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Versa Voice :: Issue 1 October 2009
The Newsletter of Versa Professional Services
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Welcome to this first
edition of Versa Voice. This month we focus on the
agencies being created to take over from the
Learning and Skills Council, and the implications
for the education sector. We hope you find Versa
Voice interesting and informative, and welcome your
feedback.
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What's the Shape of the Post-LSC Landscape?
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Media Clippings
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The clock is
ticking as we enter the last few months before the
Learning and Skills Council (LSC) gives way to a
range of successor bodies from April 2010 a move
with major implications for the entire UK education
sector.
Most education, learning and development
professionals will be aware that as a result the
role of local authorities will radically change and
two new agencies the Young People's Learning Agency
(YPLA) and the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) will come
into being, with a proposed initial budget between
them of £11bn.
But many can be forgiven for being less than clear,
as the LSC enters its final phase, on the precise
role of the YPLA/SFA, their specific remits as well
as other key questions, e.g. the new role of the
Regional Development Agencies.
The ink is not even that dry on the Government's
plans - and we can anticipate that the coming months
will see a flurry of activity as the final pieces
are laid down in time for the April 2010 handover.
To help you prepare for the handover and to explore
some of the implications, both obvious and maybe
not-so-obvious, Versa has prepared this set of free
resources.
www.thinkversa.uk.com/beyondtheLSC
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View From the Top - Anna Wright
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Versa Voice
recently met with Anna Wright, Director of Education
and Children's Services at Reading Borough Council,
who was more than a little surprised when the Ofsted
inspectors came to call.
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What have you got in your briefcase today?
A laptop and a typical day's reading matter: two
different views of future Government policy
depending on which party gets in, the papers for the
meeting I'm attending tomorrow, the results of a
survey we've just commissioned on staff morale and
motivation and two letters from MPs raising issues
about constituents.
What's the most embarrassing (work!) mistake
you've made?
Forgetting the name of a keynote speaker I was about
to introduce at a major headteacher's conference
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Click here to read the full interview |
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A Versa-tile Approach
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Versa Professional Services is an independent
provider of high quality advice supporting public
service organisations to deliver measurable
improvements in performance. We provide
cost-effective consulting services combining fresh
thinking with practical know-how to clients who
include Regional Development Agencies, the Learning
and Skills Council, local authorities across the UK,
universities and colleges. |
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Versa Voice
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T: 07502
393867
E: versavoice@versa.uk.com |
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Services Ltd
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Flax Bourton, Bristol, BS48 1UR
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