‘Planning my Future’ 2011

A WSR Retention and Engagement Strategy in response to the Raised School Leaving

Age.

Overview / Skeleton of Program Regional Model of Best Practice- Chifley

Senior College Resources to support models Where to from here?

New World of Work

Information Session Outline

What is PMF about?◦ Planning my Future aims to engage students in their

learning and career path planning by providing a framework for whole school organisation and participation.

How can PMF work?◦ Streamlining teams in schools◦ Justifying purpose of various teams◦ Overuse of teachers (the enthusiastic ones)

What might the benefit be for my school?◦ School management enhancement◦ Possible partnerships with business, other schools and

the potential development of successful school communities.

Initiative Overview

Relations to Engagement and RetentionDET Policy / Strategy WSR Response

COAG / Office of Schools Plan

• Year 12 Attainment• Student Engagement and Retention• Curriculum Pathways Options- SBAT’s• Trade Training Centres

15-19 Year Strategy • Student Welfare- eg; mentoring, attendance• Transition Advisers- transition planning, working with parents.• Curriculum Flexibility linked to teacher quality.• VET and Vocational Learning Programs• Literacy and Numeracy Strategies.• Schools, Community and Business Link initiatives.

Relations to Engagement and RetentionNew School Leaving Age • Student Welfare- Home

School Liaison Officers (student attendance)• Curriculum Pathways Options.• School-to-Work program• VET Options:• Stage 5 VET• School Based

Apprentices/ Trainees• VET framework Courses

both SVET and TVET• Literacy and Numeracy initiatives.•New School Leaving Age Coordinator

Aboriginal Education Strategy • Literacy and Numeracy Initiatives• School-to-Work Program• Curriculum Pathways Options• Student Mentoring Programs• Student Leadership Initiatives.

A Career & Transition School Coordination team- this might entail a realignment of existing school teams; Schools need to ask themselves:

◦ Why was each team formed?◦ Which staff members are involved?◦ Does the team have an aim and how is that aim

reflected in the schools management plan?◦ Is the team representative of all school areas?◦ What part of the student body is targeted by this team?◦ How does the team evaluate its success and are team

findings utilised in developing management plans?

Implementation Ideas?

School Clusters- groups of high schools working together to develop strategies that address the needs of a targeted group of students.

School Communities- Formation and/or enhancement of strategies across school communities that develop the ‘whole’ student.

Kurri Kurri Learning Community The potential for the development of

formalised partnerships is underpinning to PMF.

Teacher professional development is also a key to the success of this initiative.

Other Ideas

VET managed resources

Student Pathways Survey STW KLA Support documentation

Career Search Program STW online Logbook

Student leadership programs

RuMAD? And WOW pilot programs

Enterprise Learning Strategies

e-ME pilot in 2011

Real Game Series VET wiki

SBAT initiative

Existing Resources

• NSLA-in-WSR wiki • Engagement and Attainment Resources

Resources continued.. School staff and

resources Partnership Brokers /

Youth Connections- IEA Program

P&C (local and regional) TAFE Community

organisations Private Providers- eg

Royal Lifesaving Society PBL- Jill Schofields

Authentic learning Project- Quality Teaching Consultants

Service learning in collaboration with Volunteering

Aboriginal Programs Student Services

inclusive of HSLO’s Learning Support Links to Learning- Joan

MacLean Partnership Initiative-

Ivan Baker

Questions/ Observations

Professional learning support planned- VC’s Take idea back to school and discuss with

interested personnel. Email your schools completed EOI interest

to Liz by 5th August 2011. Initiative funding received Develop a PMF Action Plan

◦ Consultancy support is available to assist. Implementation of PMF model

◦ Consultancy support is available to assist

Where to from here?