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The reflective model for the project - Brookfield's lenses

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The reflective model for the project - Brookfield's lenses

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3. Brookfield’s lens one: autobiographical experiences of teaching and learning

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The perspective which underpins this lens is based on the premise that our own experiences as learners can influence our behaviour as teachers. This may have a positive or negative impact but the important point is that an ability to use our autobiographical lens will enable us to identify these per…

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The Hewell case study was put together using a Q&A format.

This has also been turned into an article by the Novus Communications team as part of May 2022 being Digital Month.

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Building on existing training offers, BKSB training was expanded as part of the pilot to demonstrate to participants how to make best use of the resources BKSB has to offer such as Skills Checks across a range of topics and levels.

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How is Digital Embedded into English Delivery at present?

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How is Digital Embedded into English Delivery at present?

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The sharing of an MS Form to all colleagues involved in the delivery of Functional Skills English across the region set out to establish a starting point in terms of how digital was currently being, or not being, embedded into delivery via a set of 8 questions.

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Project leaders conducted an interview with Rachel Hall who is a member of the Novus Teacher Education and Development (TED) Team.

The purpose of this discussion was to explore the different ways in which the TED Team deliver training to a wide range of Novus colleagues. Rachel also offered insights into the methods that they employ, and how these are adapted and reviewed.

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Created resources to support SLC activities were uploaded to the Teacher's Area of VC2 and shared across all sites in the region by project leads.

Some examples of individual resources that feature an offline article, a supporting clip from Learning on Screen and a prompt sheet for discussion notes

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One of the project's direct participants from HMP Hewell took part in Novus' first Digital Sprint event.

A recording of the session has been made available to all Novus colleagues via Moodle.

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Project Leaders delivered two sessions at the Novus Teaching & Learning Conference 2022.

The session covered 5 of the digital tools explored and delivered to colleagues across Lot 15 during the project. The tools were; BKSB Live 2, City & Guilds SmartScreen, Hemingway App, GoConqr and Learning on Screen.

A recording of the session has been made available to all Novus colleagues.

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Novus Teaching Tools available via the Virtual Campus in the classroom

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Novus Teaching Tools available via the Virtual Campus in the classroom

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SmartScreen was selected as it has previously been an under utilised service that is available to all Novus colleagues. As part of the pilot, Project Leaders were keen to raise the awareness of the wide range of resources including videos, schemes of learning and guides available through SmartScreen.

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Rachel also referred to the production of Participant Packs that are produced for different TED Training Activites.

These were another option Project Leads considered incorporating into the training offer being developed as part of the project

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Using BoB for speaking and listening assessments

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Using BoB for speaking and listening assessments

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One tutor participant agreed to share a bank of resources they have created to support completion of the S&L assessments that are part of the Functional Skills English qualification. The focus of this resource is commercial space travel, with the tutor saying "I chose this topic because it's so current... with Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos recently going into space themselves, it was exciting to have so many up-to-date resources available to use, because of our access to BoB".

To facilitate the discussion, a suitable clip was found on BoB to set the scene for the discussion, generate interest and encourage learners to begin to form their own opinion. Then, to accompany this, the tutor has create some 'prompt' sheets (differentiated for Entry Level/Level 1 & 2) to help start the discussion off (see attached image above for the Entry Level prompts in a Twitter-style layout).

The tutor said that when they've used this resource before "having access to BoB, and the video clips, made the activity so much more engaging. Before, all we've been able to provide is a newspaper article and hope that the learners may have seen some clips of the news themselves. Now we can do all of this in the classroom, it's so much better."

When asked how their learners engaged with the task, the tutor said "they absolutely loved it! Fortunately, the group already seemed quite interested in the topic. Having the Sky News clip allowed them to see actual footage of Richard Branson on his trip into space. This generated lots of discussion, and many opinions were shared!".

This resource is now going to be shared with colleagues across the region for them to use in their own lessons.

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A walkthrough of the built in ways to create resources as well as resources already created by other teachers were covered during the Digitial Sprint session.

The resources and features of GoConqr highlighted in the video were then used as the basis for what to expand the project with during in-person training sessions to colleagues at an additional three prisons within the region for this phase.

With the recorded video available for participants to refer back to at any point within their own classrooms via the Virtual Campus.

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T&L Conference Utilising Digital Skills in the English Classroom

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A small focus group was conducted after the initial delivery of the pilot training. The focus group set out to highlight themes for where indirect participants would like to further enhance or develop their approach to incorporating digital into their English delivery.

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Learning on Screen Clip Link - https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/clip/201273

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Expanding the project also meant the inclusion of demonstrations to participants of Learning on Screen. Including; how to locate different programmes using the guide or search functions as well as how to create clips and playlists.

The 1 minute teaching tip remains available for all Novus colleagues to refer back to. It can be found via Moodle in the classroom or via the Hub.

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Along with the other 'create' tools - project leads showcased the use of GoConqr's mind mapping tool which can be used to record discussions. In the example emplored, the mind map related to language techniques.

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TES - Give Every Prisoner Access to Digital Learning 

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TES - Give Every Prisoner Access to Digital Learning 

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Every prisoner must have access to digital learning, the new chief executive of the Prisoners' Education Trust has said.

In an exclusive interview with Tes two weeks into the role, Jon Collins called for a long-term national strategy to roll out digital technology in prisons.

"It's essential that every prisoner has access to digital learning in a way that suits the educational work that they need to do," he said. "In-cell technology must become the norm across the prison estate. It should be an automatic entitlement that is removed only in exceptional circumstances. Internet access for prisoners must be safe, secure and restricted, but should, as a starting point, be available to every prisoner in every cell in every prison in the country."

He added: "What we want to see is digital technology used to enable learners to access materials, support feedback and assessments in a way that enables them to move forward. We need a proper strategy to roll out digital technology into prisons because [a strategy] is the place to look at, what are we trying to achieve? And what's the best way of achieving that in a way that works for learners but also works for the prison system? I'm confident that this is doable."
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The lack of access to digital learning in prisons has created specific challenges during the Covid pandemic. While other areas of the education system were able to switch their provision to remote learning when face-to-face lessons were halted, prisoner educators was unable to follow suit.

The impact of Covid on prison education

In October 2020, the Prisoners' Education Trust called for education to be reinstated in prisons, following reports of prisoners being locked down in cells for 23 hours a day with no access to educational services.

Prison educators told Tes earlier this month that they had been able to deliver work packs to prisoners to complete in their cells, but that the quality of education without an interactive element was declining.

In his March Budget, chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed plans for extra funding to be given to prison governors specifically to be spent on "in-cell activities and extra technology".

But Mr Collins told Tes that the Ministry of Justice and HM Prison Service needed to take the lead on setting out a clear vision and strategy on the roll-out of technology in prisons.

"There is an opportunity now to think about how the prison system recovers from the last year, which has had a huge impact," he said. "Thinking has to be short term - how can we increase digital access now to deal with the fact that activities are likely to be curtailed for some time even as lockdown eases - but also as part of a longer-term strategy to massively increase the availability of digital technology and digital learning in prisons.

"We know that has to be a big part of the future. We know the technology is available to make that possible, so now we need to see leadership from the Ministry of Justice and HMPS in setting out a clear vision and strategy for what it will look like."

Education 'must be at the heart of prisons'

Mr Collins said that as prisons were expanded or newly built, education provision had to be at the heart of the plans.

"Education provision should be at the heart of the plans for those new prisons: that goes from proper classroom and other educational facilities in the prison, but also thinking about in-cell and distance learning, and what technology and facilities need to be available to make that work."

And while, in the wider community, life is slowly returning to normal, in prisons restrictions are being relaxed at a much slower pace. The Prisoners' Education Trust has a list of six Covid-safe changes it believes should be implemented immediately:

1. Digital learning must be introduced as soon as possible - with investment, around 20 prisons could go digital within a few weeks.

2. In-cell distance learning must be properly supported, with enough staff time to provide both the administrative and learning support needed.

3. In-cell telephones must be rolled out in every prison to give learners access to increased and improved tutor support.

4. Better in-cell learning materials while the lockdown continues - they must be tailored and accredited and progress must be recorded.

5. Joined up thinking on education in prisons - joining the dots between in-cell digital and paper learning, tutor support and library provision.

6. Recognition that education is as important for people in prison as it is for people in the community - it is not a transaction, a privilege or an unnecessary add-on.

A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: "We are committed to developing prison education and investing in digital tools where this helps to deliver good outcomes for prisoners."

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Call to give every prisoner access to digital learning

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Every prisoner must have access to digital learning, the new chief executive of the Prisoners' Education Trust has said. In an exclusive interview with Tes two weeks into the role, Jon Collins called for a long-term national strategy to roll out digital technology in prisons.

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Quote from indirect participant 17/11/21

"we have spent over £600 having paper copies of the BKSB initial assessments and diagnostics printed...getting to a point where we can use the VC to facilitate these would be very valuable to us"

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Speaking and Listening Preparation sheet example 2

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T&L Conference Video Screenshot - Hemingway App

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T&L Conference Video Screenshot - Hemingway App

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Using a piece of work created by an existing Level 2 Functional Skills English learner from HMP Stoke Heath, project leaders demonstrated how Hemingway works to assess the 'readability' of a text. It was promoted as a digital tool which enhances the profile and importance of independent proofreading for all learners.

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Coates Review - Unlocking Potential: A Review of Education in Prison

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Coates Review - Unlocking Potential: A Review of Education in Prison

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SLC Shared Task 2 - Prep Sheet & BoB Link

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SLC Shared Task 2 - Prep Sheet & BoB Link

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Speaking and Listening Preparation sheet(1)

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T&L Conference Video Screenshot - Learning on Screen

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T&L Conference Video Screenshot - Learning on Screen

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Digital Technology in Prisons: Unlocking relationships, learning and skills in UK prisons

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Digital Technology in Prisons: Unlocking relationships, learning and skills in UK prisons

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Five Pacific islands lost to rising seas as climate change hits(1)

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T&L Presenter Notes SmartScreen Hemingway