NATECLA ESOL Funding Summit

When: Monday 8th October 2012
Where: Morley College, in central London
Cost: £195 per delegate (£145 for Lsect Gold Members)
To find out more and book a place click here.

This conference will provide business critical policy and funding updates to college ESOL Managers and Curriculum Leaders. This will include the latest information about ESOL qualifications which are SFA fundable, how providers are curriculum planning ESOL and critical changes from the UKBA (see agenda below).

Agenda

10am ~ Registration

10.30am ~ Introduction
Nick Linford, Managing Director of Lsect

10.40am ~ Government policy and funding developments for ESOL
Susan Pember, Director, Further Education and Skills Investment and Performance, BIS

11.20am ~ Impact of ESOL policy and funding changes
Chris Taylor, ESOL Programme Manager, NIACE

12.00pm ~ Refreshment break and networking

12.20pm ~ Issues affecting ESOL teachers and practitioners
Judy Kirsh, Co-chair of the National Association for Teaching English and other Community Languages to Adults (NATECLA)

1pm ~ Lunch and networking

1.50pm ~ Curriculum planning ESOL in 2012/13 and beyond
Jennifer Turner, Head of ESOL and literacy at Greenwich Community College

2.30pm ~ Business critical funding update for ESOL (2012/13 and beyond)
Nick Linford, author of The Hands-on Guide to Post-16 Funding

3.30pm ~ End of conference ~ Followed by drinks at The Horse (incl. one free drink)

Feedback from the last Lsect ESOL Funding Summit (held 11/01/11)

"I really enjoyed the course and gained a lot of very important information. I dread to think what would have happened if I hadn't attended!" Lesley Graham, Director of Foundation Learning, Hertford Regional College

"Really useful and great to have a trainer who not only understood the funding system but also was aware of the particular needs of ESOL learners" Sue Mirams, ESOL Manager, Leicestershire Adult Learning Service

"This was an excellent event that left me feeling more equipment to plan a curriculum for next year that will meet the business' needs" Monique Debono, Head of School ESOL, South Thames College