Associate Trainers

Kathryn Temple, Director, The Life-Long Learning Company. www.lifelonglearningcompany.com

Clients - Past and Present

Birmingham City Council:

• Extended Schools Team - developing collaboration within the Every Child Matters context and Extended Services development.
• Early Years & Childrens Centres - research project
• Parent Support - evaluation project

CSV - programme facilitation. www.csv.org.uk

Department of Children, Schools and Families (and predecessors) as a facilitator for the Leadership Incentive Grant Programme & Quality Development Consultant for Study Support. www.dfes.gov.uk

Durham City Council Study Support Team - audit of provision and evaluation of programmes.

English Secondary Student Association - supporting 11-19 year olds to have their say in local and national matters. www.studentvoice.co.uk

Kingston-upon-Hull City Council - Early Years Team Development and local Sure Start and Primary School developing a local Children's Centre together.

matrix Quality Standard, a national quality mark for information, advice and guidance as a registered Advisor and Assessor.  www.matrix-quality-standard.com

National College for School Leadership supporting the Community Leadership Strategy and development of the Student Leadership Programme. www.ncsl.org.uk

Playing for Success (PfS) national DCSF supported programme - see Rex Hall Associates

Quality in Study Support (QiSS) LEA Critical Friend and Consultancy support for Study Support and Extended Services programmes. www.qiss.org.uk

Rex HAll Associates Ltd - Lead Associate to support the Local Authorities and sports clubs in the strategic embedding of PfS. 

Rotherham Borough Council, Out of Hours Learning and Community Learning Team - review of current context and development areas.

TDA - Regional Trainer for the Extended Schools Programme.

University of the First Age, provided interim-management hand-over to the newly appointed Director. Student Leadership Programme Recruitment and Delivery.  www.ufa.org.uk

Various Extended Services Clusters and Networks - support for localised governance, programme development, quality assurance and evaluation.

Contributed have been made to a variety of conferences including the following:

• Chair of the Education Horizons Conference 2003
• Opening of Bedfordshire School Improvement Partnership Student Voice Conference 2003 and Multiple Intelligences workshop with adults and children.
• 'What state are we in for learning' workshop at the Bedfordshire School Improvement Partnership Annual Conference, 2004
• Student Participation workshops at Phoenix Education Trust Adult Conference, alongside the inaugral English Secondary Student Association Conference for 11-19 year olds, 2005
• Various awareness raising events to promote ECM and Extended Schools - 2005 - ongoing.
• Local Authority Training Days re: Extended Provision development - working in multi-agency teams; audit and planning; montioring and evaluating delivery; Quality Assurance processes through self review. 2005 - ongoing.
• Governor Awarenes Training re Extended Provision Agenda - 2006 - ongoing 
• Unpicking the Policy Context for LA staff and practitioners - various events and papers - 2006 - ongoing