Monday 11 June 2012


June 12th - the Functional Skills newsletter
This week we're delighted to announce a new series of Functional Skills webinars developed in partnership with OCR. Transition from KS/SfL to Functional Skills will be delivered by Susan Salter of OCR and Jonathan Wells of Guroo live from the AELP national conference on June 20th.  We have a round up of news stories related to maths and English in schools plus a reminder of key LSIS events and this week's webinar topic.
And don't forget that Guroo's innovative Functional Skills Direct initiative is running successfully and includes self-service access to the free trial system, something which is proving incredibly popular. 

The OCR/Guroo Functional Skills Webinar Series
We're absolutely delighted to announce a new partnership that brings together Guroo's extensive Functional SKills network with the curriculum and qualifications experience of OCR. 
This kicks off with a series of three newly developed webinars to be run on Wednesday afternoons June 20th, June 27th and July 4thand based on the presentations made by curriculum experts at the OCR road shows.
The first one will be hosted and introduced by Jonathan Wells of Guroo and delivered by Susan Salter of OCR and is entitled "Transition from KS/SfL to Functional Skills". It will be delivered live from the AELP national conference on Wednesday 20th at the normal webinar time of 4.05pm.
Book your place now by emailing info@guroo.co.uk 
Functional Skills in the press
Perhaps the biggest story of the week has been the curriculum review in schools.  There have been lots of stories that are clearly and directly related to Functional Skills plus the annual CBI survey which continues to highlight the need for young people to have better English and maths skills.  Here's a selection:

Functional Skills roadshow from LSIS
An important series of Functional Skills Roadshows around the country offering practical and interactive full day training sessions.
The aim is to help providers prepare for the implementation of functional skills in their vocational, adult and community and apprenticeship programmes. It will also provide an opportunity for participants to apply for LSIS support for functional skills from September.
  • Monday 25/6  London
  • Tuesday 26/6 Reading & Selby

  • Wednesday 27/6 Newcastle

  • Thursday 28/6 Leicestershire & Stockport

  • Friday 29/6 Bristol (1/2 day)

  • Wednesday 4/7 Bristol (1/2 day)
  • Friday 6/7 Birmingham
·         Thursday 12/7 Exeter

Guroo Support will be at all the events where there's space for exhibitors with our stand manned by Andy or Simon.
The Functional Skills Wednesday Webinar
A return to the webinar hot seat for Jonathan this week with this week's webinar on initial levelling, diagnostic assessment and our experiences of how students adapt to Functional Skills.  The webinar will feature:
  • Paper based levelling tool
  • On-line assessment
  • Diagnostic results
Email info@guroo.co.uk and we'll send you the link on Wednesday.  
It's a session that's relevant for everyone with an interest in Functional Skills so join us at 4.05pm on Wednesday 13th June for another informative webinar.

Replay previous webinars at the links below. Simply enter your name and use guroo as the password.
Guroo Support will be at all the events where there's space for exhibitors with our stand manned by Andy or Simon.

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