Sixth Form Achievement & Progress Report

2016-2017

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Introduction

All our 16 to 19 students are given the opportunity to take a study programme, which reflects their prior attainment, education and life long outcomes. Our priority is the successful transition into adult life.

Our study programmes include opportunities to:

• Study academic, vocational and life skills qualifications. These qualification(s) are clearly linked to suitable personal progression opportunities, which support the student’s life long outcomes.

• Take part in meaningful non-qualification activity to support the student’s life outcomes, life skills and interests based on their identified needs.

• Continuation of English and maths study (where appropriate progression to a level higher than that of their prior attainment).

• Meaningful work experience where appropriate. This may be related to any vocational areas of the study programme, which develops employability skills and/or creates potential employment options for those who cannot do substantial vocational qualifications. It may also include other activities unrelated to qualifications that develop the skills, attitudes, resilience and confidence that support progression into adult life.

• Access to enrichment activities.

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Headline Measures

The Academy has a set of headline measures, which gives a clear overview of the sixth form in academic and vocational programmes. The headline measures are:

1. Progress in Maths and English (Cohorts, Disadvantaged groups) a. Value added progress

2. Attainment (Cohorts, Disadvantaged groups). a. Attainment in core subjects b. Average number of qualifications achieved. c. Number of students achieving vocational/life skills/foundation

qualifications. 3. Work related learning- % students experiencing a work placement and work

experience 4. Independent travel- number involved in independent travel 5. Retention - % of all students retained to the end of their studies and who

complete the core aim of their study programme. 6. Destinations - % of students going onto employment/apprenticeship/training

or further education (to Catcote Futures or other local colleges). 7. Stakeholder Views

a. Parents b. Students

There is underlying data that supports the above performance measures for those who want to look at information at a finer level of detail. This can be found in the Academy’s data booklet.

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Contextual Data

2016-2017 Total Year 12 Year 13 Year 14

Number of students 42 12 19 11

MLD 17 6 9 2

SLD 13 4 5 4

PMLD 2 0 0 2

ASD 5 1 2 2

Other 5 1 3 1

FSM 13 3 8 2

CLA 4 2 1 1

Students transitioned from Catcote Academy

36 11 15 10

Students transitioned from other schools

6 1 4 1

Fig.1

The vast majority of Catcote Academy LDD students continue to stay on to the 6th form provision.

Some students join our 6th form from other local schools.

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1. Progress in English and Maths

A. Value Added

The table shows the level the students were in Year 11 compared to their achievement in Year 13/14.

Results for KS5 Leavers English (2015-17)

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Results for KS5 Leavers Maths (2015-17)

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25% (2/8) of students in Maths gained a higher qualification (of those that where entered). 5 students that didn’t were all part of the same class and the focus of this group on employability and work placements.75% (6/8) of students in English gained a higher qualification (of those that where entered). 2 students were on placements when some of these lessons were timetabled.

Next year to be closer monitoring of qualification pathways for all sixth form students.

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2. Attainment

A. Attainment in core subjects

This table shows the number of sixth form leavers who gained qualifications in year 13/14 in 2016-2017.

KS5  Leavers  2016/17   Cohort  Size  

Number  of  students  entered  to  gain  qualifications  

Number  of  students  who  gained  qualifications    

Percentage  of  students  who  gained  qualifications  

English   14   *10   10   100.0  

Maths   14   **9   9   100.0  

ICT   14   6   6   100.0  

PSHE   14   5   5   100.0  

Fig.4

• 1 student left in Y13 who moved out of town, 3 PMLD students achieved Personal Progress Diploma in Y11 and in sixth form the focus was on life skills and pre vocational learning.

• ** 2 student left in Y13 who moved out of town, 3 PMLD students achieved Personal Progress Diploma in Y11 and in sixth form the focus was on life skills and pre vocational learning

100% of Y14 achieved at least 1 qualification and those entered for a qualification in Maths, English, ICT and PSHE gained a qualification.

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B. Average number of qualifications achieved.

This table shows the average number of qualifications achieved by all sixth form students.

Year  14  students   Cohort  Average  number  of  entries  

achieved  in  Y14  Average  number  of  entries  

achieved  in  Y12-­‐Y14  2016-­‐17      

Overall   11   2.7   4.6  

MLD   2   4.5   7.5  

SLD   4   3.3   6.3  

PMLD   2   1   1  

ASD   2   2   3.5  

Other   1   2   2  

FSM   2   3.5   6  

CLA   11   2.7   4.6  

Fig.5

The table reflects the abilities within each of the cohorts.

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C. Number of students achieving vocational/life skills/foundation qualifications.

Fig.6

This graph shows the variety of study programmes on offer for our sixth form students in 2015-2016 and reflects the choices the students made. Qualifications ranged from Entry 1 to Entry 3.

0  2  4  6  8  10  12  14  16  18  20  

Creative  Art   Employability   Life  Skills   PSD   Work  Skills  

Num

ber  of  Students  

Vocational  Subjects  

Y12  -­‐  Y14  Vocational  Achievement  Cohort:  KS5  Leavers  2016/17  

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L1  

E3  

E2  

E1  

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3. Work related learning

The Sixth Form students access a curriculum heavily weighted with Employability, Life Skills and Personal Development. Students in Red and Blue pathway are offered ‘vocational choices’ two days per week, which are as varied and interchanging as the student’s needs are for that academic year. Taster sessions and visits are also offered to introduce the students to more ‘real life’ experiences of the world of work. Within the academy we have the following ‘work areas’

Ø Hair & Beauty Salon Ø Reprographics and Enterprise Ø Coffee Shop Ø Catering Ø Horticulture Ø Woodwork

Within the curriculum there are the opportunities, when the student feels ready, to access work experience at an appropriate level matched to their needs. Work experience comes in the following forms:

Ø Supported work experience in Catcote Academy Training Departments Ø Work experience in Catcote Academy Vocational Training Departments Ø Supported work placement Ø Independent work placement

Students are broadening their skills and confidence accessing the specialist work areas before moving onto the Academy’s outside training provision which is currently ‘The Vestry’, a training bistro set in the local community Art Gallery, which has been successfully running for just over two years. Recently (June 17) ‘Catcote Metro’ opened its doors to the public to offer a supported work experience placement in the retail sector. These facilities allow the students to train in a ‘real life working environments, with opportunities to work during school holidays and weekends receiving bursaries to work. The academy has also successfully delivered a supported internship programme for the past year to further improve the probability and possibility of paid work in the future. This will continue with an increase in numbers for 2017-18.

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2016-2017

Cohort Size 42 Percentage accessing vocational areas

Horticulture 10% 4 Performing Arts 38% 16

Forest School 14% 6 Childcare 7% 3 Catering 21% 9 Enterprise/Reprographics 7% 3 Workshop 14% 6 Pre vocational activities (PMLD) 4% 2 Cohort Size 42 Percentage accessing

work experience Work experience in Catcote Academy 2% 1 Supported work placement 14% 6 Independent work placement 40% 17 Work placements supported with a bursary 19% 8

Fig.7.

76% of sixth form students accessed an external work placement in 2016-17

4. Independent travel

This table shows the number of sixth forms students who took part in road safety training and the number of students who left school transport and became independent travellers.

Type 2016-2017

Number of students who took part in road safety training 5

Left school transport - Walk to school 4

Fig.8

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5. Retention

100% (11/11) of Y14 students retained to the end of their studies and completed the core aim of their study programme.

97% (29/31) Y12-13 students are staying on in the 6th form. 1 student has moved out of Hartlepool and one student has left to access another college. One student will progress onto a supported internship in a nursery in Y14. 6 students (Y13) will begin the new “step in” programme in 2017-18.

6. Destinations

This table shows the destination pathways for our Year 14 students in 2016-17

Year Group

Total Number

Catcote Futures Post 19 – Step In programme

Supported Internship

14 11 8 73% 2 18% 2 18%

Fig.9

82% of Year 14 progressed onto Further Education within the academy’s Post 19 provision and 18% into supported internship.

7. Attendance

The table shows the percentage attendance of 6th Formers over the last 3 years.

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The attendance of 6th formers is above Y7-11, there is no nationals statistics available to compare them with. However it is inline with all secondary schools nationally.

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8. Stakeholder Views

A. Students

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The vast majority of sixth form students answered positively on all questions.

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