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The Quality Improvement Agency’s (QIA) Excellence Gateway (EG), a complete online service for all those working in FE & Skills in England, has been going from strength to strength and helping colleges and providers in their pursuit of excellence, innovation and improvement.
EG gives everyone working in the further education system the opportunity to improve their [...]

Edexcel Policy Watch is a service that aims to provide anyone with an interest in education and skills with regular, easy to read and simple summaries of education developments.
If you would like further information, would like to be removed from, or would like anyone added to this mailing list at any point, simply send an [...]

Strategic Leadership for Enabling Learning: Technology in Pursuit of Excellence
A one day conference organised jointly by AoC NILTA and JISC RSC
Friday 12th September 2008
Heslington Hall, University of York
Your opportunity to get an update on leading edge practice.
This conference will focus on strategic leadership of organisations in the Further Education sector to embed technology as the [...]

The JISC RSC YH e-Learning Conference 2008 took place yesterday at the University of Bradford.
“Learning Excellence: Making It Happen” inspired a full house of delegates, with thoughtful and, at times, provocative keynote talks from George Trow (Principal & Chief Executive, Rotherham College of Arts & Technology), Laura Overton (MD, Towards Maturity) and Will Stewart (e-Learning [...]

LEARNING EXCELLENCE: MAKING IT HAPPEN
JISC RSC YH e-Learning Conference 2008
Tuesday 10th June 2008 - University of Bradford
There is just one week to go to the annual JISC RSC YH e-Learning Conference!
If you haven’t yet booked your place, get moving! Contact us at support@rsc-yh.ac.uk for a booking form. Full details about the event [...]

LEARNING EXCELLENCE: MAKING IT HAPPEN
JISC RSC YH e-Learning Conference 2008
Tuesday 10th June 2008 - University of Bradford
Sneak previews of the programme have been announced for the JISC Regional Support Centre for Yorkshire & Humber e-Learning Conference 2008, “Learning Excellence: Making It Happen”.
Book now to receive a FREE WEB CAM (while stocks last), kindly sponsored by [...]

LEARNING EXCELLENCE: MAKING IT HAPPEN
JISC RSC YH e-Learning Conference 2008
Tuesday 10th June 2008 - University of Bradford
Bookings have now opened for the JISC Regional Support Centre for Yorkshire & Humber e-Learning Conference 2008, “Learning Excellence: Making It Happen”.
Current key issues in teaching and learning will be addressed and various new tools and technologies will be [...]

The newly-revamped Excellence Gateway now features case studies on good practice in e-learning in post 16 teaching and learning.
Areas focused on are:
1. Improving teaching and learning
2. Improving responsiveness
3. Improving institutional effectiveness
New case studies are featured in the News section of the website: http://excellence.qia.org.uk/
The first case study from our region is now online. [...]

JISC invites institutions to submit funding proposals for projects to undertake work under its Learning and Teaching Innovation Grants Programme.
JISC wishes to fund one year projects and activities that fit with the vision, outcomes and principles of the JISC e-Learning programme and support innovative approaches to learning and teaching. This is an open call, and [...]

JISC’s Development group - the team that directs and manages programmes across a wide range of key JISC activities, such as e-learning, the Information Environment, e-Research and others - will now be known as the Innovation group.
The change comes as JISC’s work in these areas is increasingly recognised at the Government departmental level as being [...]