Senior Phase Transition Roadshows

Marriott Hotel, Edinburgh

8th February, 2011

Senior Phase Transition Roadshows

Bryan CampbellDevelopment Officer : More Choices, More Chances

Learning and Teaching Scotland

Expectations and Key Challenges

Introductions and round tablediscussion

Senior Phase Transition Roadshows

The Senior Phase

Linda RaeBuilding your Curriculum Team

Learning and Teaching Scotland

More Choices, More Chances

The Senior Phase

Linda RaeLearning and Teaching Scotland

Every young person is entitled to experience a senior phase where he or she can continue to develop the four capacities and also obtain

qualifications.

Building the Curriculum 3, page 15

Entitlements

Designing a framework

Flexibility in curriculum design

Kirkland High School and Community College Urban, Roll 580

Balfron High School Rural, Roll 961

Clydebank High School Urban, Roll 1,400

Charleston Academy Urban/rural, Roll 800

Summary

Workshop 1

Learner Journeys :

Developing an overall strategy to support young people into positive and sustained destinations

Bryan Campbell, Learning and Teaching Scotland

• by ensuring that Curriculum for Excellence provides opportunities to young people that are tailored to individual need, with flexibility and appropriate support for every young person.

• by ensuring that every young person has a clear pathway from school into learning post-16 as per the 16+ Learning Choices Policy and Practice Framework with supported transitions and sustained opportunities.

• by ensuring that learning is a financially viable option, by considering the financial support and incentives available to young people

• by ensuring that the right support is available to the most vulnerable young people to find out about, engage with and sustain learning and employment

• by making a joint commitment to action between central and local government, employers, learning providers and support agencies to develop the service infrastructure required to meet the needs of vulnerable young people.

All of these actions are about ensuring that young people are able to access the universal services from which they should benefit, aligning mainstream systems to cater for all young people including those who need additional support.

Step 1 : Individual reading and reflective thinking Read the four learner profiles provided to familiarise yourself with the range of scenarios. Consider how your school / organisation is currently supporting all young people with their transition into the Senior Phase.

 

Step 2 : Group discussion Use the reflective questions to consider what support needs to be put in place to ensure that all young people experience an effective learner journey.

Step 3 : Group response Please nominate a scribe who will detail the response and a spokesperson who will provide the feedback.  Each group will be invited to share their answers to the reflective questions It would be particularly useful if feedback could relate to the final reflective question What makes a successful transition process? What systems and structures do you have in place in order to ensure that all young people make a successful transition into their Senior Phase? 

Reflective Questions : What procedures do you have in place to identify that a young person is at risk of disengaging and what appropriate intervention do you have at your disposal to re-engage him/her?  What experiences do you provide, during their secondary education, to equip young people with the skills needed to plan for and move on to further learning, training or employment? Which partners do you involve?

Reflective Questions : To what extent do you deliver a coherent personalised curriculum with opportunities for young people to work towards qualifications and to continue to develop their skills and personal interests? What makes a successful transition process? What systems and structures do you have in place in order to ensure that all young people make a successful transition into their Senior Phase?

Workshop 1 : Feedback

Bryan CampbellLearning and Teaching Scotland