CASE STUDY KERRY SCATTERGOOD Kerry has been to two LNG events in Birmingham.


I attended the ‘supporting learners with dyslexia’ event and the most useful aspect for me was the chance to listen to someone with real, lived experience of dyslexia, sharing hints and tips.


I’d chosen to attend the event not just because of the opportunity to meet and network with colleagues, but because my professional development for last year included inclusion. I was also developing my understanding and teaching practice for my QTLS professional formation at the time. Both sessions led to some very useful and honest conversations. However, the most useful outcome for me was in gathering ideas for adapting and creating a better environment for learners by accessing resources and technology on no budget. It was very useful to think about how I promote Reading for Pleasure in my own settings, which has been a focus of my work and blog. I have even experimented myself with audio books since, so I have my own experience of how accessible such technology is, and am looking into different types of text-to-speech software with a tech colleague. The second event I attended was ‘social justice in education’. I was particularly


interested because some of my adult literacy learners had contributed to the ‘Transformative FE’ research project, which was the topic of one of the workshops. Rob Smith, from Birmingham City University (see below), who was one of the


researchers involved in the project, explained some of the key findings. This was extremely useful for me as an adult literacy professional. I have been thinking a lot about literacy as ‘identity’ and about the power struggles between the multiple literacies individuals might use throughout their life, work, education and hobbies, and Standardised English. I am currently applying for the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) and


CASE STUDY WENDY MCCORMICK


Wendy attended an LNG event in Portsmouth with the theme ‘Coaching for Education’.


This was a very useful event. The particular part of the session that I enjoyed, the one with the ‘wow’


factor, was Craig McHugh’s 7 Steps to Success. Despite having been involved in education for a number of years, and involved in delivering some teacher education through a charity, I had never considered the points raised in this way before. This session made me go home and research some of the


references mentioned during the session – I don’t think I have done this before. Following the session, I have been looking at how I can share what I have learned with colleagues and learners. I have recently changed jobs and now need to consider how to deliver lessons in a distance learning format and to provide support to students who I do not see in a classroom regularly. I am also looking at how I can put together a series of activities


to support some volunteers. I lead a weekly training meeting which focuses not just on first aid but also on developing the individual. Wendy McCormick is a senior lecturer on the University of


Portsmouth’s Learning at Work degree programme. She is a Fellow of SET and holds QTLS status.


SUNCETT’s Practitioner research Programme, so will continue to investigate this theme around literacy education, identity and social justice. • Kerry blogged about her experience at the dyslexia LNG. You can read it at: everydayliteracyproject.wordpress.com/2019/04/15/supporting-learners-with- dyslexia If you are a SET member you can log in to access the digital version of inTuition and the link above, and all other links in the journal will be live, allowing one-click access to resources. Kerry Scattergood is an adult literacy/Functional Skills English tutor at Solihull College and University Centre.


CASE STUDY ROB SMITH Rob delivered a session at the recent LNG at Fircroft College, Birmingham.


Anyone who has visited Fircroft will know the atmosphere that the setting generates. It’s a special ambience that encourages reflection, the sharing of experience and critical dialogue.


As a presenter (I presented on researching social justice in further education), I was


impressed by the tone of the event. While there was informality and friendliness, the principal, Mel Lenehan, highlighted the importance of the college’s history and the values that underpin its purpose. These connected strongly with the theme of social justice. So it was fitting that the workshops were attended not only by teachers but also some of Fircroft’s students. The importance of knowing who your audience was, and of providing time/space for them to discuss points from the presentation and bring their knowledge, experience and opinions into the workshop, was key. Dr Rob Smith is a reader in education at Birmingham City University and is the Director of the Centre for the Study of Practice and Culture in Education (CSPACE).


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