Dear Colleagues, 

     Bob Smeaton at Hull University Library thought you might want to know
about this...

                            Cheers John
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John L. Makin
Faculty Liaison Officer, Education, LIS, Nottingham Trent University.
Vice Chair of "Librarians of Institutes & Schools of Education".
Editor, "Education Libraries Journal".
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Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 16:39:34 +0100
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Subject: invitation to participate in an online think tank
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> INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ONLINE THINK TANK
> 
> DEBATE TOPIC: STANDARDS IN SCHOOLS
> 
> 
> Dear Sir/Madam,
> 
> I am pleased to invite you to take part in an online think tank to debate
> STANDARDS IN SCHOOLS. It is being organised by The Stationery Office, the
> UK's leading publisher of official information, in partnership with new
> media company Headstar.com. The debate will be held on 25-27 July 2000, in
> advance of the launch of schoolmanager.net, the new web service for senior
> members of the education community. 
> 
> The think tank for the STANDARDS IN SCHOOLS debate will comprise experts
> from the field of education - head teachers, school managers and education
> professionals, as well as representatives from central and local
> government,
> the private sector, universities, unions and other organisations.
> 
> 
> What topics will be debated?
> 
> 1.	Beacon schools
> 
> Are beacon schools simply widening the divide between struggling schools
> and
> their more successful counterparts?
> 
> 2.	Private sector
> 
> Does the private sector contribute skills and experience essential to the
> running of today's schools?
> 
> 
> How will the debate work?
> 
> Each think tank member can contribute to the debate at any time over the
> three days, submitting a response by email or directly onto the web site.
> Members can read specially commissioned articles about the debate topics,
> consider the questions posed on the site, read other people's
> contributions
> and then respond to these or initiate new strands of debate.
> 
> We are asking think tank members to set aside a minimum of half an hour
> over
> the course of debate, but of course you would be free to contribute as
> much
> as you like.
> 
> The biographies of all think tank members will be recorded on
> schoolmanager.net. At the end of the debate, we will compile a report that
> will be circulated to the media and policy makers and, of course, to a
> significant number of school managers. 
> 
> The debate will be available to read on schoolmanager.net for at least six
> months, so think tank members will be able to refer others to the site and
> to their own contributions.
> 
> 
> How do I sign up?
> 
> If you would like take part in the debate, or nominate someone else to
> take
> part, please email [log in to unmask] as soon as possible, with
> your name, job title, email address and telephone number, along with a
> brief
> biography. Alternatively, fill in the acceptance form below and fax it to
> 0207 873 8284.
> 
> I sincerely hope you will be able to join our circle of expert
> contributors
> and look forward to hearing from you soon.
> 
> Yours faithfully,
> 
> 
	Ross Hall
	Director, Education Services
> [log in to unmask]
> 
> http://www.thestationeryoffice.co.uk/
> http://www.headstar.com/
> 
> Yes, I would be pleased to participate in the Standards in Schools online
> debate on 25-27 July.
> 
> 
> Name ...........................................................
> 
> Company/school/organisation:
> ...........................................................
> 
> Job title: ...........................................................
> 
> Email address: ...........................................................
> 
> Direct telephone no:
> ...........................................................
> 
> 
	Ross Hall
	Director, Education Services
	The Stationery Office Ltd
	51 Nine Elms Lane
	London SW8 5DR
	Telephone 0207 873 8815
	http://www.schoolmanager.net/


> 	

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