The partnership responsible for overall site development and project management:

• The development of the website was managed by Jenny Bimrose and Alan Brown from the University of Warwick Institute for Employment Research (IER), together with:
• Deirdre Hughes at the Centre for Guidance Studies at the University of Derby (CeGS).
• The KnowNet designed and implemented the website, which is based on the Plone and Zope open-source content-management systems.

Purpose:

• To bring together research and practice in guidance to increase effectiveness.

Objectives:

• To create and support an on-line community of interest for guidance;
• To bring practice, research and policy closer together;
• To focus on the core problems of guidance practice.

Principles:

• Inspiration
• Intelligence
• Innovation
• Inclusiveness.

Editorial Team

• Sally-Anne Barnes
• Jenny Bimrose
• Alan Brown
• Geoff Gration
• Deirdre Hughes
• Lucy Marris

Editorial Advisers

• Irene Krechowiecka
• Jan Widmer

Project Evaluator

• Marcus Offer

LMI Future Trends

The Warwick Institute for Employment Research are responsible for the LMI Future Trends section of the website. The team comprised:

• Sally-Anne Barnes, Editor
• Heike Behle
• Michael Orton
• Beate Baldauf
• Sarah Watson

Making Guidance More Effective

Members of the steering groups for 'Making guidance more effective' were as follows:

Equal Opportunities (Managed by IER)

• Viv Barker, Canterbury Christ Church College
• Sally-Anne Barnes, Warwick Institute for Employment Research
• Jenny Bimrose, Warwick Institute for Employment Research
• Pamela Clayton, University of Glasgow
• John Flaherty, GERI project
• Geoff Ford, National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling
• Ruth Hawthorn, National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling
• Deirdre Hughes, Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby
• Lucy Marris, Coventry Warwickshire Guidance
• Claire Nix, Careers Management Ltd.

Using Research in Practice (Managed by CeGS)

• Alan Brown, Warwick Institute for Employment Research
• Sue Clayton, IAG Manager, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough IAG Partnership,
• Deirdre Hughes, Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby
• Diane McAdam, Information, Advice and Guidance Co-ordinator, Connexions West of England
• Grant McDougall, All Age Guidance Manager, Careers Scotland
• Lucy Marris, Visiting Associate, Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby
• Rachel Mulvey, Head of Centre for Training in Career Guidance, University of East London
• Mary Opie, Independent Consultant
• Martin Stilgoe, Adult Guidance Manager, Connexions Birmingham and Solihull

Lifelong Learning (Managed by IER)

• Andrea Allgood, North London IAG Partnership Manager, Prospects Careers Services
• Jane Artess, Research Manager, HE Careers Service Unit
• Sally-Anne Barnes, Warwick Institute for Employment Research
• Jenny Bimrose, Warwick Institute for Employment Research
• Alan Brown, Warwick Institute for Employment Research
• Kim Fitzgerald, Bristol Development Officer, University of Bristol
• Leigh Henderson, the Guidance Council
• Malcolm Maguire, National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling
• Lucy Marris, Independent Consultant
• Steve Mason, Institute of Career Guidance
• Rose Mortenson, Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services

Impact Analysis (Managed by CeGS)

• Alan Brown, Warwick Institute for Employment Research
• Anne Dean, Quality Manager, Careers Wales
• Geoff Gration, Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby
• Sarah Howles, Higher Education Funding Council
• Deirdre Hughes, Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby
• Richard Longson, Institute of Career Guidance
• Peter McLaren-Kennedy, Head of Communications, Skillsmart Retail Ltd
• Lucy Marris, Independent Consultant
• Rose Mortenson, Association of Graduate Careers Advisory
• Siobhan Neary-Booth, Guidance Council
• Joanne Ward, NAEGA Director

Improving Practice (Managed by IER)

• Kathy Blackmore, National Association of Educational Guidance for Adults
• Sally-Anne Barnes, Warwick Institute for Employment Research
• Jenny Bimrose, Warwick Institute for Employment Research
• Sue Holden, Head of Initial Training and Continuous Professional Development
• Bill Law, National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling
• Lucy Marris, Independent Consultant
• Janet Moffett, Department of Applied Social Studies, University of Paisley
• Rose Mortenson, AGCAS
• Ann Scott, Centre for Training in Careers Guidance, University of East London
• Stephanie Stuart, Adult Guidance Coordinator, London Borough of Hillingdon

International Perspectives (Managed by CeGS)

• Alan Brown, Warwick Institute for Employment Research
• Barbara Dexter, Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby
• Deirdre Hughes, Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby
• Rhianne Lilley, Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby
• Gary Peterson, Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University
• James P. Sampson Jr., Visiting Professor, Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby
• Tony Watts, Visiting Professor, Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby

Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice

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This paper charts the development of the UK National Guidance Research Forum website.