About the project:
Barriers to Life
LIFE is a Department for Education funded project designed and delivered by City College Plymouth. It provides an online professional development and resource hub and knowledge-exchange for further education staff, devoted to supporting better understanding of barriers to learner inclusion. Created through a diverse partnership of further education and support organisations in Plymouth and Cornwall, it aims to upskill all staff members and thereby improve learner outcomes by:
- Developing knowledge to better understand specific barriers to learning that students face due to mental health and digital wellbeing.
- Encouraging staff to participate in online, digital activity which will also improve their own standards of digital literacy.
- Insert area Utilising this new learning to improve staff digital pedagogies.
LIFE is also designed to grow over time with new content and themes added according to need and through peer-to-peer collaboration.
Digital Badges
As part of LIFE, staff are able to gain recognition for their developing understanding through the award of digital badges via Badge Nation. These provide valuable evidence of professional development for staff and are also a powerful motivational tool to support ongoing learner engagement and further information can be found here.
City College Plymouth
City College has been helping students to get the skills and qualifications they need since 1887! They’re now one of the leading providers of vocational, professional and technical training in the South West, offering:
- 100s of courses to choose from
- Tutors that have real experience in the industry they’re teaching
- Nationally recognised qualifications
- Hands-on experience
- Great facilities, from the multi-million-pound Regional Centre of Excellence for STEM, to a day spa and restaurant
- Help with funding
- The support learners need, from childcare to careers advice
City College works with employers to make sure learners get the skills, knowledge and training they need to succeed in their chosen career. From hospitality and catering, to performing arts, City College can help make dreams a reality.
Partners
The following organisations have been involved in developing LIFE, providing their time, knowledge and expertise to support staff and, in turn, learners.
