1. The Enhancement of Learning Support: Key Findings
Alison O’Brien- Project Director

2. Recognise and Value the role and impact of Learning Support
Key Messages
Recognise and Value the role and impact of Learning Support
"LSAs are such an integral part of what we do..... anything we can do to promote that role and recognise the complexities entailed in it is worthwhile"
A quote from a Principal, interviewed as part of the initial research

3. Recognise and Value the role and impact of Learning Support
Key Messages
Recognise and Value the role and impact of Learning Support
LSAs make your organisation inclusive!
Investment in training and development
Valued and included

4. LSAs are there to support Teaching and Learning
Key Messages
Teaching and Learning
LSAs are there to support Teaching and Learning
Greater emphasis on their role supporting learning
Need for close collaboration with Tutors
A specialist support for tutors
Role of Learning Support Teams including LSAs 9to provide awareness raising and training for tutors

5. Enhancement of Learning Support
Understanding the role
Widening the concept of learning support
Enabling learners to contribute meaningfully to defining their support needs
Life enhancing, life empowering technology that is not expensive
Shared understanding of roles and responsibilities

6. Enhancement of Learning Support
Working together
Value of working in partnership at departmental, organisational, local, regional and national level
Opportunities for LSA teams to network with teams in other organisations

7. Enhancement of Learning Support
Responding to the Development needs
of staff
Ability to understand the “what and why of current performance”
Continuous professional development which is based on demand from staff……
and learners
Training is more than courses!

8. Enhancement of Learning Support
How do we best support development?
Culture and organisation
“The way we do things around here”
Inclusion
Investment
Status
Value

9. Enhancement of Learning Support
A suite of resources to develop learning support
Know
Where are we now?
Plan
What are our priorities for change?
Act
How do we deliver?
Auditing Tool
Profiling Tool
Working together for organisational development
Change Management
Resource Bank
Alternative Approaches
Involving learners
Using technology

10. Enhancement of Learning Support
Where are these resources?
Currently available to download from:
Natspec website:
Ultimately, will be available on the;
Excellence Gateway –

11. Alison O’Brien alison.obrien@kandaassociates.co.uk
One of the early learner views events – learners discuss what makes a good LSA