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Fit for Work. Paul Walters Deb Lewis Phil McVay. Why Physical Education?. Sports Based learning offers a meaningful and rewarding pathway to both employment and formal education from engagement in basic skills right up to degree level studies. Professor Rosie Meek Teeside University
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Fit for Work Paul Walters Deb Lewis Phil McVay
Why Physical Education? Sports Based learning offers a meaningful and rewarding pathway to both employment and formal education from engagement in basic skills right up to degree level studies. Professor Rosie Meek Teeside University A.Champion & S. Klier Prison Education trust Fit for release 2012
Our Aims • Provide skills for the workplace • Provide a pathway for resettlement into the community • Provide a Healthier workplace • Provide evidence of progression, achievement & learning for those who otherwise would not have the opportunity
Overview of fit for Work 5 Separate modules • Improving Performance & productivity • Self Management • Motivation and Goal settings • Healthy Lives • Practical Leadership
Overview of fit for Work • Each module run in mornings • First half classroom based • Second half practical • Prisoners can attend 1-5 modules per week – earn while they learn • Each module takes approximately 10 PE sessions and a further three educational sessions
Overview of fit for Work • They are expected to complete a witten booklet and carryout practical work to achieve a local qualification. • Complete an educational unit based on their PE work for an accredited qualification e.g Level 1 Employability Skills Creative thinking project work Working with colleagues
Overcoming Problems/ Engaging Vulnerable Prisoners • Changed Core Day Programme • Persuading Management & other depts • Needs analysis • Self promotion • Pilot groups • Content • Inbuilt flexibility • Fluidity • initial resistance • responding to feedback • months of word of mouth • hand picked for success • differentiation • time on our side
Key Benefits/ Outcomesmeasures of success • Before we can measure success, we have to know where we are starting from • Are we meeting our aims • Evidence of progression • Acknowledging the intangibles - hidden success
PE Pathway Vulnerable/Disengaged Poor Attitudes/History Lacking skills/ Evidence of skills Referrals by: Self OMU Staff Fit for Work Modules 1 to 5 Local Accredited Qualifications Offending Behaviour Programmes Education Workshops Improved Resettlement Dynamic Security Re-categorisation Trust Family Relationships Ties Improved Respect Confidence Validation Respect Behaviour