Welcome to the Conference

9 July 2009

Programme

• Welcome & Introduction• Partnership Update• Assessment, Reporting & Discipline• Rewards – A Case Study• Self Assessment & Quality Assurance• The issues for us• Priorities for us• Lunch

Where have come from?

• Set up in 2004

• 3 original partners

• Offered 4 courses

• Grown organically to involve 7 partners

Our Successes

• Highly committed staff team• Continued excellent outcomes• Appointment of Jane Bowen• Integrated IT system• Quoted as an example of good practice

within the County• Careers Convention• NEET Project (MK I & II)

The Challenges Ahead

• To embed the ‘New’ way of working

• Curriculum Entitlement– Diplomas and Gateway– Foundation Learning Tier

• Accommodation

• Workforce Development

• Protocols

• Entitlement

New way of working

• Steering Group

• Management Group

• Regular meetings of Management Group

• Overseeing all activity from other working groups

Curriculum

• National Entitlement by 2013 that all KS4 / 5 pupils can study 14 diplomas

• 2014 – 17 diplomas

• LA responsibility

• Do not have to offer everything

• Collaborative working

Diplomas

• 2009 Creative & Media Level 2 Post 16

• 2010 Creative & Media Level 2 Pre 16

• 2011 Construction & the Built Environment

• 2011 Society Health & Development

• 2011 Environmental and Land Based

• 2011 Sport & Active Leisure

Foundation Learning Tier

• Reforms

• New layer that existing qualification will fall into

Foundation Learning Tier

• personalised learning programmes that will engage and motivate learners,

• access to full qualification outcomes • qualification outcomes to improve work and life opportunities • establish more flexible and coherent qualifications that recognise

achievement at Entry level and level 1 • increase access to nationally accredited qualifications that will help

motivate and reward learners • encourage providers to work together to deliver learning

programmes • ensure that all vocational qualifications at Entry level and level 1 of

the QCF meet the needs of employers through consultation with sector skills councils (SSCs)

• provide joined-up and achievable progression routes through the 14–19 learning landscape

• provide clear post-16 funding arrangements that support the aims of the FLT.

Accommodation

• Short Term– Love Lane unit

• Long Term– New facility

Workforce Development

• Pathway ready– Diploma– FLT– Apprenticeship– GCSE– A level

Entitlement

• Looking to develop for all pupils (County wide initiatives)

• IAG– Learner Profiles

• Work Related Learning– Enterprise

• Employer Engagement

Protocols

• Next 12 months priority

• Common procedures for pupils– Trips and visits– Uniform– Recruitment

• Looking to consult with all partners to develop these

www.southcotswoldpartnership.org.uk

Assessment

• Login

• Enter your userID:

• Enter your password :

SCP Website

• Enter Pastoral comments

• on the day of the course if possible

• Importance of completing a register

• Positive or Negative comment

• Mark for action

• Log on the day of course if possible

• Log as much as possible

Pastoral Recording

• See Page 8 of the Pupil Handbook

• A work in progress

• Working group to ensure that the system works across all institutions

• Welcome contributions

Behaviour

Assessment• Target Grade

Distinction, Merit, Pass, Fail• Progress Check

Exceeding Target, On Target, Behind Target• Behaviour

Excellent, Good, Needs Improvement• Effort• Excellent, Good, Needs Improvement

Reporting• To ensure that parents receive better information• During Term 1 for Year 10 pupils a call from the tutor to introduce themselves, and give initial

feedback report on how the pupil is settling in. • Two written reports in Terms 2, and 5 (Year 11) or 6 (Year 10). And a report in Term 4 with

current achievement grades.• We would like to promote a culture where parents can email or call the relevant programme

leader or Pastoral Manager to raise any concerns rather than wait for a Parent’s Evening. To this effect we have removed Parent’s Evening form the calendar for the Partnership as we feel it would be more beneficial to address any issues as early as possible.

• Page 4 of the handbook contains all the contact details for the staff.

Changes to Reporting and Assessment

Activity

• With the person next to you spend 2 minutes thinking about how you could reward pupils on partnership programmes

2 Commendations (SCP Blue Commendation card issued straight to the pupil for each and recorded n the register) - a bar of chocolate

Pupils should only be rewarded if the commendations are for consecutive weeks so that we do not reward one good week at a time with gaps in between

Class Commendation   - tray of biscuits

The Pupil with the most commendations at the end of term - £5 voucher  

Feedback from Phil Tanner

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Rewards Trial in Land Based

• The group have been split into three teams of four that I selected. The teams have separated all students with whom we have had issues.

• There is an individual table and a team table.• Individuals score plus points for improved attitude, good class work,

quiz winners, extra effort practical work and behaviour over and above that which expected.

• They lose points for repeated misbehaviour, poor attitude to other pupils or staff, behaviour that is of a health or safety issue.

• Their individual points go into their team total score to provide • pier pressure and an incentive for weaker members to pick up

points.• They also collect team bonus points in team quizzes and practical

work they do in their teams.

Land Based Rewards System

Groups

Group 1

Emily

Hazel

Phil

Cheryl

Janet

Group 3

Adrian

Michelle

Mary

Laura

Group 2

Penny

Paul

Katie Jane

Michele

Charmain

Group 4

Sue

Kim

Dale

Val