Speaking the same language
A CILT guide to partnership in adult learning

Henriette Harnisch & Pauline Swanton

The conflicting pressures of supply and demand often raise significant challenges for providers of languages for adults. Numbers of learners are inconveniently patchy, trends in take-up often short lived and provision vulnerable due to funding pressures. This makes institution-based curriculum planning very precarious.

The answer, it seems more often than not, lies in looking beyond institutional offers of provision. There are plenty of examples of effective practice where federations, networks or partnerships of providers have come together to address what is perceived to be a common problem. Speaking the same language aims to share some of the examples of good practice. The focus is therefore on replicable models, rather than one-off projects. It explores some of the common features of collaborative and partnership working, such as what are the drivers behind collaboration; what motivates individuals as well as providers to collaborate; how is collaboration planned and managed.

Contents

Introduction
Why partnerships? | Different kinds of partnership | Aims of the book | Target audience

Local and regional partnerships
Case study 1: Leicestershire and Leicester City Learning Partnership Languages Strategy Group | Case study 2: Black Country Pathfinder – Networks for Excellence | Case study 3: Cheshire | Case study 4: Brasshouse Language Centre

European partnerships
Case study 5: RAOUL | Case study 6: ALLEGRO

Process of partnership
What do the case studies tell us about partnership? | The four stages of the partnership process

Tools for partnership
What supports partnership working? | Motivation | Commitment and leadership | Bridging the gap between partnership and organisation | Communication | Realistic goals

Conclusion
Checklist: So you think that partnership is for you?

2007 | 96pp | ISBN-13: 978-1-904243-65-6 | ISBN-10: 1-904243-65-7 | £12 | Order this title online

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