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Colchester Area Planning Group: Foundation Learning

Colchester Area Planning Group: Foundation Learning. Sharing our Experience Michele Myers Assistant Headteacher Philip Morant School and College Joint planning and shared responsibility for delivery: Colchester Area Planning Deputies Group Colchester Institute 6 Secondary Schools

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Colchester Area Planning Group: Foundation Learning

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  1. Colchester Area Planning Group: Foundation Learning Sharing our Experience Michele Myers Assistant Headteacher Philip Morant School and College Joint planning and shared responsibility for delivery: Colchester Area Planning Deputies Group Colchester Institute 6 Secondary Schools The Shaw Trust OCN

  2. Our starting point as an APG: • The shape of our discussions/decisions • What is Foundation Learning? The definition/ the concept. • What does it look like? The curriculum / the assessment model • Who should be involved, i.e. which schools and which students? • How would we achieve any change in practice?

  3. Context • Recent history amongst key schools of Diplomas and Functional Skills • Partnership work therefore had moved into curriculum delivery in small way • Increased take up of vocational courses at PMS • Limited movement to common timetabling • Key people in APG had strong commitment to delivering alternative pathways in KS4 • Commitment to improving appropriateness of curriculum for least able Our starting point as an APG

  4. Fundamental: improved progression, thereby Qualification that would be valued • Flexibility in size, and how to deliver over time-OCN Step Up • “Spikey Profiles”! But what should the ability be? • Work with schools who wanted to join in, different levels of commitment • Communication: establishing a website to share resources: http://foundation-learning.com/learning/ • Agreement to set up some joint provision • Agreement on separation of students with behavioural issues: division of resources into 3 courses • Appointment of a coordinator What Foundation learning should look like in schools

  5. The exam board: • Staff Training: Familiarisation with Credit Based Learning, joint training sessions with all participating schools and specific training for PMS • Some to achieve I.V. Shaw Trust Provision to be shaped up: • Transport of students • Risk assessments staff and venues • Provision of LSAs to support vulnerable students • What to try to offer-Questionnaires revealed 5 favourites: Sport; Health and Social Care; Hair; Vehicle Maintenance; Hospitality/Food • Students selecting modules: • How to tie in with options process and get parents and students to commit Making it work: Issues for Coordinator to solve

  6. Commitment to fill half the places on the joint day: 15 PMS students/ 15 other schools • Choice of taster vocational experiences in joint day • Viability: Need to fit into PMS KS4 curriculum model • Decision to extend concept and provision in PMS KS3 • Whole staff training and development in PMS The Link between success as an APG development and as a Philip Morant project

  7. Indicative KS4 Pathways (with Partnership):

  8. 1. SEP Behaviour Group Year 10 • To take place at Colchester Institute: accredited course, City & Guilds Employability and Personal Development. • Disaffected students. 2. SEP Behaviour Group Year 11 • Students can continue from year 10 and we will also take in new students. To take place at Colchester Institute: some possible involvement in the City & Guilds Employability and Personal Development, as above. However, the course did not follow this programme last year so there will be a minimal number of units. • Disaffected students. Summary of 2010-2011 in Colchester  School Engagement Programme (S.E.P)The provision will fall into 3 categories:

  9. Selection indicators: students with learning difficultiesstudents who will struggle with following a full GCSE only programmestudents who will struggle to attain beyond F and G grade at GCSEMean CAT score of 80 and below Timing: Every Thursday throughout year 10 Numbers: 35 students across Colchester Launch day: The Gilberd School 19th July, 2010. Outdoor pursuits activities Accreditation: NOCN Step Up at diploma level 1Exam board training : Philip Morant on Tuesday 6th July 1020 Website: to support teachers’ development of modules, and for parent and student information 3. New FL Programme: September 2010 startNote: this programme is not for those with behavioural problems

  10. 9.05 – 9.20 Welcome briefing – PE Seminar Room • 9.20 – 10.00 Team exercise – All students • 10.00 – 11.00 Activity Rotation • 11.00 – 11.25 Break – Refreshments & Biscuits - PE Seminar Room • 11.25 – 12.25 Activity Rotation • 12.25 -13.25 Activity Rotation • 13.25 – 14.15 Lunch – Students to bring their own packed lunch - PE Seminar Room • 14.15 – 15.00 Presentations and Review of the day Activities include: • Orienteering • Low Ropes • PE

  11. 14-16 Step Up Construction • Constructing a Cavity Wall Using Bricklaying Skills TG2/1/QQ/010 • Constructing a Half Brick Wall Using Bricklaying Skills TG2/1/QQ/011 • Constructing a One Brick Wide Wall Using Bricklaying Skills TG2/1/QQ/012 14-16 Step Up Health & Care • Understanding the Importance of Play HF1/1/QQ/026 • Using Craft Activities with Children and Young People HF1/1/QQ/030 • Introduction to General Health and Hygiene Skills HJ1/E3/QQ/026 The cost for 21 sessions based on the AWPU of £3888.53 works out at £430 per student Terms 2 and 3 Colchester Institute Based Joint day choices(Thursdays)

  12. Philip Morant School: School Based Day (Fridays)Year 10 Foundation Learning Programme Outline

  13. Whole year of joint provision planned and delivered. • A model to build and expand upon i.e. Year 11 programme to plan and a year 10 programme to maintain, both within and across schools. • Trained staff to deliver courses, challenge new staff to bring into the schools and Colchester Institute teams. • In Philip Morant, FL concept extended into KS3 with significant changes to curriculum and timetabling for one identified class. Achievements

  14. Funding for student places • Coordinator role • KS4 Curriculum focus is shifting • Wolfe Report recommendations • Willingness to engage in partnership projects • APG working on extending Provision at Key Stage 5, • Further partnership work on altering courses in 2 school based six forms, with involvement from CI Issues for the future

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