Paula,

Thanks for this and also for your work.

I am really sorry that I cannot be with you. I hope that a staff 
member from Skill will be there to update colleagues on 
happenings in the sector.

The NW Grouyp will meet on Nov. 4th at the Univ. of Liverpool - all 
welcome

Best wishes

Alan Hurst



Date sent:      	Tue, 12 Oct 1999 11:07:58 +0100 (BST)
Priority:       	normal
Subject:        	Attention all Midland SKILL members
From:           	"Dr P.B. Dobrowolski" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Dear All
> 
> Advance notice of the next SKILL meeting of Midland insitutions.  
> Hard copies and maps will be in the post today (hopefully).
> 
> Anyone in the Midlands region who would like to attend and is not a 
> regular, please send me postal addresses and contact details.
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> Paula
> 
> 
> 
> 
> DATE 11 October 1999
> 
> 
> FROM Dr Paula B Dobrowolski,  Welfare Officer for Students with Special Needs
> 
> TO All Midland Members of the SKILL Special Needs in HE Group
> 
> 
> Re Meeting at UCE : 2pm on Tuesday 16 November 1999
> 
> 
> 
> Dear All
> 
> The next meeting of the SKILL Special Needs in HE : Midlands Group
> will take place on 16 November at UCE.  Full details are on the Agenda
> and a map is also enclosed. Tea/coffee/water and so on will be
> available from 1.30pm onwards.  Please feel free to bring your
> sandwiches along!
> 
> The main discussion of the afternoon will be focused on the Singleton
> Report.  I asked Mike to outline his thoughts:
> 
>  At the last Skill Regional meeting in June it was suggested by
>  colleagues that they would welcome an opportunity to discuss/debate
>  the National Dyslexia Working Party Report and the impact that it
>  has had on practice within individual institutions.  As a way of
>  structuring the discussion I propose the questions detailed on the
>  agenda.
> 
>  Notes from the session will then be circulated to all members of the
>  group.  In addition a copy will be sent to the HEFCE to feed into
>  any future developments in this area.
> 
>  I would really encourage you to come to the session prepared to talk
>  about experiences within your own institution.
> 
> This outline is not meant to restrict the debate in any way - if there
> are other issues concerning the report that you want to discuss that
> will be excellent.  
> 
> Please let me know if you will be coming to the meeting by 26 October
> by phone or fax as detailed on the letterhead or by e-mail :
> [log in to unmask]
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> 
> Paula
> 
> AGENDA
> 
> SKILL Special Needs in HE : Midlands Group Meeting
> 
> 2pm on Tuesday 16 November 1999
> University of Central England, The Meeting Room, Student Services, 1st
> Floor, Baker Building
> 
> I Minutes of the meeting at Nottingham on 10 June (previously
> circulated)
> Ia Matters Arising
> 
> II Discussion on the Report of the National Working Party on Dyslexia
> chaired by Mike Adams, Coventry University and eQuip Team.  The
> following is a suggestion as to how the discussion might be
> structured:
> 
> General Points
> 
> 1) How useful have people found the report:
> a) As a summary of best practice.
> b) As a tool for instigating change within your own institution.
> c) As a way of gaining support and additional resources from senior
> management (what strategies did you employ)?
> 
> Specific Points
> 
> 1) Is anyone using the criteria for 'mild, 'moderate' and 'severe'
> dyslexia?  If so, how is it working?
> 
> 2) In terms of headings (chapters 6-12) what recommendations have you
> implemented?  What hadn't worked?  Why?
> 
> 3) What strategies have those institutions who are near to meeting all
> the recommendations employed?  In what ways have institutions
> developed policy and practice beyond the scope of the report?
> 
> 4) To what extent do people feel the report is a reflection of their
> own views (bearing in mind that some of you will have contributed to
> the original consultation process)?
> 
> III News from SKILL
> 
> IV News from participating institutions
> 
> V Arrangements for meetings in Spring and Summer Terms 2000
> 
> VI AOB
>  
> Dr PB Dobrowolski
> Welfare Officer for Students with Special Needs
> Study Support Centre
> Fielding Johnson Building
> University of Leicester
> University Road
> Leicester, LE1 7RH
> tel and minicom 0116 252 5002




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