Senior Phase Transition Roadshows

Glasgow Hilton Hotel, Glasgow 11th January, 2011

Senior Phase Transition Roadshows

Bryan CampbellDevelopment Officer : More Choices, More ChancesLearning and Teaching Scotland

Expectations and Key Challenges

Introductions and round tablediscussion

Senior Phase Transition Roadshows

The Senior Phase

Linda RaeNational Coordinator : Building your CurriculumLearning and Teaching Scotland

More Choices, More Chances

11 January 2011

The Senior Phase

Linda RaeNational Co-ordinator

Learning and Teaching Scotland

L.Rae@LTScotland.org.uk

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

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

Update from SQA Development of Qualifications

Qualifications available to support young people requiring More Choices, More Chances

Kelly MilfordSQAMCMC Customer Liaison Manager More Choices, More Chances

SQA CfE Qualifications Developments And Wider Achievement Qualifications

LTS – Transitions RoadshowKelly Milford, MCMC Customer Liaison Manager

Curriculum for Excellence Qualifications Development Update

Literacy and numeracy Freestanding Units at SCQF levels 3, 4 and 5 (available

to adult learners also) A Literacy Unit to be included in English Courses at

SCQF levels 3 and 4 (Access 3 and National 4) A Numeracy Unit to be included in Mathematics Courses

at SCQF levels 3 and 4 (Access 3 and National 4) Some, not all, literacy/numeracy skills included in English

and Mathematics at SCQF 5 (National 5) – no certification unless learner also completes freestanding Unit

New National Courses: designDesign principles agreed for National Courses

from Access to Advanced Higher National 4 – replaces Standard Grade (General)

and Intermediate 1 National 5 – replaces Standard Grade (Credit)

and Intermediate 2 Courses will be 160 hours (as at present)

New National Courses: design Access, Higher and Advanced Higher will be revised to

reflect aims, values, principles of Curriculum for Excellence and provide good progression to and from National 4 and National 5

Units in all Courses will be: more skills-based and less prescriptive more flexible to encourage holistic assessment where

appropriate more flexibility for teachers to exercise professional

judgement

Timelines 2010 – new curriculum introduced 2012 – publication of new qualifications levels 1 to 6 2013 – last Standard Grades + current Access 1, 2 & 3;

publication of new qualifications level 7 2014 – first new qualifications at levels 1 to 5 (Access and

National 4 and 5); dual run’ with existing National Courses 2015 – first new qualifications at level 6 (Higher); ‘dual run’

with existing National Courses 2016 – first new qualifications at level 7 (Advanced Higher)

www.sqa.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence

Wider Achievement Qualifications

Wider Achievement Qualifications

Alternative programmes Certification for Achievement CfE Ready Senior Phase

Employability Award

1 credit Award SCQF Levels 3 and 4 An Introduction to the world of work Captures achievement in smaller chunks (0.25

credit units)http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/41663.html

Personal Development National Units / Courses Courses and units at SCQF 2-6 No external assessment so ungraded Units embedded in other awards Selection of learning and teaching materials

available at SCQF 3, 4 and 6http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/40713.html

Steps to Work Award SCQF 3&4

Minimum 2 credit award 2 sections: Person centred and Practical context Flexible in size and structure (includes 0.25 credit

units) Pick and mix design

http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/stepstowork

National Progression Award Enterprise & Employability L4-5

Vocational, linked to National Occupational Standards

Aims to develop transferable skills for employment or self employment

Captures achievement in smaller chunks (0.25 credit units)

http://www.sqa.org.uk/enterprise

Award in Leadership SCQF L5-6

Develops knowledge and abilities in leadership. 1.5 credit award consisting of two Units. Can allow certification of extra curricular

activities.– School prom– Charity events

http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/36427.html

Safe Road User Award SCQF L4

Developed with Driving Standards Agency Entitles learners to partial exemption of DSA

Driver Theory Test Two 40 hour Units with free Learning and

Teaching Packs and online assessment

http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/saferoaduser

Personal Finance Award, SCQF L4

Offered in partnership with the Institute of Financial Services (ifs).

Aims to provide a broad awareness and understanding of issues relating to personal finance

Learning & teaching materials and assessments are provided by ifs.

SOLAR e-assessmenthttp://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/36557.html

Contacts

MCMC Customer Liaison Managers

Kelly MilfordKelly.milford@sqa.org.ukTel: 07920088343

Michelle SharpeMichelle.sharpe@sqa.org.ukTel: 07768083655

Business Development ContactDedicated regional BD teams.

mycentre@sqa.org.ukTel: 0303 333 0330

Thank youAny questions?