Regional groups

Regional groups are an important part of ADSHE membership. As well as networking opportunities, regional groups organise events and visiting speakers. Any ADSHE member is welcome to get involved in their regional group. Contact the link people mentioned in your local regional groups page. If you are not sure if there is a regional group in your area, or would like to start a group in an area where there isn’t one already, contact our two regional group coordinators,  Regional representative for the north: Sandra Falshaw or Regional representative for the south : Julia Tait

We are also exploring opportunities to hold national meetings in the regions.  We have held meetings in Cardiff and Leeds.  Offers to host such meetings would be welcomed by the Executive committee (you don’t have to organise the whole meeting, just help us use your venue!).

Regional groups can claim up to £300 per year from ADSHE funds to be used for guest speakers, training days etc. Regional group leaders can claim this by downloading an expenses claim form filling it in and returning to adshedyslexia@yahoo.co.uk .

REGIONAL GROUP GUIDELINES

Objectives:

  • to provide a facility for networking outside of national meetings
  • to have local contacts with whom to share, advise, discuss and exchange views
  • to organise and run workshops/training if agreed by members
  • to disseminate national and local practice
  • to report the views of members via the Regional Organiser to the ADSHE Executive committee

    • Powers:

  • to hold meetings in different venues
  • to arrange and deliver training
  • to conduct research
  • to work collaboratively on papers/presentations

    • Membership:

  • membership is open to all institutional and individual members of ADSHE who have an interest in assisting the group to achieve its aims.
  • members may attend a convenient group venue regardless of the suggested regional boundaries

    • Regional Organiser

  • a Regional Organiser should be appointed whose role is to coordinate, arrange and facilitate regular meetings and with responsibility to ensure that another member does this if absent.
  • the position of Regional Organiser should be reviewed every year. It is suggested that 3 years is the maximum time for this role.
  • the Regional Organiser should notify the ADSHE Web Coordinator of forthcoming meetings to be publicised on jiscmail and send a copy of meeting notes to the Regional Representative of the Executive Committee for publication on the website.

    • Meetings:

  • the regularity and location of meetings are left to the discretion ofthe group membership
  • notice of meetings should be given to group and national members at least a month in advance via jiscmail
  • meeting notes should be taken by a member of the group. It is suggested that this task is taken in turn by members (possibly by the host institution) who are then responsible for forwarding the notes to the Regional Organiser
  • certificates of attendance can be given and any presentations or trainings noted on them

    • Funding

  • in principle the burden and cost of hosting meetings should be shared between the institutions involved
  • regional groups can apply for an annual sum of money to help fund costs associated with workshops/speakers/training.  Currently this is £250 per annum but this amount is reviewed annually.