Hertswood School

Crafting personalisedlearning programmes

“Architects of their own learning”

• Connect 25

• Subjects blocked and students build their own study programme

• Salon services, Construction, Motor Vehicle Maintenance, Engineering

• Other ‘traditional’ subjects – Food Tech, RM, PE, Textiles, Art, Graphics etc

But…The programme is not successful for all.

•Behaviour

•Attendance

•Low ability

•Generally disaffected

Issues• Appropriate / personalised pathway or study

programme

• Staffing / financing

• Time-tabling

• Cost of alternative courses

History teaches usWork Related Learning!!!!

•Perception of students

•Self-esteem

•Lack of substance and motivation

•Attendance

•Erosion of reputation amongst local employers

The Challenge

To create a programme which was:

•Feasible

•Flexible

•Personalize-able!

•Vocation led

•Progressive

• Deputy Head meets with HOL Y10• Identification of students who MAY benefit

from a Foundation Learning programme• Use of data – behaviour, attendance, est

grades, prior attainment• Meet with students and explain the programme• Meet with parents and explain the programme• Indication of interests for Work Exp – can be

tricky

The Process

The basic programme…

  Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

1 English Princes Trust C&G Work Exp Work Exp

2 Maths Princes Trust C&G Work Exp Work Exp

3 Princes Trust Science C&G Work Exp Work Exp

4 Princes Trust ICT C&G Work Exp Work Exp

5 Princes Trust Citizenship C&G Work Exp Work Exp

Emma

  Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

1 English MathsDouble Science Work Exp Work Exp

2 Maths EnglishDouble Science Work Exp Work Exp

3 Science Princes Trust C&G Work Exp Work Exp

4 Princes Trust Princes Trust Food Tech Work Exp Work Exp

5 Princes Trust Princes Trust Food Tech Work Exp Work Exp

Hannah

  Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

1 English Maths DanceDance Lessons Home study

2 Maths English DanceDance Lessons Home Study

3 Princes Trust Princes Trust Catch upDance Lessons Home Study

4 Princes Trust Princes Trust Food Tech Maths English

5 Princes Trust Princes Trust Food Tech English Maths

Tuesday eves – Kay’s School of Dance 11yrs+ / Wednesday eves U11yrs

What are we hoping for?

Students to:

•Secure employment

•Progress to Passport programme

•Progress to L3 courses

•Progress to college

Life after Hertswood• Richie – Landscape gardener

• Lee – groundsman / green-keeper

• Dwayne – IMPACT – roll to L3 1 or 2yr

• Brooke – Hair and Beauty