Archived News
Older news but still relevant …
GRTHM Competition
The award ceremony for the 2009 competition took place in Leeds.
Roma Seminar Report
‘Working Together to Support Roma 2’.
This seminar took place in late April 2009. A report on the event and supporting materials can be downloaded from this site now.
ACERT
New Website - Now live
The Advisory Council For the Education of Romany and Other Travellers with whom the NATT+ have good links have a new website.
Visit the site to find out more about the work of ACERT and details of their forthcoming AGM on Saturday 26th September being held in London. Directions and the agenda are available.
Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month 2009
Throughout the month of June many people from all walks of life came together for the second annual Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month (GRTHM) to celebrate the history, culture and rich heritage of all Travellers.
Building upon the successful template that was piloted last year NATT+ representatives discussed proposals with members of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities and schools in their areas which were involved in last year's programme and sought to further develop the events of last year.
Read about just a few of the successful events that happened in June 2009.
ENTE: European Network for Traveller Education
ENTE seeks to actively improve the educational opportunities of Occupational Travellers, including those from the Fairground and Circus Communities. When children of Travellers from the UK travel to Europe, it may be possible to arrange education for them at an educational establishment.
Privacy Invasion Worries?
The Controversial Directory of Mobile Phone Numbers went live on June 16th.
Connectivity the company that runs the service has acquired millions of mobile numbers. A user can call the 118 800 service and ask for a connection by giving a name and location. Connectivity then contact that person, who can decide whether to accept the call. The service also works through their website (118800.co.uk) - this time the intended recipient is sent a text with details so they can call back if they want.
Critics, including MPs, worry that the service is an invasion of privacy, particularly since many of the phone numbers belong to children. But if anyone is concerned they can request their number's removal from Connectivity's database, ensuring they don't receive any unwanted calls. Visit the following web page to do this:
30|06|2009
NATT+ Conference
Successful conference comes to an end
The two day National Residential conference came to a successful conclusion.
The Belfry Hotel: host to the 2009 National Residential Conference
The NATT+ conference “Mainstreaming not Erosion” held at the Belfry Hotel, West Midlands on March 19th and 20th 2009 had almost 200 guests.
It was a lively two days with much debate and discussion. Numerous workshops and speeches ensuring a busy and intense pair of days for all that attended.
Opening with a Resources Event the conference also saw the launch of a Resources Catalogue and the relaunch of this website.
Speeches and Presentations
You can now relisten and rewatch most of the speeches from the conference - or catch up if you weren't able to attend. PowerPoint presentations can also be downloaded to view off-line where applicable.
DVD Address from Sarah McCarthy-Fry
Watch the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools and Learners address the NATT+ conference - via a DVD address due to not being able to attend in person - acknowledging the good - and important - work of NATT+.
03|11|2008
E-LAMP5 Strand A interim report
E-LAMP is approaching the end of the 5th phase and the interim report of Strand A is posted on the 'Projects' page. The project has further expanded as it enters the 6th phase, we now have 47 TESS as partners and are active in 64 Local Education Authorities.
For more information contact:
Marion Rowlands
Project Manager
E-Learning and Mobility Project
07968 086 224
28|10|2008
Home Access to technology
See the 'Government info' page for details of important recent developments.
04|06|2008
NATT becomes NATT+
At the AGM on May 17th 2008, NATT was renamed NATT+ (pronounced NATT plus).
The full title being, The National Association of Teachers of Travellers and Other Professionals. This is to reflect that even though education is paramount - and we must never lose this focus - the association is trying to update and reach out to those professionals other than teachers involved in the education of Gypsy Roma and Travellers. It may take the association some time to make necessary adjustments e.g. the bank account and logo. For this we request your patience. At the moment membership cheques should still be made payable to NATT until otherwise stated. At the AGM the constitution was amended.
02|05|2008
Resources
Have you noticed that there is a spreadsheet of the resources produced by TES on the Resources Page of this site? It was compiled by Claire Lockwood as a result of the recent distribution exercise. You can add your own resources to the spreadsheet and to the NATT+ eshop by contacting us.
17|01|2008
Child Exploitation and Online Protection Agency Conference
Two representatives of the E-LAMP project attended this useful conference in Dec 2007. Their notes are posted in the members area/internal news.
30|10|2007
Go for it!
The report of the project undertaken by the Essex Traveller Education Service, which resulted in the excellent resource 'Go for It!' , is now available to download from the Projects page
15|10|2007
Kids' Own
Kids’ Own are a not-for-profit arts organisation in the north-west of Ireland that (among other things) publish books that celebrate and explore cultural diversity. We work with many nationalities, including settled and Travellers families. See the 'Useful Links' page for this link
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