“The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it”

The legacy of the Natspec and LSIS partnership

Viv Berkeley, Programme Development Manager

Love us or loath us………..

•It’s about making a difference

•Remembering who we are here to serve

And that …..

•Life does go on without you

•What is important is what you leave

behind

ISCs have been very busy…………….

Learner voice / learner leadership

•Learners asked what they thought of their learning support

•Deaf learners as trainers – organised and ran a national conference

•Learners on a panel at the two national conferences for the learning support projects

•Creative Listening – PMLD learners

•Giving learners a voice with assistive technology

•Learners making video for staff training around safeguarding

“Learners are included in decision making about their support, rather than being told about it.”

Heart of Deafness Social Enterprise

An innovative enterprise that challenges social and economic barriers faced by Deaf people through supporting Deaf people to access training, apprenticeships and employment and through the provision of Deaf Awareness Training and Equal Access advice and guidance to education providers, employers and policy makers.

Enhancing Learning Support

‘Bigging up’ the role of learning support staff

-A raft of resources

-The Dual Role

-The LSA reference group

RARPA

•Good example yet again of Natspec ‘twinning’ ISCs and GFEs

•Good example of value for money

•The work will continue post LSIS – 3 seminars and a high level policy seminar

Improvement projects

•PRD groups

•EDI monies

•Green Paper money

•F&I funding

•Organisational Health Checks

Why did the partnership work?

•Having a shared vision

•Working from the same values base

•Committed

•Not afraid to innovate

•Being self directed

•Being willing to share

And my toast to you..

“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” ― Apple Inc.