Building Capacity
Planning for the senior phase
Curriculum For Excellence
Broad
General
Education
Senior phase
Developing since 2008/9
‘learning beyond the walls of the school”
Why?
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Promoting choice, challenge and enjoyment
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Meeting the needs of learners
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Independent learning
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Developing the ‘softer skills’
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Give them the best chance – times are tough with
reduced opportunities and increased competition!
Skills Development Scotland
Ayr College
ASDA
STEP
Open University
South Ayrshire Council
Volunteer South – Ayrshire
CLD
Business links e.g. GE CAL, Gordon Murray Architects
Curriculum for Excellence
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S3
Final year of the
Broad General
Education
More
Personalisation &
Choice/ Depth /
Progression
Senior Phase
Year 1
2013-14
Senior phase - structure for 2013-14
S5/6 – 5 columns
S4 – 7 certificated options
S1-S3 BGE– including S3 learning options
Senior phase
Consideration of structure for 2015-16?
Unified S4/5/6 – 6 options
S1-S3 BGE– including S3 learning options
Collegiate approach to planning across all schools
Headteachers’ Strategic Leadership Forum
Harmonised secondary school timetables – 33 periods
Developing a South Ayrshire Learning Campus
Travel columns: Tuesday/Thursday pm & Wednesday/Friday pm
Curriculum for Excellence in SAC
Developing our senior phase – S4 – S6
Opportunities for blended learning
University
School
Vocational
(flexible)
Community
College
Examples
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“Get an HE headstart with YASS”
MCMC Strategy groups
ASDA– S5/6
Open University YASS – S6
Work Experience/Work shadowing
Community Involvement/Volunteering
Ayr College courses e.g Psychology/Skills for Work/HN units
CLD – Peer Educator programme
Duke of Edinburgh
Certification/Recognition of Achievement
e.g. SQA/Saltire Award/Youth Achievement Award/DoE/ASDAN
Employability programme – Work Out!
Aims
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To provide a challenging and enjoyable
programme of vocational experience
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To deliver the programme across a range of
vocational areas.
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To provide links and pathways which will
encourage progression onto training, further
education or employment.
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To facilitate the achievement of nationally
recognised awards.
Work Out
Benefits For Pupils:
 High Quality Work-Related Learning
 Additional Relevant Qualifications
 Build knowledge and understanding of the
workplace, what employers may expect of
them and what they should expect from
employment.
 Work Reference/Possible Job
Accreditation
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Personal Development
Self and Work Intermediate 1
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Skills for Customer Care Intermediate 1
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Core Skills
Working with Others Intermediate 1
Prestwick Academy
Options available 2012-13
Use of GLOW
Developing essential skills
Blended learning – case study
Chloe, S5
• ASDA, 1 day per week during November
City & Guilds award – ‘Introduction to Retail’
December 2012 - assessment
• Ayr College - ‘step into learning programme’
• School based learning
Developing essential skills
Blended learning – case studies
Scott, S6
• Community learning – Southcraig Campus,
SQA award, Int 2 Community Involvement plus a Saltire award
• School based learning – 4 Highers
(RMPS, Geo, Philosophy, English)
• Community – Peer Educator,
Youth Achievement Platinum award, scqf level 7
Developing essential skills
Blended learning – case study
Eilidh, S6
• Open University: Young Applicants in School Scheme
• Work shadowing – Council Lawyer–
8 weeks – 2 afternoons per week,
• School based learning: 2 Ad H plus 1 H
• Community – Peer Educator,
Youth Achievement Platinum award, SCQF level
7
Prestwick Academy
What’s next?
Further planning
and developing
capacity to meet
the needs of
learners.