Kingswood Partnership

Embedding 14-19 Diplomas, HTiWednesday, 25th June, 2008

THE KINGSWOOD PARTNERSHIP

Incorporating 14 – 19 Education at:

Downend School : The Grange SchoolHanham High School : Kingsfield School

Mangotsfield School : The Sir Bernard Lovell School and

City of Bristol College - Soundwell Centre

Kingswood Partnership

THE KINGSWOOD PARTNERSHIP working with the INTERNATIONAL LEARNING AND RESEARCH CENTRE

Kingswood PartnershipBuilding Capacity

• individual level• institutional level• partnership level

Kingswood Partnership

Kingswood Partnership

Construction Creative and

MediaEngineering Society, Health and

DevelopmentIT

THE KINGSWOOD PARTNERSHIP Employers Training Providers Other FE Providers Higher Education

Public ServicesSport & Leisure Retail Travel & Tourism

Humanities Languages Science

2008

2010

Land-based & Environment

Manufacturing Hair & Beauty Business Admin & Finance

Hospitality & Catering

2009

The Kingswood Partnership Diploma Delivery Groups

A Partnership core team:• 14 - 19 Co-ordinator • Assistant 14 - 19 Co-ordinator • Business Links Development Manager • Two Offsite Student Support Managers• Director of E-Learning

+ Administration/Finance/Data/E-Network support

Kingswood Partnership

• management structure• an agreed three year development plan • annual subscriptions/fees structure• Quality Assurance framework• common Post 16 timetable/single specifications• common Post 16 applications/assessment/ reporting/guidance systems• shared database/website/prospectus• common calendar e.g. Professional Learning

Days/parents’ evenings • extra-curricular activities

Summary

Level 1/2 Diploma

KS3

Half day

1 Day

Half day

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Generic and Personal

Development Curriculum

Principal Learning

Additional/ Specialist Learning

National Curriculum

Curriculum Framework

Curriculum Framework

Pre-Diploma and Diploma

Work

Level 1 Diploma allocated 420 guided learning hours

Collaborative Diploma Delivery

Half day Half day 1 Day

En Ma MFL PE Sci

Additional Learning/ Specialist Learning

Personal Development

Curriculum/Generic Learning

Principal Learning

2 GCSE’s

Choice of Languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian

Single Science +Additional Course

Or

Double Science

Or

Applied Science

Collaborative Diploma Delivery

September 2008

ChooseX1 Science course

Choice of Languages

Level 2 Courses studies all day on Tuesday Choose X1 subject from the following additional subjects (see guidance handbook)

Single Science +D&T GCSE

Or

Double ScienceAward

OrApplied Science

For your 1st Language, choose from either the 1st or 2nd language you have studied in year 9

Art Subjects: Art & Design Media Studies Music Performing Arts

(performance)

Foreign Languages:Spanish, Italian, French & German

Humanities: History Geography Psychology Philosophy & Ethics

Information TechnologyTechnology

Food System & Control Textiles (Art) Textiles (Technology)

Sport

Extended/ after school (optional). In addition to the above options, students may choose to study one of the following subjects: Information Technology (CIDA) Or Music (BTEC) Or Product & Design (GCSE)

Art & Design

Business

Construction (at City of Bristol College)

Design Technology

Engineering (at Downend School)

Fashion

Health & Care

Humanities: X2 GCSE’s from :

History, Geography, Philosophy & Ethics, Sociology

Information Technology

Media Studies

Music

Performing Arts (performance)

Level 1 courses Salon Services Construction Motor Vehicles Care

These Level 1 courses held at City of Bristol College 9-1pm on Tuesday. Students will return to school for lunch followed by their Vocational Studies (BTEC). The day will end at 4.30pm

Year 10 2007- 2008Example: The Sir Bernard Lovell School Key Stage 4

September 2008

Column 1

Science

Column 2

Principal Learning

Column 3

Additional or Specialist Learning

Choose ONE Science course These courses are studied all day on Wednesday.Choose ONE course from the list below

Pleases express your interest in ONE course from the following list (following the options evening, further guidance and help in making a choice from this column will be given to all students)

Single Science with Design & Technology(Restraint Materials)= 2 GCSEsOrDouble Science Award= 2 GCSEsOrApplied Science=2 GCSEsorTriple Science= 3 GCSEs(This course may be available within the Kingswood Partnership to students gaining L6+ in their Science SAT examinations – in order to complete this course, students may be required to attend additional twilight sessions each week)

Business Diploma (BTEC)Construction and the Built Environment Diploma (City of Bristol College)Engineering Diploma (Downend and Mangotsfield Schools)Creative and Media DiplomaChoose from :Art and DesignOrDesign and TechnologyOrMulti-MediaorPerforming Arts and MediaHumanities (GCSE) – choose any 2 from History, Geography, Philosophy & Ethics or Sociology Information Technology DiplomaPublic Services Diploma (BTEC)Society, Health and Development Diploma Sport Diploma (BTEC)

Children’s Care, Learning and Development (BTEC Certificate)Geography (GCSE)History (GCSE)Sociology (GCSE)Psychology (GCSE)Art & Design (BTEC Certificate)Media Studies (BTEC Certificate)Music ( BTEC Certificate)Performing Arts (BTEC Certificate)Photography (GCSE)Product Design (GCSE)Food Technology (GCSE)Textiles Technology (GCSE)Textiles Art (GCSE)Information Technology (BTEC Certificate)Business Studies (BTEC Certificate)Foreign Language courses (CBLC)Japanese, Mandarin, Russian or Spanish availableConstruction and the Built Environment courses:A range of Specialist Construction courses are available at City of Bristol CollegeEngineering courses:A range of Specialist Engineering courses are available at Downend and Mangotsfield schools

Example: The Sir Bernard Lovell School 2008-2009 Key Stage 4 Diploma levels 1 & 2

(including 3 new learning lines)

Potential Diploma Framework September 2010

1 day Half day Half day 1 Day

En Ma MFL PE Principal Learning 1

Additional Specialist Learning

Personal Development Curriculum/

Generic Learning

Principal Learning 2

CSE’s

Choice of Languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian

Science

Languages

Humanities

Double/Applied ScienceSingle Science + Additional Learning

Choice of additional specialist learning

Construction

Creative and Media

Engineering

Society, Health and Development

IT

Land-based and Environment

Manufacturing

Hair and Beauty

Business Administration and

Finance

Hospitality and Catering

Public Services

Sport and Leisure

Retail

Travel and Tourism

Humanities

Languages

Science

• Unified Curriculum offered to all students

Key Stage 4 Diploma levels 1 & 2

Quality Assurance

QA

Quality Assurance andThe Kingswood Partnership Quality Assurance Framework

THE KINGSWOOD PARTNERSHIP working with the INTERNATIONAL LEARNING AND RESEARCH CENTRE

Quality Assurance

ChallengeHow can a collaborative partnership assure high and comparable standards of teaching and learning across different centres as a student entitlement?

Requires• a Quality Assurance process which will enable quality to be

measured in a way which strengthens collaboration, improves practice, celebrates best practice and is client focussed

• a robust framework for enhancing and assuring quality across 7 Partnership Centres which can be externally verified and which will link to a range of internal and external evaluative processes

THE KINGSWOOD PARTNERSHIP working with the INTERNATIONAL LEARNING AND RESEARCH CENTRE

The European Foundation for Quality Management Model

Policy and Strategy

Partnership and Resources

People

Leadership ProcessesKey

Performance Results

Customer Results

SocietyResults

PeopleResults

Criteria for Quality Management © EFQM (2002)

How do the Partnership’s Personnel and resources achieve improved results in performance for stakeholders and the wider community?

What is the role of leaders in shaping the quality policy and strategy?

What are the QA processes that will enable improved results?

Quality Assurance

QA

Quality systems which are:

• relevant and manageable• student focussed• transparent• evidence-based

and which invest in staff

Quality Assurance

THE KINGSWOOD PARTNERSHIP working with the INTERNATIONAL LEARNING AND RESEARCH CENTRE

Framework ContentsPrinciples, including Communication Principles

Framework Strands• Learning and Teaching• Assessment• Achievement• Retention • Leadership and Management• Shared Professional Learning

Quality Assurance

QATHE KINGSWOOD PARTNERSHIP working with the INTERNATIONAL LEARNING AND RESEARCH CENTRE

An example from the QA Framework: Achievement Strand

StandardAchievement and progress by students taught wholly or partly at another institution should match or better their progress in their Home Centres

Criteria• comparative data indicates at least matched progress

with home centres• Partnership Centres use value added nationally

recognised measures required to judge student progress

Quality Assurance

THE KINGSWOOD PARTNERSHIP working with the INTERNATIONAL LEARNING AND RESEARCH CENTRE

Quality Assurance Cycle

Revised Key Stage 3 Year 9 Pre-Diploma for The Sir BernardLovell School

1. C&M Inc. disciplines of C&M diploma (Dr; Mu; Me; Creative Writing)

2. Internationalism/ Enterprise

MFL 2; IT; Business; RS; Curriculum; Sci

context

2 week IAGS block at start of year.Continuous IAG provided specific to lines of learning. Team teaching with course tutors

Strands of the original 14 Lines of Learning and Industrial Awareness provided throughout the two semesters

EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT MODEL

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS

DIPLOMAS

EMPLOYER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

E-MENTORING

STUDENT/ EMPLOYER LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS

EMPLOYER PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS

WORK EXPERIENCE

INDUSTRY STANDARDS ADVICE

Collaboration: Practical Issues

Useful links

www.sblonline.org.uk

www.kingswoodpartnership.org.uk

and

www.ellnet.org

Kingswood Partnership