Connexions - Partners and Staff
Welcome
Connexions Leicester Shire works with a range of professionals to support and develop the provision of information, advice and guidance for local young people.
This area of our website has been developed to support those who have responsibility for delivering information, advice and guidance (IAG) services to meet the new national quality standards.
For full details please refer to the menu on the left.
Learning sessions for families applying for free PCs and internet access
Family Learning wants to offer schools who have a number of families applying for free PCs and internet access under the government's Home Access Scheme the opportunity to attend learning sessions to help them:
•Use their new computer safely.
•Use sites that will support their children’s homework.
•Find out about fun activities to do at home to help them and their child develop their IT skills.
For more information, please contact Catriona Kelly, Family Learning Manager, on 07989 018846 or email Catriona.kelly@leicester.gov.uk
Changes to BTECs
From September 2010 BTECs are being renamed to fit into the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF).
Download more info on the changes to BTECs (PDF opens in new window)
Post-16 powerpoint presentation
This
powerpoint presentation can be used to help year 11 students prepare
for their post-16 interview. This presentation is referred to in the
letter sent to schools from Connexions and Vesa, encouraging students to
take their Progress File presenter or equivalent to their post-16 interview.
UCAS Regional Higher Education Fair
The UCAS Regional Higher Education Fair is being held at Loughborough University,
Sports Hall on the 21st and 22nd April 2010.
The booking system for this year is online. The site will start to accept bookings from Monday16th November. To book a place for your students please follow the following instructions
Application instructions for the UCAS Regional Higher Education Fair (word format)
Connexions Training and Assessment Services
The new website for Connexions Training and Assessment Services (CTAS) was launched in September.
CTAS is a specialist provider of high quality training, with extensive expertise in information, advice and guidance studies.
Student Finance: practitioner resources
Student
Finance England has produced a set of resources for practitioners
to use with students applying for higher education
in 2010/11.
The resources include:
- Quick start guide: An overview of the basics of student finance.
- Presentations for use with students and parents including:
- A core presentation (provides basic overview of student finance),
- Eligibility and financial assessment,
- Financial support for NHS and social work and initial teacher training courses,
- Supplementary grants including; Childcare Grant, Parents’ Learning Allowance,and Adult Dependants’ Grant,
- Disabled Students Allowances.
- Case study workbook that can be used with students to reinforce what they have learned from the presentations.
All resources can be downloaded from the Student Finance England website where you can also order paper copies.
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