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High quality Phase 2. Wednesday 6 March. High quality phase 2 - an overview. Introduction: Contract content for phase 2, linking this to NCS ethos and some general principles of high quality outdoor adventurous activity programmes
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High quality Phase 2 Wednesday 6 March UNCLASSIFIED
High quality phase 2 - an overview Introduction:Contract content for phase 2, linking this to NCS ethos and some general principles of high quality outdoor adventurous activity programmes Keynote speech :CEO Institute for Outdoor Learning Andy Robinson Experience : Delivering NCS from a phase 2 providers perspective Gill Jones, Lindley Educational Trust Activity:Sharing thoughts, experiences and ideas. Summary:Q&A session and round up
NCS ethos – principles for a high quality programme • Social Mixing • Challenge • Increased responsibility and independence • Reflection • Social Action • Inspiration
What does the contract say about phase 2? • 5 days / 4 nights: At least 1 hours travel from home • Activities:Should be structured and challenging to push young people out of their comfort zone and facilitate positive team working and social interaction • Guided reflection: Integrated throughout to facilitate personal and social development • Team bonding and leadership skills:
Andy Robinson Institute for Outdoor Learning
The Institute for Outdoor Learning Charitable aims Membership profile Structure Activities Institute for Outdoor Learning www.outdoor-learning.org
Comfort Zones & Reflection Do one thing everyday that scares you Eleanor Roosevelt If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must man be of learning from experience George Bernard Shaw
The heart of outdoor learning Effective reflective practice Cultivating self-awareness in self and others Making assumptions explicit Developing all 4 intelligences ; PQ, EQ, IQ & SQ DANGER All too easy to ‘lose sight off’ in an activity packed programme
Ensuring reflection Programme content & style Management systems & processes Trainer training & selection
Gill Jones Lindley Educational trust
Helping to raise aspirations for the phase 2 provision • Activities should be challenging, appropriate and stimulate learning • Guided reflection throughout will help identify lessons learned
Helping to raise aspirations for the phase 2 provision • Activity instructors stay with their team • Activity instructors have experience of working with 16/17 year olds • Activity instructors hold a range of qualifications