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Update on workshops
Next steps!

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Key messages from workshops
Workshop 1- Learning from colleagues – maximising formal approaches such as shadowing, mentoring, buddying and “Learn and Share”
Workshop 2 -Exploiting technology – using readily available solutions to develop skills and practice
Workshop 3 - Making best use of informal, naturally occurring events to develop reflective practice and improve knowledge, skills and understanding
Anything else from the floor?

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What do we know?
There is gold in your coffee cup!

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But we are all short on
and money
Time
So we need to make the best use of what we have

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What next?
Sign up today for your choice of alternative CPD, if you know it, and if not Bev on by Friday 10th December
Use your memory stick and/or download the resources from
Use the blog!!
Share your experiences with your colleagues

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Next Steps
Who else can help?
Your colleagues – talk to them and learn together
Your managers – you might be good, but you can't do it alone!
If you want to introduce something new, your organisation has to take it on board
Talk to whoever does your training plan – how could this be incorporated?
If you want to make a difference
You need to know whose button to press

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Next Steps
Be clear about what you want to get from your activity – for you, for your organisation, and above all for your learners
Draw on the resources you have seen today
Feel free to amend / change to suit your context
You may not complete the process, but please review the guidance and be prepared to give us your feedback
We are interested in your views on format, content and above all impact- is it useful, does it add value?
Keep a reflective diary and prepare to feedback

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Feedback
What do we want to know?
What did you choose?
Why?- What are you hoping to get from it?.
How was it? What worked well? What was less effective?
How did you use it? What else did you develop?
Lessons for future development – how can we make it better?
Impact – what difference has it made – to you, your colleagues, your organisation?.

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Feedback
How can you tell us?
Drawing on the guidance on the last screen, and working together or individually
Send us an
Write a comment in the blog
Write a brief report
us to say you are prepared to share your experiences at the next event
Send us your own documents/ guidance
Edit ours (ideally with track changes or using the comment box in the review function) and send them back
Teaching assistants have dedicated sites for information cf NAPTA and also a lot on the TDA.
That is one of the things we want to address – there will be a website on the Excellence gateway specifically for learning support staff.

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And Finally!
Complete and leave your evaluation form
Have a good journey
Have a great Christmas
Come back and see us on Thursday the 17th February

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