Sero

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Sero is an education, skills and economic development consultancy specialising in teaching and learning innovation through use of new technologies and development of digital skills - to enable personal, social and economic development. Much of the focus is on developing creativity and enterprise, particularly in the schools and post-16 (college) sector. Sero develops strategies and action plans, manages and disseminates programmes, researches and evaluates new developments, working at regional, national and international level. Sero integrates communications into its programmes wherever possible. The work draws on background in the creative/cultural and digital industries and covers the spectrum of education and training provision from schools to further and higher education, and from Work-Based Learning to Personal and Community Development.

Our aim is to make innovative and excellent contributions to the projects we work on and, in doing so, to support our partners.

Please describe the role of the organisation in the project
Coordinator. Leads WP1 Project Management.

Leads WP2 Research. Design of country and region templates (and notes); and of exemplar templates. Quality control of entries. Specific studies on countries UK (4 home nations); Ireland; US; Canada; Brazil; Hispanic America; Anglophone Africa; New Zealand; Commonwealth Latin America/Caribbean. Identification of Exemplars.

Contributes to WP3 Analysis. Leads Task 1: Typology. Contributes 4 UK maps to Task 2: influence maps. Leads subtask 3.1: potential success factors. Leads subtask 3.2: innovative good practice for  teachers. Leads subtask 3.4: Ministry-level policy recommendations. Contributes to subtask 3.3.

Contributes to WP4 Success Factors (input from UK and Re.ViCa work).

Contributes to WP5 Consultation. Proposes members and liaises with LATWF.

Contributes to WP6 Piloting - Sheffield schools.

Contributes to WP7 Dissemination - technical, UK and international aspects.

Contributes to WP9.

Contributes to WP8 Exploitation - EWG

Project Representatives

 * Paul Bacsich (project manager)
 * Giles Pepler (deputy project manager)

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