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16+ Learning Choices

16+ Learning Choices. Sarah Grumball DHT Clydebank High School West Dunbartonshire Council. Widening the Curriculum. Widening the Curriculum. Background December 2008 / January 2009 Increasing numbers of young people indicating they want to return to S5

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16+ Learning Choices

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  1. 16+ Learning Choices Sarah Grumball DHT Clydebank High School West Dunbartonshire Council.

  2. Widening the Curriculum

  3. Widening the Curriculum Background • December 2008 / January 2009 • Increasing numbers of young people indicating they want to return to S5 • Looking at Leaver Destinations (S5) • WDC asking the school what might be done differently

  4. Widening the Curriculum Discussion at SMT • What should the curriculum look like for young people returning to S5? a) traditional subjects at all 3 levels b) mixture of traditional subjects & college c) traditional subjects, college and in-school awards • Decision made - C

  5. Widening the Curriculum School Situation • Leadership & Community Involvement - 2 themes for the new session Q How could we combine the need to offer an appropriate curriculum for the new S5 & our ideas on Leadership and Community Involvement? • Discussion with existing S4 & S5 young people as to what they would like.

  6. Widening the Curriculum S4 & S5 suggested a curriculum that included: • Fitness, dance, football, coaching skills • Personal finance, budgeting • DIY, cookery • First Aid • Interview skills & interview practice • CV writing • Additional qualifications for their CVs

  7. Widening the Curriculum So what do we have this session? • 2 new courses in our Senior Phase Option Choice booklet Community Involvement - Sports Leadership Lifestyle & Sports Development • Community Involvement & Sports Leadership * Funding registration paid for through police contact sports coaching - Active Schools * Term 2/3 young people will be using their skills to work with associated primary schools

  8. Widening the Curriculum Lifestyle & Sports Development • 24 young people – 10 indicated that they would be leaving at Christmas (only 4 left) • 6 periods a week with 1 session a double period • What do they do? * Team building * Communication skills * Health & Wellbeing * Personal Finance

  9. Widening the Curriculum • Still a need to find providers for employability skills • Forward Training * Goal setting * Career matching * Individual needs * Work ethics * Identification of transferable skills * Interview techniques * Interview practice • Now we have Space Unlimited involved with the group

  10. Widening the Curriculum By April 2010 this group of young people will be able to enhance their CVs, college application or UCAS form with: • range of employability skills • a personal finance qualification • First Aid certificate • experience from Space Unlimited of a real life project * decision making * challenging thinking * enquiry * life skills * self awareness

  11. Widening the Curriculum Thoughts to date: • The group of young people we are working with need variety • School capacity is limited • Timetable structures should be revisited • Advice on Senior Phase Option Choices • School staff need: * introductions to potential providers and * pointers as to where we should be looking for support and advice * to be able to network • Partnership training

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