FL in Action WSP - Case Study - Construction

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WestSuffolk1419Partnership

FoundationlearninginactioninWestSuffolk

Practicaland

vocational

short

course

in

constructionskills:casestudy

Providerprofile: Authorandcontactdetails:

BuryStEdmundsSENPartnership

TheBury

St

Edmunds

SEN

Partnership

consists

of

three

specialschoolsandtheSchoolofFoundationStudiesat

WestSuffolkCollege.ThePartnershipalsoincludesall

fourupperschoolsinthelocality.

ThePartnershipcameintoexistencethroughspecial

schoolsworkingcloselytogetherandthedevelopment

oftheDiplomaPartnershiplocallyinBuryStEdmunds.

JanAries,ElizabethHollandand

MickTruman

01284761934

[email protected]

www.hillsidespecial.org.uk

www.riverwalk.suffolk.sch.uk

www.wsc.ac.uk

www.priory.suffolk.sch.uk


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WestSuffolk1419Partnership Foundationlearningcasestudy

FLinactionWSP Casestudy Construction 2

1. Projectoutline(intendedoutcomes,etc)

TheBuryStEdmundspartnershipconsistsofthreespecial

schools,PriorySchool,RiverwalkSchoolandHillside

School,and

the

School

of

Foundation

Studies

at

West

SuffolkCollege.Theshortpracticalandvocationalcourse

inPaintingandDecorating(P&D)wasdevelopedaspart

ofajointvocationallearningprogrammewhichallows

studentswithawidevarietyofneedstoexperience

specificvocationalskillsinanappropriateprofessional

spacewithavocationaltutor.

MarkAmes,whoalreadyworkswiththePartnershipin

thePaintingandDecoratingunit,wasfirstapproached

butnow

Dave

Wood,

from

the

Construction

and

Building

ServicesofWestSuffolkCollege,hasbecomethetutor

andhasdevelopedarangeofactivitiesdeliveredto

groupsofupto10studentseachThursdaymorningfor2

hourseachweek.Theshortcourselasts6weeksandis

repeatedtoadifferentgroupofstudentseachhalfterm.

Thestudentsparticipateinpracticalactivitieswithaconstructionfocustodevelopan

understandingofsomeoftheskillsneededtoworkinthisfield.Theexperienceswouldleadto

studentsevaluatingtheskillslearnedandmakingconnectionstoeverydaylifeandwork,and

helpthem

to

assess

whether

they

would

be

appropriate

skills

to

help

them

in

their

futures

beyondschooleitherathomeordevelopedfurtherthroughtrainingasaprofession.

2. Projectactivitiesandapproaches

BeguninSeptember2011,thecoursehasevolvedusingthetriedandtestedstructureofthe

PaintingandDecoratingunitwhichhasnowbeenrunningfornearlytwoyears.10students

fromtheSENPartnershiptakepartinasixweekcoursewithconstructionskillsasthefocus.

ThevenueistheSkillsCentreattachedtoSudburyUpperSchoolinSudbury,Suffolk.

Eachweekapracticalactivityisintroducedtothestudentsbythetutorandtheskillsare

practisedbythestudents.Studentsweresupervisedbyschoolstaffduringtheactivitiesand

encouragedtoparticipateasfullyaspossible.Activitieshaveincludedmixingmortar,

preparingandlayingbricks,makingslabs,layingandarrangingpavingslabs,carryingmaterials

safelyandwearingappropriateclothingandprotectiveequipment.


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3. Projectoutcomes

Thelearningformspartofthevocationalprogrammeofferedbyeachschool.Thelearning

wasrecordedandispartoftheaccreditationofferedbyeachschool(ASDANTransition

Challenge,ASDANTowardsIndependenceorCity&GuildsEmployabilityandPersonal

Development)atvariouslevelsfromentrylevel1toentrylevel3.

Eachstudentisrequiredtocompletean

evaluationoftheirexperiencesandlearningat

theendofthesixweeks. Thestudent

evaluationformisintendedforusein

portfoliosofwork,recordinglearning

experiencesandcanbeusedinthestudents

ProgressFiledemonstratinglevelsofsuccess

inpracticalactivities.Wehavebeenusingtwo

differentiatedformstorecordthestudents

assessmentsand

have

recently

added

a

furtherdifferentiationbyusingsymbolsand

text.Seeappendixforthesheets.

Theevaluationprocesshasbeendevelopedfurthertoincludeindividualtutorreportsbased

upontheEmployabilityforLifeSuffolkCharteraswellasseparatefeedbackfromschoolsat

meetingsandthroughevaluationformsforthestaffinvolved.

4. Evaluationandimpact

TheuseoftheSkillsCentrehasbeenamajorimprovementinalltheshortpracticaland

vocationalcoursesofferedtothestudentsasitraisesitsprofilefromaschoolbasedactivity

toonewhichhelpsdevelopawiderunderstandingofworkenvironmentsanddemandsa

moreprofessionalattitudefrom

thestudents.

Itimpactsonstudentsinthe

developmentofmaturityskills,

independenceskills,socialskills

andbetter

awareness

of

others.

Thishasbeennotedbystaffinthat

thestudentshavebeen

demonstratingbehaviourswhich

havefocussedonwork,awareness

ofskillsbeingdevelopedandsense

ofachievement.


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Therearesomeminorimprovementsneededtotweakthisprovision.Althoughthefacilities

areappropriateforusewithstudentsinwheelchairstherearenochangingfacilities,useofa

hoistforexample,whichmaybeneededforcertainstudents.Oneoftheschoolsrisk

assessmenthasidentifiedotheradjustmentswhichneedtobemadeorcompensatedforby

theschoolstaff.ThesewillbediscussedwiththeSkillsCentre.

Studentevaluations

were

positive

and

feel

that

they

had

good

experiences.

Some

example

comments:

Usingashovelandworkingwithbrick

(arenewskills)

Michael Year11student

Ienjoyedpushingthesackbarrow.Its

goodfunandhardwork.

JackYear11student

Roryenjoyedallaspectsofconstruction

fromlayingbrickstoplasteringawall

Year11student

Tutorcommentshaveincluded:

Motivatedtojoininwithdifferenttasksandotherstudents

Improvedlevelsofengagementandconcentrationintheactivities

Brittanyhaslearnttotryandlistentoinstructionsbeforerushingoff

Stafffeedbackfromtheschoolswasagainpositiveanditwasnotedthatstudentshadenjoyed

thelearningandpracticalexperiencesaswellasdevelopingpracticalskills.

Thestudentshavedevelopedanunderstandingaboutkeepingsafewhendoingnew

activities.

Thegradualintroductionofmorecomplexskillsworkedverywell.

(Thetutor)createdproblemsolvingsituationsandencouragedourstudentstowork

togethertoresolvethese

5.

Nextstepstosustainability

TheBurySENPartnershiphasbeenseekingfundstohelppayforthetutorcostsbuthave

beenpayingtheirowntransportandstaffingcostsaswellashireoftheSkillsCentre

workshop.


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ParticipationbyWestSuffolkCollegestudentsandstudentnumberstoincreaseto12to

spreadthecostsbetween4partnersthusreducingtheamounteachpartnerhastopay.

6. Conclusions/keymessages

Studentenjoymentwashighonthelistofsuccessesandthestaffinvolvedindeliveringthe

programmeofferedopportunitiesofahighcalibre.AsaPartnership,wecouldhaveprovided

trainingtothestaffatWestSuffolkCollegetopreparethembetterforthestudentsneeds

andabilities.DaveWoodmanagesthesessionsverywellwithappropriatetasksandactivities

despitethislackofinformationandtrainingbeforehand.

Challengeforthestudentsisinstrumentalinthesuccessandenjoyment.Theprofessionaland

purposefulenvironmenthasledtohighexpectationofbehaviourandapproachtothetasks

onthestudentsbehalfwhichinturnhasresultedinsuccessfulbehaviourfrommore

challengingstudents.

AwarenessofappropriateclothingandPPE,heighteneddevelopmentofhealthandsafety

issuesforthestudentshasbeenareward.Thesenseofachievementforstudentsand

awarenessofdevelopmentofworktowardsafinalresult.

Thedynamicsbetweentheschoolshasbeenverypositivestaffandstudentsalikeand

handledinasharingandprofessionalmanner.

Appendix:

Examplereviewandassessmentsheetsdevelopedforthispracticalandvocationalcourse


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Evaluationoflearnerexperiences

Participatingschool:

Staff

Coursetitle: ConstructionskillsBurySENPartnership

Date:

Pleasecommentonyourexperiencesworkingwiththestudentsinthiscourse.

Commentonsuitabilityofthevenue,contentpresentedinanappropriateway,effectivenessof

priorcommunication,organisationandplanningasappropriate.

1.Whatwentwell?

2.Whatdidnotgosowell?

3.Evenbetterif?

Signed:.................................................................................

Date:

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Employability 4 LifeSuffolk Charter

1.Attendanceandpunctuality

2.Appearance

3.Communication

4.Motivation

5.Professionalconduct

Signedbytutor:................................................................... Date:...................................................

Signedbystudent:............................................................... Date:...................................................

Studentname:

Homeschool:

Coursetitle:

Completiondate: Deliveringcentre:

Nameoftutor:

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Vocational education unit review

Students name:

1. How do you feel about the work you have been doing?

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2. What new skills have you learned?

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3. Where could you use these new skills?

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4. Have you learned how to stay safe when doing this work?

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5. Would you like to do more of this work?

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Signed: ................................................................. Date: ........................................

Tutor comments:

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Signed: ................................................................. Date: ........................................


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Vocational education unit review

Students name:


I have enjoyed

this

Tutor comment I did not like this

2. Have you learned new skills?

Yes Tutor comment No


Home School/College Work


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Additional comments/information:

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Signed: ................................................................. Date: ........................................


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WestSu o 1419Partners ip

Name:


2. Have you learned new skills?




Signed:

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