“The Truth About Learning” Conference Date: Thursday 31 January 2008 Venue: The Exchange, Bridgwater List of Participants Keith Batham QA / QI Assistant Accountancy Plus Training Ltd, Plymouth Janie Bleach PGCE Student Yeovil College Chris Butler PGCE Student Exeter College Tim Boyes-Watson Chief Executive Learning South West, Taunton Alison Brown PGCE Student Yeovil College Geoff Channon Assistant Vice-Chancellor University of the West of England, Bristol Prue Deane Learning Development Manager Accountancy Plus Training Ltd, Plymouth Andrew Dodd PGCE Student Exeter College George Granton PGCE Student Exeter College Sue Hatt Regional Manager Aimhigher South West, Bristol Philip Hayes PGCE Student Exeter College Zoë Hobson PGCE Student Exeter College Kayleigh Hunt PGCE Student Yeovil College Miriam Hutchings Senior Lecturer - School of Education Bath Spa University 1. “The Truth About Learning” Conference Date: Thursday 31 January 2008 Venue: The Exchange, Bridgwater List of Participants cont. Rob Lawy Programme Director PGCE (PCE) University of Exeter Mussetta Lench PGCE Student Yeovil College Rachel Lyddon PGCE Student Exeter College Carolyn Medlin Head of Quality & Curriculum + 1 other Cornwall Adult Education Service, Helston Rob Mehigan Gloucestershire College Mark Mellor PGCE Student Exeter College Peter Miller Evaluator - Learning Support Unit Avon & Somerset Police, Portishead Darren Moore (tbc) University of Exeter Robert Notely PGCE Student Exeter College Lesley O’Connell Teacher Training Lecturer Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester Belinda Payne Director South West Lifelong Learning Network, Bournemouth Bob Pitt Lecturer - Faculty of Health & Life Sciences University of the West of England, Bristol Martin Price Teacher Education Manager Exeter College Alison Pym PGCE Student Exeter College 2. “The Truth About Learning” Conference Date: Thursday 31 January 2008 Venue: The Exchange, Bridgwater List of Participants cont. Sara Read PGCE Student Exeter College Sue Reed Representative Crossfields Institute & Ruskin Mill Educational Trust, Glos Rachel Robinson PGCE Student Exeter College David Roxburgh Provider Development Manager Learning & Skills Council - South West Region, Taunton Nicola Scoines PGCE Student Exeter College Sandra Seldon Senior Manager Norton Radstock College, Bath Yvonne Smith Adult Student Adviser Royal Forest of Dean College Howard Spear Assistant Principal Somerset College, Taunton Carolyn Stoakes Director Plymouth College of Art & Design Denise Summers Quality Manager Somerset College, Taunton Seidu Salfu Teacher Education Programme Manager Yeovil College Chris Taylor Head of Divsison Somerset College, Taunton Claire Tully PGCE Student Exeter College Ruth Waring Progression Co-ordinator Western Vocational Lifelong Learning Network, Bath 3. “The Truth About Learning” Conference Date: Thursday 31 January 2008 Venue: The Exchange, Bridgwater List of Participants cont. Anita Watson PGCE Student Exeter College Julie Windram PGCE Student Exeter College Derek Wise Teacher University of Exeter Naomi Ziewe Palmer PGCE Student Exeter College Contributors/Facilitators Sharon Adams South West Regional Youth Democracy Worker Regional Youth Work Unit at Learning South West, Taunton Gert Biesta Professor of Education - Institute of Education University of Stirling John Brookham Director of Learning & Quality Learning & Skills Council - South West Region, Taunton Kerin Burke Project Co-ordinator SWitch CETT Co-ordination Unit at Learning South West, Taunton Kathryn Ecclestone Professor in Education - Westminster Institute of Education Oxford Brookes University Julie Evans Learning Champion North Somerset Community Learning Service, Weston-super-Mare Winifred Hignall Member of the NIACE National Learner Forum 4. “The Truth About Learning” Conference Date: Thursday 31 January 2008 Venue: The Exchange, Bridgwater Contributors/Facilitators cont. Paula Jones Deputy Chief Executive & SWitch CETT Project Manager Learning South West, Taunton Viv Jones Learning Champion Cam & Dursley TLC, Glos Steven Lay Group Manager - Community Skills & Learning Somerset Adult Learning & Leisure, Taunton Jane McKerron Learning Champion Cam & Dursley TLC, Glos Simon Mauger Regional Development Officer - South West NIACE Michael Tedder Research Fellow -“Learning Lives Project” School of Education and Lifelong Learning University of Exeter Carol Willis Learning Ambassador Swindon Borough Council Community Directorate Mavis Zutshi Regional Development Officer (RAP) - South West NIACE 5. .