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Provider’s Forum 26th March 2015
Agenda 26th March 2015 (2:30pm – 4:30pm) – Parkshot, Richmond, TW9 2RE
1.Welcome and introductions 2.Minutes of the previous meeting – 6th November 2014 3.Community Learning service restructure 4.How to apply for funding 2015/16 5.Checking eligibility of learners 6.You Said, We Did 7.Using technology to support learning 8.Festival of Learning 2015 9.ESOL Mapping 10.Sharing expertise and Building sustainability 11.Any other business 12.Date and timing of next meeting
Community Learning Restructure
• Tina Cruise has now retired but will still be looking for opportunities to get involved with Community Learning activities!
• Barri Ghai is now responsible for the day to day management of Community Learning.
• Ivana Price is still responsible for the strategic leadership of the service.
How to Apply for Funding 2015/16
Deadline: 5pm 22nd June 2015 Return application forms by email: [email protected] •Providers will be alerted to the next opportunity to applying for funding - 22nd May 2015 •Application forms will be available on the Providers section of the Community Learning website •The deadline for submitting bids - 22nd June 2015 •Providers are responsible for ensuring that their bids have been received electronically •Commissioning board meeting – 30th June 2015 •Providers will be notified by 7th July 2015 Please ensure that: All applications are for activities to be delivered before 31st July 2016. Maximum tutor fees are £25 per hour for course delivery, and an additional 30 minutes for preparation can be claimed per session if necessary. Only include a Learning Support Assistant if there is a definite need and justification. We do not contribute towards refreshments or travel expenses. Contributions will only be made towards resources which are crucial for the delivery of the course, and not deemed a capital investment. In-kind contributions are encouraged to demonstrate value for money and to maximise the use of public funding.
Electronic Forms
The learner enrolment and feedback forms can now be accessed by scanning the following QR codes on a smartphone or tablet.
Or by following this links: http://www.richmond.gov.uk/community_learning
Electronic versions of both forms are available on the Community Learning Website.
Why is it important to check the eligibility of learners?
In the main government funding is split into two distinct areas; Adult Skills Budget (ASB) where courses lead to a qualification/accreditation and Community Learning (CL) where the learning is designed to help people gain a new skill, re-connect with learning, pursue an interest, prepare for progression to formal courses or learn how to support their children better. There is no requirement for CL learners to progress to other learning or achieve regulated qualifications.
All of the courses offered by Community Learning are government funded by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). Learners wishing to enrol on courses that are government funded need to meet certain eligibility criteria.
Eligibility of Learners
The following information has been taken from the Funding Rules 2014 to 2015 (Version 2) document as issued by the Skills Funding Agency in May 2014.
Most individuals who want to take part in Community learning activities will be eligible for funding if:
They are a citizen of the United Kingdom and Islands, have the right to live permanently in the UK without any immigration restrictions, or are a citizen of a country that is within the European Economic Area (EEA)
European Economic Area (EEA) Countries
UK, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Eligibility of Learners
The learner has been ordinarily resident in the UK and Islands or the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) continuously for at least the previous three years on the first day of learning; and the learning is taking place in England.
A non-EEA citizen is eligible for funding if they have permission granted by the UK government to live in the UK, which is not for educational purposes, and have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least the previous three years before the start of learning.
Eligibility of Learners
Asylum seekers may be eligible to receive funding if:
• They have lived in the UK for six months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office, and no decision on their claim has been made, or they are in the care of the local authority and are receiving local authority support.
Using Technology to Enhance Community Learning –
By Manoj Nanda (RACC)
Why is this so Important?
• There is less funding in public services, people are being encouraged to find ways to self help
• Certain ethnic groups are also particularly vulnerable. • There is a high degree of isolation in the borough • Isolation and loneliness is not good for mental and
physical health • Community learning activities provide a life line for
people to meet others and gain new skills. • Technology provides the ability for groups to stay in
touch, keep memories, keep fit and active and also provide access to useful information and networking in between classes
Excellent Practice
• Technology is ‘social’ and facilitates collaboration • Technology supports learning and peer to peer
support outside the classroom using on-line learning communities and social media
• Mobile devices are used effectively to capture lesson content , demonstrations and key information
• Volunteers are a key resource and effectively utilised to support teachers with technology support for learners
• Everyone is included with technology – resources are shared where individuals don’t have access.
10 ICT Tips in 10 minutes
Presentation and Lesson Capture
Interaction Collaboration Social Media
What you can do
Some community learning centres have no access to IT. Thinking out of the box can give us ways to use what we already have •Some centres have HD TV’s these can be connected to a laptop or mobile phone •Students can bring in their own technology to classes (e.g. tablets and mobile phones) •New mobile phones to create a Wi-Fi signal a community group can share – anywhere (but bring a charger) •What challenge does your centre have?
Recording Audio
Use the sound recorder built into a mobile phone to record: •Voice to accompany a presentation •Reflective Journals for learners •Capture introductions, interviews and role plays •Reflections on creative work – what I made and why? •The learner keeps a record of learning with them •Tutors can encourage the collection of this for evidence
Video
Ask learners to use their mobile phone or an iPad to film a short documentary about what people think about your course
Film a demonstration so you can copy it yourself at home. Encourage your learners to do the same.
Share these files through social media into a Facebook group or a shared Dropbox area that your class has access to
People can opt out if they don’t feel comfortable with this
Use IPad accessibility features
• Voiceover – touch the screen to hear what is on it
• Assistive Touch – use a single finger to create gestures
• Guided Access – improve focus on a single app
• FaceTime – Use FaceTime for signing and non verbal communication
• https://www.apple.com/uk/accessibility/
• Think of a creative use of these technologies in your lesson
Setup a website or blog for your class
• Encourage learners to develop an online presence
• Make an online portfolio for reflective journaling
• www.wordpress.com
• www.blogger.com
• www.livejournal.com
• Create a closed group on Facebook for your community and other staff e.g. volunteers teaching your course
– Share resources, links and updates
– Encourage learners to support each other outside of the lesson
– 100 ways to use Facebook in your classroom
• http://www.teachthought.com/technology/100-ways-to-use-facebook-in-education-by-category/
• An Online picture board
• Encourage learners to create picture boards on a topic e.g. storyboarding for interior design or typography for graphic design http://www.pinterest.com/erinklein/pinterest-for-teachers/ http://www.teachthought.com/social-media/37-ways-teachers-can-use-pinterest-in-the-classroom/
• Creating a hashtag on specific topics to create a conversation with your learners or to encourage research
• Instant Feedback
• Follow industry professionals to stretch learning and aspiration
• Twitter for teachers: http://www.schrockguide.net/twitter-for-teachers.html
Festival of Learning 2015
An opportunity to create a joined up offer of community learning to go through all our networks •Coinciding with Adult learners week starting from w/c 8th June to end of 19th June
•Where is it? – All community learning venues where you have activities running which can take new starts. RACC has some spaces for community groups to host a stall/showcase at the college.
•Who would like to take part in this event?
•Would you like to showcase an event at your venue?
•Can you attend a provider meeting to discuss and plan the content of the festival and marketing in April (date to be agreed at meeting)
ESOL Mapping
ESOL Mapping
• A high proportion of people taking part in Community Learning need to improve English as an additional language. This needs to be part of a standard referral process to either informal or formal ESOL learning
• A report was created by RACC/AfC to identify where ESOL was being delivered in the borough
• We need to work closely with these providers to have better communication and provide pathways into different types of learning both formal and non-formal
• There is a need for greater inclusion of the informal groups.
Training Opportunities
• Best practice in teaching and learning
• Introduction to social media for community groups
• Technology enhanced learning (for staff and volunteers)
Best Practice in Community Learning
A bespoke ½ day training session entitled ‘Best Practice in Community
Learning’ this would be a bespoke designed session covering the following for
current or new practitioners
Best practice in setting SMART lesson objectives and lesson planning
Effective use of Individual learning plans and recognising and recording
progress and achievement in community learning
Principles of information, advice and guidance and effective signposting
within community learning
Using Technology to enhance learning
Monday or Tuesday afternoons
May 18th or June 15th between 1 – 5pm
RBS, RACC
Introduction to Social Media for Charities Date & Time: Fri (10:00 to 13:00) on the 5th June 2015
Location: Richmond Business School, Parkshot , Richmond, TW92RE
Training Overview
This training course aims to demystify social media and delivers practical guidance on
how these tools can be managed in the voluntary sector to engage volunteers and
support clients.
Who is this training for?
This course is for those who volunteer for charities and/or do community work to
understand social media and to take the fear out of it.
What will the training cover?
• Discover social media, what it is, why you should use it and how to get maximum
benefit
• How to use social media for communicating and engaging with your community -
Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn
• Developing a strategy for creating content and how to communicate this to staff to get on
board
Technology enhanced learning
• What devices can you use & what can they do
• Effective lesson planning with the use of technology
• Capturing progress and achievement using Technology
• Using technology for effective signposting for information.
• Weds 1st July 2015, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Date of Next Meeting
Date: Thursday 11th June 2015
Time: 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Venue: TBC
