16+ Learning Choices Alistair Cairns Education Manger: LT Scotland Perth: 9 th February 2010.

16+ Learning Choices

Alistair Cairns

Education Manger: LT Scotland Perth:

9th February 2010


Melanie Weldon

Deputy Director, Enterprise and Employability for

Young People Division.

Scottish Government.


Keith Brown MSP

Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning.


Sarah Grumball

DHT Clydebank High School

West Dunbartonshire Council.

Widening the

Curriculum

Widening the CurriculumWidening the Curriculum

BackgroundBackground

December 2008 / January 2009December 2008 / January 2009

Increasing numbers of young people indicating they want to Increasing numbers of young people indicating they want to return to S5return to S5

Looking at Leaver Destinations (S5)Looking at Leaver Destinations (S5)

WDC asking the school what might be done differentlyWDC asking the school what might be done differently


Discussion at SMTDiscussion at SMT

What should the curriculum look like for young people What should the curriculum look like for young people returning to S5?returning to S5?

a)a) traditional subjects at all 3 levelstraditional subjects at all 3 levels

b)b) mixture of traditional subjects & collegemixture of traditional subjects & college

c)c) traditional subjects, college and in-school awardstraditional subjects, college and in-school awards

Decision made - CDecision made - C


School SituationSchool Situation

Leadership & Community Involvement - 2 themes for the Leadership & Community Involvement - 2 themes for the new sessionnew session

Q Q How could we combine the need to offer an How could we combine the need to offer an appropriate appropriate

curriculum for the new S5 & our ideas on Leadership curriculum for the new S5 & our ideas on Leadership and and Community Involvement? Community Involvement?

Discussion with existing S4 & S5 young people as to what Discussion with existing S4 & S5 young people as to what they would like.they would like.


S4 & S5 suggested a curriculum that included:S4 & S5 suggested a curriculum that included:

Fitness, dance, football, coaching skillsFitness, dance, football, coaching skills Personal finance, budgetingPersonal finance, budgeting DIY, cookeryDIY, cookery First AidFirst Aid Interview skills & interview practiceInterview skills & interview practice CV writingCV writing Additional qualifications for their CVsAdditional qualifications for their CVs


So what do we have this session?So what do we have this session?

2 new courses in our Senior Phase Option Choice booklet2 new courses in our Senior Phase Option Choice booklet

Community Involvement - Sports LeadershipCommunity Involvement - Sports LeadershipLifestyle & Sports DevelopmentLifestyle & Sports Development

Community Involvement & Sports LeadershipCommunity Involvement & Sports Leadership** FundingFunding registration paid for through registration paid for through police contactpolice contact

sports coaching - Active Schoolssports coaching - Active Schools** Term 2/3 young people will be using their skills to Term 2/3 young people will be using their skills to

work with associated primary schoolswork with associated primary schools


Lifestyle & Sports DevelopmentLifestyle & Sports Development

24 young people – 10 indicated that they would be leaving 24 young people – 10 indicated that they would be leaving at Christmas (only 4 left)at Christmas (only 4 left)

6 periods a week with 1 session a double period6 periods a week with 1 session a double period

What do they do?What do they do?** Team buildingTeam building

** Communication skillsCommunication skills

** Health & WellbeingHealth & Wellbeing

** Personal FinancePersonal Finance


Still a need to find providers for employability skillsStill a need to find providers for employability skills

Forward TrainingForward Training

** Goal settingGoal setting

** Career matchingCareer matching

** Individual needsIndividual needs

** Work ethicsWork ethics

** Identification of transferable skillsIdentification of transferable skills

** Interview techniquesInterview techniques

** Interview practiceInterview practice

Now we have Space Unlimited involved with the groupNow we have Space Unlimited involved with the group


By April 2010 this group of young people will be able to By April 2010 this group of young people will be able to enhance enhance

their CVs, college application or UCAS form with:their CVs, college application or UCAS form with:

range of employability skillsrange of employability skills a personal finance qualificationa personal finance qualification First Aid certificateFirst Aid certificate experience from Space Unlimited of a real life projectexperience from Space Unlimited of a real life project

** decision makingdecision making** challenging thinkingchallenging thinking** enquiryenquiry** life skillslife skills** self awarenessself awareness


Thoughts to date:Thoughts to date:

The group of young people we are working with need varietyThe group of young people we are working with need variety School capacity is limitedSchool capacity is limited Timetable structures should be revisitedTimetable structures should be revisited Advice on Senior Phase Option ChoicesAdvice on Senior Phase Option Choices School staff need:School staff need:

** introductions to potential providers and introductions to potential providers and

** pointers as to where we should be looking for support pointers as to where we should be looking for support and and

advice advice

** to be able to networkto be able to network Partnership trainingPartnership training


Focused discussion

Provision of learning opportunities


Frank CrawfordChief Inspector HMIE.


Ann CarnachanHead of School ImprovementFalkirk Council

Falkirk Council : Education Services

SUPPORTING TRANSITIONSUPPORTING TRANSITIONPOSITIVE DESTINATIONSPOSITIVE DESTINATIONS


Learning to AchieveLearning to Achieve

We want all learners to have enjoyable, challenging experiences allowing them to work

to their full potential… To develop the skills and attributes which will allow them to make a

positive contribution to society and achieve positive and sustained destinations.


The NEET ChallengeThe NEET Challenge

• Preventing school leavers from becoming NEET by improving the effectiveness of the

transition from school to employment, further education or training.

• To effectively engage with 16-19 year olds who are not engaged in employment,

education or training.


June 2006 – More Choices, More ChancesJune 2006 – More Choices, More Chances• Promoting effective pre-school leaving

activities and improving support for young people at the point of transition to increase the

number of school leavers moving into a positive destination.

• To engage young people who have left school in a range of post school activities to reduce the number of young people remaining in, or

falling into, a negative destination.


Context for DeliveryContext for Delivery

• Early Years Early Intervention Framework

• New Community Schools – Integrated Services for Children

• Getting it Right for Every Child

• Curriculum for Excellence

• Determined to Succeed

• Building the Curriculum 4 : skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work


Curriculum for ExcellenceCurriculum for Excellence

Curriculum for Excellence is about driving forward improvements in learning and teaching

to improve the life chances of young people and ensure they have the skills and knowledge they

need for learning, life and work in the 21st Century


Key National Indicator:

• Increase in the proportion of school leavers from Scottish publicly funded schools in

positive and sustained destinations (FE, HE, employment or training.

Falkirk Council : Education ServicesImproving Outcomes for Young People – Making a Improving Outcomes for Young People – Making a

Positive TransitionPositive Transition

• Raising aspirations: developing universal provision to promote positive post-school transitions.

• Understanding and identifying risk factors.

• Delivering targeted support and interventions.

• Identifying gaps – developing new provision.

• Supporting staff in and out of schools to support the above.


Developing Universal Provision to Promote Post-School TransitionsDeveloping Universal Provision to Promote Post-School Transitions

• Personal Learning Planning/individual target setting

• career education/Career Box

• World of Work event

• work experience

• enterprise activities

• lifeskills programmes including employability skills

• core skills – literacy, numeracy, ICT

• financial education

• transition from P7 to secondary

• transition post-school


Risk FactorsRisk Factors

• Child: barriers to learning, early primary school start

• School: attainment, attendance, changes of school

• Family: looked after, young carer, substance misuse, bereavement

• Social behaviour: multi-agency referral, known to Social Work

Falkirk Council : Education ServicesPartnersPartners

• All secondary schools

• Education Psychology Service

• Employment and Training Unit

• Skills Development Scotland (Careers)

• Community Learning and Development

• Social Work Services

• My Future's in Falkirk/Economic Development

• Forth Valley College

• Skillforce

• Barnardo's

• Voluntary Sector


Targeted Support and Intervention

• Transition P7 to Secondary:- pastoral care/support for learning

- promoting resilience

• Integrated Pupil Support - Community Learning and Development

• Forth Valley College Options for S3-S6

• Duke of Edinburgh and ASDAN courses

• Positive Transitions Programme with Employment and Training Unit

• Activate

• SNAP - targeting non-attenders

• SDS – key workers

• Particip8 – intensive youth support service

• Young people leaving care


Intensive Youth Support Service:

• Provided by youth workers in Community Education.

• Support for the most difficult to engage young people.

• Provides one to one and small group support to young people 5-18 most at risk or furthest from the labour market.

• Will help to support a young person into the programmes on offer.

• Will support young people across school leaving and for sustained periods as required.

• Levels of support and actual activities will be individually tailored.

• Target is a sustained post-16 placement for a period of 6 months and thereafter the service will disengage.


Planning for Transition

• Establish transition plans for all pupils at least 12 months before the end of their compulsory

education, involving a named member of staff, eg form tutor, pastor staff, DHT


The Partnership - Remit• In the context of Curriculum for Excellence to plan curriculum provision and

support to ensure that all young people move into a positive destination post school

• To oversee the operation of the consortia arrangements between schools and Forth Valley College and to deepen partnership arrangements

• To monitor the effectiveness of planned interventions

• To monitor the outcomes for young people - achievement in the widest sense

• To develop and monitor the use of practice protocols between partners (eg attendance, behaviour, reporting)

• To support and monitor the implementation of planning for 16+ learning choices in schools

• To review the effectiveness of working with key partners:- having a shared vision

- communication at strategic and operational levels- effective sharing of resources to avoid duplication

- maximise opportunities for young people in the Falkirk Council area


Focused discussion

Supporting young people.


Graham HollowellScottish Government

Partnership Work

• Key Challenges

• More sustainable economic growth

• The cost of high youth unemployment

• Putting young people at the heart of what we do

Partnership Work

• To make long lasting effective change:

• Collaborative

• Coherent

• Clarity of purpose

Partnership Work

• Provision

• How do you know you have the right provision?

• Views of young people

• Gaps/duplication

• Vulnerable groups

Partnership Work

• Support• Is it meeting need?

• What more needs to be done?

• Partnership Activity• How will you drive down negative destinations?

• How will you re-engage young people?

• How will you reduce ‘churn’?


Local authority partnership: Action planning


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