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Devon Growth Club Programme
Nine "Growth Clubs" are being set up across Devon (excluding Plymouth and Torbay). The programme will run between March 2012 and November 2012.
Seeking: Proactive Schools that want to:
- participate in a NO -COST skills initiative for CPD
- develop stronger relationships with the local businesses
- inform their enterprise and programmes
Education representatives
Representatives from schools are offered fully subsidised places in the Growth Club Programme. The programme will be ideally suited for a member of your senior leadership team who has a passion for enterprise education.
Membership:Each Growth Club will bring together 8 like-minded individuals from a locality (7 from business, 1 from Education) to participate in Action Learning sessions. Sessions are spaced 4-6 weeks apart, which enables enough time for new approaches to be reflected upon or trialled and then for experiences to be shared and challenged in groups.
Facilitation: Members will be guided through the process by a skilled Action Learning Facilitator. To support individual development the programme also includes one-to one time with the Facilitator who will provide coaching, mentoring and support to help all members translate new learning into action and improvement within their organisation.
Sustainability: After the programme of 6 sessions is complete, each GrowthClub will be given the option of continuing to meet as a group, either with or without their Facilitator. Action Learning groups frequently choose to continue meeting after their initial programme end, often forming independant, self sustaining peer support networks. the programme will also include an assessment of its outcomes and the learing legacy will be shared with partners and stakeholders.
For further information, please contact Gillian Bishop (project manager) gillian.bishop@exeter.gov.uk
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