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Literacy and Basic Skills Practices and Policies in Europe

Schedule of the thematic seminar

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Meeting of adult literacy actors in Europe, Brussels, 24-27 April 2006.

Monday 24 April
Literacy and basic skills policies

10.30-12.00: opening meeting

14.00-15.00: plenary session: starting with the presentation of a case study

15.00 –18.00: 3 thematic workshops

18.00-19.00: informal discussion providing documentation and information

20h30: movie (56 min.) Les utopies du mercredi

By Mariska Forrest, visual artist.

Tuesday April 25
Literacy and basic skills practices

9.30-12.30: morning workshops

14.30-17.30: afternoon workshops

  • Quality standards in literacy (2nd part)
    • Ireland: National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) – John Stewart – Claire O’Riordan
    • England: National Research and Development – Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy (NRDC) – Ursula Howard
    • Scotland: Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) – Margaret Tierney
    • Switzerland: Lire et Écrire Suisse romande – Brigitte Pythoud
    • Belgium: Lire et Écrire Communauté française - Frédérique Lemaître
  • Literacy teachers training (2nd part)
    • Northern Ireland: Queen’s University Belfast – Valerie Seabright – Tracey Shelley
    • Belgium: Lire et Écrire Communauté française – Nadia Baragiola

17.30-19.00: informal discussion

Providing documentation and information

Wednesday 26 April
Literacy and basic skills practices

9.30-12.30: morning workshops

  • Raising awareness campaigns (1st part)
    • Belgium: Lire et Écrire Communauté française - Jacques Bosman
      L’Illettrisme, Osons en parler (association d’apprenants) – Fabienne Vandermiege
      Solid’es (association d’apprenants) – Mickaël Michaux – Mustapha Ternad
    • Scotland: Communities Scotland – Clare El Azebbi
    • Switzerland: Lire et Écrire Suisse romande – Brigitte Pythoud
  • Literacy writing workshops (1st part)
    • Scotland: Communities Scotland – Prue Pullen
      Lauder College – Kaye Stewart
    • Belgium: Lire et Écrire Bruxelles - Karyne Wattiaux
    • France: Association pour l’Enseignement et la formation des Travailleurs immigrés et leurs Familles (AEFTI) Marne – Pierre Maréchal
  • Non text literacy

14.30-17.30: afternoon workshops

  • Raising awareness campaigns (2nd part)
    • Belgium: Lire et Écrire Communauté française - Jacques Bosman
      L’Illettrisme, Osons en parler (association d’apprenants) – Fabienne Vandermiege
      Solid’es (association d’apprenants) – Mickaël Michaux – Mustapha Ternad
    • Scotland: Communities Scotland – Clare El Azebbi
    • Switzerland: Lire et Écrire Suisse romande – Brigitte Pythoud
  • Literacy writing workshops (2nd part)
    • Scotland: Communities Scotland – Prue Pullen
      Lauder College – Kaye Stewart
    • Belgium: Lire et Écrire Bruxelles - Karyne Wattiaux
    • France: Association pour l’Enseignement et la formation des Travailleurs immigrés et leurs Familles (AEFTI) Marne – Pierre Maréchal
  • Numeracy
    • Northern Ireland: Queens University Belfast – Valerie Seabright
    • Ireland: National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) – Terry Maguire

17.30-19.00: informal discussion

Providing documentation and information

Thursday 27 April
Conclusions

9.30-12.00: closing session

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