The Annual 14-19 Conference took place at Highgate House on 16th June 2010.

It focussed on increasing participation post-16, with an emphasis on Foundation Learning and Apprenticeships. Further work is being undertaken, including a pilot for Foundation Learning, and more information will follow shortly.

The Powerpoint presentations below are the speakers' presentations from the morning. The Word documents are the exercises set on Foundation Learning from the afternoon, plus the collated feedback from that session:

• 14-19 Conference - Workshop Summary
• Adrian Bell - 14-19 Conference Presentation (June 2010)
• Andrew Cheal - 14-19 Conference Presentation
• Foundation Learning Facilitator Notes
• Northamptonshire 14-19 Conference (June 2010)
• Paul Moreton - An Update on Northamptonshire's 14-19 Work
• Sally Bryant - Enable Leaflet for 14-19 Conference
• Tim O'Neill - NCC Conference Presentation and Welcome
  

This update pulls together announcements made since the change of Government about areas formerly covered in the 14-19 newsletter. The DfE will not be producing regular updates but want to ensure that local areas have all the available information in one place in order to continue to plan effectively for September 2010 and beyond.

• DfE Update on 14-19 (July 2010) [Word 469KB]
  

Policy update from IEBE (Institute for Education Business Excellence) providing analysis of, amongst others, announcements about the "Big Society", changes to 16-19 funding and schools reform:

• Policy Update (July 2010) [PDF 126KB]
  

Aimhigher Northamptonshire and The Learning and Skills Council working in partnership with Education Business Link Organisation (EBLO) Northamptonshire offer you the opportunity to attend a conference which will outline the way employers have shaped the new 14-19 educational reforms. As employers YOU can engage with these exciting developments that will provide the next generation of employees.

For copies of the power point presentations given at the 2008 Northamptonshire 14 - 19 Conference at Highgate House please click on the documents tab.

Following the LSC briefing please see the Documents section for the latest updates. For example see the FAQs.