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Omagh Learning Community

Omagh Learning Community. Foundation Learning Analysis KS4. Community Members. Arvalee Dean Maguirc Drumragh College Omagh Academy Omagh CBS Omagh High Loreto Sacred Heart College St John’s, Dromore South West College Omagh Campus. General Context. Omagh … Semi Rural

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Omagh Learning Community

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  1. Omagh Learning Community Foundation Learning Analysis KS4

  2. Community Members • Arvalee • Dean Maguirc • Drumragh College • Omagh Academy • Omagh CBS • Omagh High • Loreto • Sacred Heart College • St John’s, Dromore • South West College Omagh Campus

  3. General Context • Omagh … Semi Rural • Declining school population • Good relationships • Area Development: Lisanelly Educational Campus • Coordinator • Agreed Service level Agreement etc • Shared Leadership: rotating chair / each principal leads a sub committee of curriculum leaders/appropriate teachers

  4. Arvalee School Perspective • Difficult to establish a role • Arvalee does not have the resources to support schools in SEN through the context the OLC • Pilots attempted and ventures ongoing • Offering Training etc • At times constant A Level Discussion etc • The Paradigm • How do I look at my role? • How will the focus benefit Arvalee pupils?

  5. Summary • EF Context • OLC Vision Context • Agreed pathway • FL Development in England • Agreed frames of reference • Sub committee: • Audit issues • Agreed structure / model • Way forward

  6. Entitlement Framework Statement • ‘consider the appropriateness of the existing curricular offer and to determine how best to meet the needs of all the young people in the area …’

  7. OLC Agreed Vision • ‘access to an appropriate entitlement for all young people in the Omagh district’

  8. Omagh Learning Community: Pathway(adapted from Cumbria model)

  9. Development in England: Foundation Learning • Discussion of development in England with FL • Note www.qcda.gov.uk • Note: the Post 16 QCF model - build up credits towards a qualification • Qualifications catalogue for Foundation Learning (currently excludes CCEA Awards) • http://www.qcda.gov.uk/qualifications/29.aspx Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency

  10. Points of Reference for FL sub group • Pupil Skills/Learning needs • OLC Audit @ Year 11 • English developments in Foundation Learning / Cumbria Pathways Model • Qualification Framework Northern Ireland Level definitions • NI Curriculum/Entitlement Framework

  11. Sub Committee: Foundation Learning and SEN • Current Focus: Foundation Learning • Senco’s • Arvalee • Dean Maguirc • Drumragh • Omagh High • Sacred Heart • St John’s • South West College

  12. Issues from OLC Sub Group Meeting February 2010 • 1 or 2 pupils not achieving entry levels in each school • 1 or 2 pupils not accessing appropriate Occupational Studies / are Occupational Studies appropriate? • English and Mathematics qualification suitability • Access for pupils with SEN • Gaps in provision such as Retail

  13. Entry Level to Level 1 Definitions Qualifications Framework in UK Report 2009

  14. Focus on Entry 1 Definition • Need to review the qualifications on offer to ensure continuum is being ‘recognised’ • Need to ask if current entry levels are fit for this purpose … review specification and assessment method

  15. Foundation Learning in Omagh Learning Community KS4 2010

  16. OLC FOUNDATION LEARNING PATHWAY MODEL/STRUCTURE: KS4 Adapted from QCDA 14 Options 16 – 19 Destination Training for Success Apprentiship Special Training Education Programme Arvalee School Programme Information Advice and Guidance

  17. CURRENT FUNCTIONAL SKILLS LEARNING AREA Functional Skills Learning • Current offer @ Entry Level or Not Recognised • Mathematics • Oral Communication • English • ICT • PRIORITY • POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT

  18. CURRENT PRINCIPAL VOCATIONAL LEARNING AREAS Principal Vocational Based Learning • Current offer @ Entry Level or Not Recognised • Occupational Studies • PRIORITY • POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT

  19. Level 1: Developments 2010 / 11 • South West College Omagh Campus • Wall Tiling • Painting and Decorating • Motor Vehicle Studies • Beauty Therapy • Hospitality and Catering • NOCN ICT

  20. CURRENT LEARNING FOR LIFE AND WORK • Current offer @ Entry Level or Not Recognised • Life Skills • Transition Challenge • Learning for Life and Work • Princes Trust xl Certificate / Duke of Edinburgh Learning for Life and Work

  21. CURRENT ADDITIONAL SUBJECT LEARNING AREAS Additional Subject Based Learning • Current offer @ Entry Level or Not Recognised • Art and Design • Physical Education • Religious Education • Science

  22. Information Advice and Guidance Information Advice and Guidance • What role do Careers officers have? • What is on offer Post 16 and Post 19? • What role does Transition Planning play in linking up the curriculum Pathway? • CURRENTLY LINKING THIS INTO COURSE DEVELOPMENT

  23. Current provision at Foundation Learning Level

  24. Current provision at Foundation Learning Level

  25. Way forward? • What is the ideal Omagh Learning Community Foundation Learning offer for each pupil? • What is appropriate to develop for September? • Consider current Year 10’s

  26. Current work • Continued collaborative work • Focus on developing a Entitlement for SEN under the agreed model … • Year 11 vocational sampling course at Level 1 • Literacy / Numeracy Support Priority Skills Areas: ICT and Computing Construction and the Built Environment Electronics and Electrical Engineering Tourism and Hospitality Manufacturing Engineering Software Engineering Additional Local Skills Areas: Agriculture Retail Office Administration Beauty Therapy/Hair dressing

  27. The ultimate goal in Omagh • EVERY PUPIL WITH AN SEN IN OMAGH LEARNING COMMUNITY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE AGREED FOUNDATION LEARNING PROGRAMME NO MATTER WHAT SCHOOL THEY ATTEND.

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