16+ Learning Choices Risk Matrix Workshop Location Date

1. 16+ Learning ChoicesRisk Matrix WorkshopLocationDate Aileen Goodall Angie Watson Gerry Geoghegan

2. 16+ Learning ChoicesLocal Authorities Data Management • Working with partners, notably schools and SDS, to ensure robust data management systems and procedures to facilitate tracking and monitoring of individual young people; and to inform service design and delivery • Working with partners to evaluate the impact of 16+ Learning Choices on young people • Working with SDS to review/renew Data Access Agreements and that relevant staff understand the scope of the Agreements

3. 16+ Learning ChoicesSchools • Schools are at the heart of sustainable delivery of 16+ Learning Choices since they are the primary partner for delivering learning during the Senior Phase, and for supporting young people into positive destinations.

4. 16+ Learning ChoicesSchools • Schools will wish to work in partnership with other providers and support organisations to ensure a sufficiently diverse range of opportunities for the young people who opt to stay in school beyond age 16.

5. 16+ Learning ChoicesSchools • They will also want to build on existing post-16 transition planning, working closely with SDS and others, including parents and carers, to ensure systematic approaches to help young people make and take up their preferred learning choices.

6. 16+ Learning ChoicesSchools School responsibilities include: Learning Provision • Working with partners to develop and deliver a diverse curriculum with opportunities for progression in the Senior Phase • Providing predicted S4-S6 achievement and assessment results to local authorities and SDS to inform the planning of future post-16 provision

7. 16+ Learning ChoicesSchools School responsibilities include: Support for Young People • Ensuring nominated lead responsibility for 16+ Learning Choices within the school • Ensuring that school staff understand the principles and purpose of 16+ Learning Choices and communicate its relevance to young people and their parents and carers

8. 16+ Learning ChoicesSchools School responsibilities include: Support for Young People • Working with SDS and other professional services to provide support for those most at risk of not having an offer • Joint action with SDS on key dates (eg prelim results, SQA results days, UCAS acceptances) to confirm provisional offers and to give additional support to those choosing an alternative route in light of their results

9. 16+ Learning ChoicesSchools School responsibilities include: Support for Young People • Notifying SDS of young people not taking up intended S5 or S6 places, and leaving during, or at the end of S5 or S6

10. 16+ Learning ChoicesSchools School responsibilities include: Data Management • Early identification of all young people eligible to leave school across S3-S6, with added attention to those likely to leave at their first opportunity and those at risk of not having an offer • Reviewing/renewing – at agreed intervals – Data Access Agreements (DAAs) with SDS; ensuring staff understand the scope of the Agreements

11. 16+ Learning ChoicesSchools School responsibilities include: Data Management • Supporting SDS to gather and analyse information on young people’s intended post-16 destination and using this to shape the Senior Phase curriculum and to develop strategies for improving staying-on rates and positive transitions • Maintaining up-to-date information on offers received by young people and sharing information with SDS, including offers of a place in S5 and S6

12. 16+ Learning ChoicesSchools School responsibilities include: Data Management • Ensuring that Transition Planning Forms for young people with identified additional support needs are shared with post-16 partners to support progression • Supporting the SLDR • Completing the School Leaver Form and sharing agreed data with SDS

13. 16+ Learning ChoicesSchools What is the Risk Matrix? What is it for? Why do we need it? How does it work? How does it help the pupil? How does it help the professionals? How does it improve what we are already doing? How much time will it take to use? Why, when, where and How will I use it? What are you asking us to do now?

14. 16+ Learning ChoicesSchools Discuss and Report: What are the Guidance Teacher responsibilities following on from all this with regard to • Learning Provision • Support for Young People • Data Management

15. 16+ Learning ChoicesSchools Discuss and Report: What are the benefits and advantages of using the Risk Matrix with regard to achieving positive outcomes for • Pupils • Schools • The Authority • The Government

16. 16+ Learning Choices Curriculum for Excellence • SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS • CONFIDENT INDIVIDUALS • RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS • EFFECTIVE CONTRIBUTORS • 16 +LC supports all young people into positive and sustained destinations

17. 16+ Learning Choices End of Presentation Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. It is the only thing that ever has. Many thanks for your participation today.

18. 16+ Learning Choices Graph/Table 1: SLDR 2010/11 destination overview

19. 16+ Learning Choices Graph/Table 2: Local Authority Comparison to Scotland

20. 16+ Learning Choices Graph 5: Other Destination Trends 2001 – 2011

21. 16+ Learning Choices Graph 23: Individual Circumstances of those Unemployed NOT Seeking

22. 16+ Learning Choices End of Presentation Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. It is the only thing that ever has. Many thanks for your participation today.