Learners to be Involved in Managing and Directing their own Support

A national project funded by LSIS Delivered jointly by Association of Colleges and National Association of Specialist Colleges Delivered in 9 different regions in England as follows: Enhancing Learning Support is...

X Regional event Enhancement of Learning Support Background to project Regional Activity  South West and North West – resources and approaches to enable learners to be involved in managing and directing their own support  London – A self assessment Tool.  Yorkshire and Humberside – Using technology to support greater independence for learners  South East – Developing an online tool to profile the CPD needs of Learning Support staff

X Regional event Enhancement of Learning Support Background to project Regional Activity  West Midlands – Resources to support alternative approaches to CPD  North East – The role of systems and structures in promoting or hindering learner independence  East Midlands – Organisational Improvement Tool

Enhancement of Learning Support Background to project Other project related activity include  A web portal to host all information of relevance and interest to LSAs  A professional development network across the Doncaster and South Yorkshire region  A report on the effective management of learning support – West of England College  To find out more or contribute go to learning-support.html learning-support.html

We reviewed resources and approaches to involving learners Decided to trial the different approaches of practice that we had shared – Next stepsNext steps Worked with our Learner Reference Group to help us review the resources and approachesLearner Reference Group So what have we discovered? Carrying on where we left off in October

Learner Reference Group

The Journey Learner and their Journey Approaches and Resources Learning support

Questions for Learners How can I be involved in reviewing my support and make changes if required? How can I be involved in the assessment of my support needs? How can I manage the support I receive? What approaches and resources support my learning?

Questions for Learning Support Practitioners How can I promote learners’ independence so that support enables them to take ownership of their learning? How can I involve learners in the initial assessment of their support needs? How can I facilitate the review process so that learners take responsibility for reviewing their support and are fully involved in agreeing changes to their support plan?

Quality assurance of resources and approaches? Standards to guide us? Application of those Standards?

Listen to the following presentations about some of the resources and approaches we have tried Look at the elements relating to disabled learners that we have selected from the Application Guide for the National Occupational standards After listening to the presentations and arising questions, consider in your groups which elements apply to the approach or resource presented Tick those that apply So our first task today is.... Quality Assurance

Is a free on line learning resource designed to help staff in learning and skills sector to plan and develop their careers Offers a range of interactive exercises to help you identify career goals and steps to achieve them Saves your responses to your personal development plan as a tool for reflection and a spur to action. Shaping my Future

To run alongside the project with Natspec Offer to provide support to access Shaping my Future with one hour of free telephone coaching In return for feedback on the effectiveness of Shaping my Future and career coaching Available to one Learning Support Assistant per region Applicants need to be committed to completing the project (working through Shaping my future, telephone coaching and providing feedback) and will access to IT and phone. Project will run between Nov 2010 and Feb 2011 Further details from Shaping my Future project

Feedback from Christine Hampson, Knowsley Community College Shaping My Future Pilot

Learner Reference Group - resources and feedback AIP solutions – Working Styles Analysis demonstration Register for the National Conference in Warrington 15 th March 2011; you will need your LSIS account number for this Network And of course enjoy your lunch provided by the students! Lunch

Has the NW Region identified and evaluated resources and approaches to involving learners in directing their own support? Yes Have we consulted and worked with our Learner Reference Group to guide us? Yes Summary

Complete your evaluation form Book on to the National Event taking place at Warrington College 15 th March 2011 Have a safe journey home What Next?

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