NKLP Functional Skills Group: Agenda & Minutes of Meeting at Redruth Technology College 20th October 2008

NKLP Functional Skills Group.
Minutes from Meeting at Redruth Technology College Monday 20th October 2008: 1.30-3.00pm

Agenda:
Minutes of last meeting
NKLP – Functional Skills website – updates
QCA – Assessment Principles for Pilot Programme
Registration of cohorts
Training days for your diary
AOB
Subject Team time


Minutes:

Minutes of Last meeting: Some discussion about item 4: size of cohorts? Advice from FS Directors is to keep groups small and manageable, but cohorts ultimately at the discretion of schools and leaders. Item 5: Who’s working with which awarding bodies – discussion – many FS Reps ‘looking around’ not strictly considering working with their current awarding bodies – will keep Paul informed of ultimate decisions.
NKLP – Paul gives update of FS website – will work with Sharon Calloway to make the site more user friendly.
QCA – Assessment Principles passed around to subject reps, to read and reflect and pass-on to school departments. May feature as a future group activity with FS Advisors.
Registration of cohorts: Again issue of cohort sizes discussed. Close links / communication with Exam Officers discussed. Concerns from Helen at Camborne about letter from WJEC English ‘capping’ their FS schools registration – but since overcome because =e of our Gateway 2 status.
Training days for your diary: Staff to book the CCED FS days – to organise bookings, cover, expenses with their schools. All invoices to John Mitchell, business manager, Pool B&E College reference – Diploma Lines.
AOB
Subject Team time: Staff met as FS Subject Reps groups to discuss current progress, training, experiences, etc.