LSIS , the future direction of travel and the new LSIS offer - Rob Wye, Chief Executive, LSIS (PDF 358kb)

Income generation in a time of austerity - Steve Carlisle, Principal, Accrington and Rossendale College (PDF 3.72MB)

Moving from inadequate to outstanding. Transformational change at  Riverside College. - Mike Sheehan, Principal, Riverside College (PDF 349kb)

Ofsted Update. The new inspection framework. What can we expect? - Jo Higgins, LSIS (PDF 129kb)

Workshops: A chance to celebrate and share good practice.  Outcomes of LSIS Regional responsiveness projects:

1.     Key skills/functional skills/apprentices
       a) Developing and sharing effective models for key/functional skills delivery to offsite learners, including apprentices. - Dave Wheatley, St Helen’s College (PDF 1.02MB)
       b) Apprentices into HE, an alternative route for young people. - Raeleen Duthoit, Lancaster WBL Executive Forum (PDF 358kb)

2.     Colleges working together
       a) Exploring joint working and collaborative ventures. - Gemma Kirk, North East Greater Manchester Colleges (PDF 744kb)
       b) Determining the impact  of changes in funding entitlement, Lancashire Colleges Group. - Dave Wiseman, Lancashire Colleges Group (PDF 591 kb)

3.     Collaboration in adult learning
        a) Supporting Sector Improvement in Adult and Community working. - Marie Kerwin, NIACE
        b) A borough wide approach to engaging with communities via a new curriculum offer for skills for life. Ruth Hurst

4.   Outcomes of LSIS STEM projects:
-    The use of technology to improve teaching and learning:
-    Video conferencing in WBL reviews
-    Whiteboards in engineering
-    Actively engaging level 1 and 2 learners.
     Phil Jones, Knowsley Community College (PDF 202kb)
     Bob McGill, Liverpool Community College (PDF 324 kb) 
     Heather Aspinwall , Wirral Metropolitan College (PDF 233 MB)
     Brian Swan, Carlisle College (PDF 800kb)

Workshops: A chance to celebrate and share good practice.   NW providers and partners:

5.     A new approach to self assessment. - Harry Tallon, Accrington and Rossendale College (PDF 377 kb)

6.     How a JISC RSC Northwest e-Progress Review could support your effectiveness and efficiency. - Colin Gallacher and Anita Holt, JISC RSC (PDF 1.41 MB)

7.     Quality improvement and culture change. - Alan Brown, Director of Quality, Riverside College (PDF 891 kb)

8.     Managing minimum contract levels – Successful approaches and good practice. - John Sikora and Michael Gray, LSIS (PDF 200 kb)