Senior Phase Workshop
Glasgow
13th March 2014
Workshop Presenters:
Kenny McKeown, QIO;
Tracey Stewart, QIO;
Teresa Little, DHT Braeview Academy
Aim of Session
To explore how Dundee City Council
Education Department, with partners,
enhances senior phase provision through
consortia arrangements
Supporting Pathways into Positive Destinations
Delivery of Advanced
Highers - City Campus
Senior
Phase
Partner
Consortia
Baccalaureate –
Interdisciplinary project
Senior Phase Provision D&A College/In-school
Employer
Programmes
Building skills for life, learning and work through different contexts
Delivery of Advanced Highers - City Campus/Consortia
Arrangements
• Partnership with University of Dundee and Abertay
University – established in 2011, evaluated and revised
2012
• Core subjects – Maths, English, History, Modern Studies,
Geography, Modern Languages, Business Management,
Accounting
• Pupils attend 2 afternoons per week – Tues/Thurs
• Independent Travel
• Mobile Teachers
• Benefits/Challenges
• School Consortia Arrangements
Scottish Baccalaureate – Interdisciplinary Project
• Delivered in partnership with Abertay and Dundee Universities, D&A
College and employers supporting projects in Sciences, Languages,
Social Sciences and Expressive Arts
• Academic Tutors
• Induction Programme
• Joint Assessment and Quality Assurance
• Offered as stand alone option for S6 – extending choice
• UCAS Applications
• Work Experience
• Quest Scotland
• Modern Apprenticeships
• Employer Programmes
Senior Phase Provision - D&A College/In-school
• Evolution of model for senior phase
• Inclusive rather than deficit model
• S4-S6 with opportunities for progression/HNC
• In-school provision
How a School Manages This Provision
Challenges and Solutions
Challenges
• Provision at all levels
• Progression routes
• Impact on courses in school
• Course choice procedures and timetabling
The way forward
Provision at all levels & Progression Routes
• City Campus and Consortia arrangements for
Advanced Higher pupils (some Highers)
• College provision through D & A College and
DCC partnership
• Courses provided in school through D & A
College, SkillForce and Braeview Academy.
• Links with local employers
The way forward
Impact on classes in school & timetabling
• Regular meetings with the partner providers, staff who
manage the curriculum and timetablers
• Earlier course choice procedures
• Timetable partnership arrangements.
LEVEL
A
B
C
D
ADV. HIGHER
HIGHER
NATIONAL 4
F
City Campus
English
Classical Studies
Mathematics
Music
Business Management
Computing
Dance & Aesthetics
History
Physics
SKILLFORCE
Employability Skills and PE
First Aid qualifications RMPS
for Xmas leavers
NATIONAL 5
E
English
Classical Studies
Mathematics
Accounting
Music
Travel & Tourism
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Geography
History
Modern Studies
RMPS
Business Management
Computing
Dance & Aesthetics
History
Practical Metalworking
Physics
PE
RMPS
English (S4)
Mathematics (S4)
English
Mathematics
Mathematics (S4)
English (S4)
Practical
Metalworking*
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Geography
History
NATIONAL 3 Modern Studies
RMPS
National 3
Sciences
Vocational Taster Courses
Horticulture, Construction,
Catering, Employability Skills
Administration
Art
Human Biology
Computing
Design & Manufacture
German
Geography
Photography
Art
Chemistry
Drama
Dance & Aesthetics
PE
Graphic Communication
Modern Studies
Music
COLLEGE COURSE
1 period PSHE
2 periods PE/
ENRICHMENT
1 period English
1 period Maths
Administration
Art
Biology
Computing
Design & Manufacture
French
Geography
German
PE
Dance & Aesthetics
COSMETOLOGY
Art
Business Management
Cake Decorating
Chemistry
Drama
Dance & Aesthetics
PE
Graphic Communication
Modern Studies
Music
COLLEGE COURSE
Art
Cake Decorating
Computing
Practical Woodworking
History
Music
Physics
Administration
Art
Biology
Computing
Design & Manufacture
French
PE
Dance & Aesthetics
COSMETOLOGY
Business Management
Chemistry
Drama
Graphic Communication
Hospitality
Modern Studies
Music (Nat 4 only)
PE
Art
ASDAN
Practical Woodworking
Computing
Physics
Hospitality
History
Music (Nat 4/3)
COLLEGE COURSE
MOTOR VEHICLE
MAINTENTANCE
Pupil Evaluation
All groups
• Develops their self confidence
• Increased belief in themselves and their future
• Supported their transition into a Positive Destination
including further or Higher Education
College and vocational courses in school
• Increased awareness of employment opportunities
Vocational Courses in school and SkillForce
• Pupils engaged in school
• Increased aspiration
Future Considerations
• Accommodating an increase in
numbers across the Senior Phase
• Quality Assurance of Learners’
Experiences
• Capitalising on projected labour
market intelligence