Group Admins
Description
Popular perception of “NEETs” is of young people whose education ceased at GCSE level, and who might be considered a lost cause. However Lost in Transition [2], the Work Foundation’s report on the NEET phenomenon, notes that in 2011 nearly a third of young people classified as NEET had qualifications at A-Level or above, a third left school with GCSE grades A-C, and one in six had achieved other qualifications such as NVQs. Nearly a third had personal situations that made it difficult for them to engage with conventional education programmes, such as disabilities or responsibilities as carers for family members.
This workshop will will focus on practical advice and “actionable insights” from the ALT community to feed into the deliberations of the UK Government’s Education Technology Action Group (ETAG). ETAG advises the Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise Matthew Hancock MP on use of technology to improve learning outcomes and develop skills in the UK workforce. ETAG’s mission is defined as “to best support the agile evolution of the FE, HE and schools sectors in anticipation of disruptive technology for the benefit of learners, employers & the UK economy”. ETAG is the successor to the Further Education Learning Technology Action Group (FELTAG), which recently produced a landmark report [3] on technology enhanced learning in the FE sector, including a number of challenging recommendations around new forms of delivery and modes of engagement. More information about ETAG can be found on the ETAG website [4].
The session will begin by leading delegates through ETAG activity areas (for around 20 minutes), and the rest of the session will be seek group input for ETAG on each theme. The facilitators will pass comments on to the ETAG team.
[1] http://www.nesta.org.uk/publications/next-gen
[2] http://www.theworkfoundation.com/downloadpublication/report/310_lost_in_transition%20(2).pdf
[3] http://feltag.org.uk
[4] http://etag.support
| Name | Martin Hamilton |
| URL | http://martinh.net |
| Affiliation | Jisc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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joined the session FELTAG to ETAG – time for some NEET ideas (635) 8 years, 7 months ago
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joined the session FELTAG to ETAG – time for some NEET ideas (635) 8 years, 7 months ago
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danielharding joined the session FELTAG to ETAG – time for some NEET ideas (635) 8 years, 7 months ago
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Shri Footring joined the session FELTAG to ETAG – time for some NEET ideas (635) 8 years, 7 months ago
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Neil Porritt joined the session FELTAG to ETAG – time for some NEET ideas (635) 8 years, 7 months ago
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joined the session FELTAG to ETAG – time for some NEET ideas (635) 8 years, 7 months ago
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joined the session FELTAG to ETAG – time for some NEET ideas (635) 8 years, 7 months ago
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joined the session FELTAG to ETAG – time for some NEET ideas (635) 8 years, 7 months ago
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rchallen joined the session FELTAG to ETAG – time for some NEET ideas (635) 8 years, 7 months ago
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annehole joined the session FELTAG to ETAG – time for some NEET ideas (635) 8 years, 7 months ago
