June
12th - the Functional Skills newsletter
This week
we're delighted to announce a new series of Functional Skills webinars
developed in partnership with OCR. Transition from KS/SfL to Functional
Skills will be delivered by Susan Salter of OCR and Jonathan Wells of Guroo
live from the AELP national conference on June 20th. We have a round up
of news stories related to maths and English in schools plus a reminder of key
LSIS events and this week's webinar topic.
And don't forget that Guroo's innovative Functional Skills Direct
initiative is running successfully and includes self-service access to the free trial system, something which is proving
incredibly popular.
The OCR/Guroo Functional Skills Webinar Series
We're absolutely delighted to announce a new partnership that brings
together Guroo's extensive Functional SKills network with the curriculum and
qualifications experience of OCR.
This kicks off with a series of three newly developed webinars to be run
on Wednesday afternoons June 20th, June 27th and July 4thand based on the
presentations made by curriculum experts at the OCR road shows.
The first one will be hosted and introduced by Jonathan Wells of Guroo
and delivered by Susan Salter of OCR and is entitled "Transition from
KS/SfL to Functional Skills". It will be delivered live from the AELP
national conference on Wednesday 20th at the normal webinar time of 4.05pm.
Book your place now by emailing info@guroo.co.uk
Functional
Skills in the press
Perhaps the
biggest story of the week has been the curriculum review in schools.
There have been lots of stories that are clearly and directly related to
Functional Skills plus the annual CBI survey which continues to highlight the
need for young people to have better English and maths skills. Here's a
selection:
Tougher
maths (BBC)
Functional Skills roadshow from LSIS
An important series of Functional Skills Roadshows around
the country offering practical and interactive full
day training sessions.
The aim is to help providers prepare for the
implementation of functional skills in their vocational, adult and community
and apprenticeship programmes. It will also provide an opportunity for
participants to apply for LSIS support for functional skills from September.
- Monday 25/6 London
- Tuesday 26/6 Reading & Selby
- Wednesday 27/6 Newcastle
- Thursday 28/6 Leicestershire &
Stockport
- Friday 29/6 Bristol (1/2 day)
- Wednesday 4/7 Bristol (1/2 day)
- Friday 6/7 Birmingham
·
Thursday 12/7 Exeter
Guroo Support will be at all the events where there's space for exhibitors with our stand manned by Andy or Simon.
The Functional
Skills Wednesday Webinar
A return to the webinar hot seat for Jonathan this week with this week's
webinar on initial levelling, diagnostic assessment and our experiences of how
students adapt to Functional Skills. The webinar will feature:
- Paper based levelling tool
- On-line assessment
- Diagnostic results
Email info@guroo.co.uk and we'll send you the link on Wednesday.
It's a session that's relevant for everyone with an interest in
Functional Skills so join us at 4.05pm on Wednesday 13th June for another
informative webinar.
Replay previous webinars at the links below. Simply enter your name and
use guroo as the password.
Guroo
Support will be at all the events where there's space for exhibitors with
our stand manned by Andy or Simon.
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