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Accreditation and Young People with Special Needs. Moving forward together to ensure that every learner fulfils his or her full potential Shirley Jones and Marbeth Wilson. Scoping Exercise - ETI. To map out current learning pathways for young people with SEN in special and mainstream schools
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Accreditation and Young People with Special Needs Moving forward together to ensure that every learner fulfils his or her full potential Shirley Jones and Marbeth Wilson
Scoping Exercise - ETI • To map out current learning pathways for young people with SEN in special and mainstream schools • To identify an accreditation framework to support and enable young people to transition successfully and progress to further education and training
Policy Context • The Education and Skills Authority • Every School a Good School • The Entitlement Framework • Area Based Planning • Qualifications and Credit Framework • The review of Special Education and the Inclusion agenda
Department of Education • “A course should consist of an extended period of learning which leads to a quality assured award from a professional body which is independent of the school/centre” and • “a process of developing and assessing specific knowledge and/or understanding and/or skills which will enable the young person to deal with opportunities and challenges in life.”
Special Needs Reference Group • “The need for progression, coherence, flexibility in size and level suited to the needs of learners” and • “a strong emphasis on recognition of achievement within a framework of approved qualifications.”
Progression to Further and Training • Age appropriate and build on the accreditation provided in Special and Mainstream Schools; • Curriculum offers should focus on employability, independent living and life skills; • High expectations, appropriate pace and challenge; • Opportunities for achievement within and across levels (horizontal as well as vertical progression)
Marbeth Wilson Park School’s Accreditation Journey...
Moving Forward In small groups consider: • What you and your school need to do to put in place, or develop further, appropriate learning pathways for your pupils? and • What needs to be done to facilitate this journey for all?