Electrical and
Electronic
Engineering
Sharing good practice
A Grade 1 Centre.
What is the vision?
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The Learner – We will put the learner at the centre
of everything we do.
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Quality – We will deliver the highest possible
quality in all we do
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Impact – We will achieve the highest possible
impact we can on the economic and social
wellbeing of individual learners and on Belfast and
the region.
Who does it ?
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Staff in the Centre working WITH the
students.
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Centre Managers – Paul Stewart, Alan
Edgar, Alan Serplus.
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Programme Area Manager – Felix Hagan
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Support from Directorate and Senior
manager for STEM
How is it done?
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Staff ethos & expertise
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Management of the Centres
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Curriculum Development, Delivery and Enrichment.
Pastoral Care. Careers Advice.
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Links with Industry
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Industry standard equipment.
Staff Ethos and Expertise
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Built up over a number of years
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Appointment strategy – Industrial experience and
specialist knowledge e.g. - maths taught by engineers
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Staff allowed to develop their own subject areas
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Staff encouraged to make subjects highly practical
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Staff workroom re-designed to foster informal and cooperative working.
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Continual updating of Qualifications / Expertise.
Management of Centres
o Standard Course Blackboard (BB) Sites
o Joint Centre BB site with team meetings,
meeting schedules and timetables all available
o Course Portfolio via BB with Standard with
templates that build towards SER Review and
eti inspections.
o Development & Delivery of Cross modular
assignments.
Curriculum development,
delivery and Enrichment.
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Importance of “stretch” and “challenge”
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Project Based Learning - Learning by doing. Eg
Embedded systems project board.
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Each student – own toolkit.
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VLE extensively used. On line testing eg Maths.
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Enrichment – ICT, Soldering, Further Maths.
“Gen-set”
Controller
Andrew
McAteer
(F G Wilson)
Pastoral Care and eISLA
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Staff try to identify with students.
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Early intervention of support resources.
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Career paths emphasised during lessons.
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Specialist career days and visiting lecturers.
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Student encouraged have aims and set goals.
Industry Standard Equipment
Links with Industry
In Summary..........
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Centre Ethos
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Broad range of Expertise
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Learning by doing – PBL
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Career Development and Pastoral Care.
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Strong active Commercial and Industrial
Links