Colleges and the 'every child matters'/'youth matters' agenda
This event Will Be of Interest To
Teachers, Lecturers, Managers, Governors
About This event
The Government White Papers "Every Child Matters" and "Youth Matters" laid the groundwork for the Children Act, and is providing the drivers for much activity related to children. This event looks at the implications for colleges. How can the outcomes be reflected in improvement planning? What will we need to do to ensure that the outcomes are met? How do we bring colleagues along with us?
The benefits of attending
- To gain an insight into the provenance of the "Every Child Matters" White Paper
- To consider the five outcomes of "every Child Matters" and their links to departmental self-evaluation
- To undertake practical work based on case studies to gain an understanding of the implications of "Every Child Matters"
- To consider how to include the "Every Child Matters" in improvement planning
Presenter John Connor
John is an educational consultant, author and school inspector for OfSTED. He has been a faculty head in a large inner city comprehensive school and an LEA adviser. He has written textbooks for both French and Spanish. John has been an Examiner for GCSE and is an A2 Spanish Examiner. He is also an Assessor for the Advanced Skills Teacher and Excellent Teacher Scheme for the DfES and a Training Consultant for Asset Languages.
