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If anybody is able to attend from the ESOL community perhaps you could ask why the LSC has decided to cease funding of our only remaining L3 qualification, IELTS, from next academic year thus depriving our learners of any progression route beyond Skills for Life to continue to develop their English language skills, access HE study, enter certain professions etc. I think it is still OK to study a modern foreign language at A level with LSC funding, but not apparently ESOL. Unfortunately it does not look as if a NATECLA spokesperson can attend this conference-but we would very much like to know the answer. -----Original Message----- From: ESOL-Research discussion forum and message board [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James Simpson Sent: 19 February 2008 19:36 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: FW: DIUS Acheiving our Level 3 Ambitions conference ________________________________ From: Richard Bull [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Mon 18/02/2008 15:56 To: Richard Bull Subject: DIUS Acheiving our Level 3 Ambitions conference Dear Colleague, DIUS would like to invite you to attend the "Skills for Employability: Achieving our Level 3 Ambitions" conference taking place in Westminster on Wednesday 19th March 2008. Please see the flyer attached. Speakers include The Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Skills, DIUS To find out more and to book a place please visit www.nrdc.org.uk/diuslevel3 Places are free of charge and awarded on a first come first served basis. Please pass this invitation on to your colleagues. Don't forget NRDC's International Conference taking place on the 6th and 7th March 2008. Places still available, please visit www.nrdc.org.uk/intconf2008 <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/intconf2008> Best regards Richard Bull Events and Marketing Manager National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy, Centre for Longitudinal Studies and Wider Benefits of Learning Institute of Education, University of London Tel. No. 020 7612 6804 Office location 55-59 Gordon Square London WC1H 0NT Mailing address 20 Bedford Way London WC1H 0AL www.nrdc.org.uk <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/> NRDC is a consortium of partners led by the Institute of Education, University of London www.ioe.ac.uk <http://www.ioe.ac.uk/> *********************************** ESOL-Research is a forum for researchers and practitioners with an interest in research into teaching and learning ESOL. ESOL-Research is managed by James Simpson at the Centre for Language Education Research, School of Education, University of Leeds. To join or leave ESOL-Research, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ESOL-RESEARCH.html A quick guide to using Jiscmail lists can be found at: http://jiscmail.ac.uk/help/using/quickuser.htm To contact the list owner, send an email to [log in to unmask] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.7 - Release Date: 16/02/2008 00:00 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.7 - Release Date: 16/02/2008 00:00 *********************************** ESOL-Research is a forum for researchers and practitioners with an interest in research into teaching and learning ESOL. ESOL-Research is managed by James Simpson at the Centre for Language Education Research, School of Education, University of Leeds. To join or leave ESOL-Research, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ESOL-RESEARCH.html A quick guide to using Jiscmail lists can be found at: http://jiscmail.ac.uk/help/using/quickuser.htm To contact the list owner, send an email to [log in to unmask]