bryntirion comprehensive school key skills development project 2006-2007 learning self improvement...
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Bryntirion Comprehensive School
Key Skills Development Project
2006-2007
Learning Self Improvement Skills
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Project AimDescription of projectWork to dateWork to be doneIssues/ConcernsExpected outcomes
Project Aim
To support individual learners in the identification and development of their key skills in their curriculum, through the use of a learning coach/form tutor. All six key skills will be developed at the appropriate level for individual learner.
Description of project
Project focus altered and refined with aid of key skills consultant;Explore how a Learning Coach or Form
tutor would offer support and guidance for key skills by structuring 1:1 tutorials using IOLP standards as a foundation.
Description of project
Two groups of students involved:
1. 8 KS 5 students who are studying for vocational qualifications with a partner special school. (group working with Learning Coach)
2. 40 KS 4 students who are studying citizenship and aiming for the WBQ qualification. (group working with form tutors and citizenship teachers)
Work to date
Training for learning coach Learning coach starts working with students
(communication) KS 4 targets set (not linked to IOLP standards) Met with key skills consultant KS 5 students start ‘working with others’ Staff training for KS 4 form tutors (intro to IOLP
and using information from the progress file)
Work to date
Students, with guidance from learning coach, use working with others templates to help them organise fund raising activity.
Work to date
‘Pink Day’
Some portfolios of evidence for level 2 working with others will come out of this activity.
Students raised over £800 for the chosen charities.
Work to date
Study Skills seminar run by outside agency – maximise. Evaluation question – after today, what changes will you make in your
life?
Set myself targets and stick to them
Better target setting and be more confident
I will put my targets up next to my mirror
To do targets and
complete them Try to keep to my
targets and set more
Set myself targets and put them on the wall where I can see
them everyday
Work to be done
Develop IOLP documentation within school for staff to include; Role of learning coach Role of the form tutor
Project for KS 4 students. Targets set for KS 5 students, based on review of
activities completed to date, and follow through IOLP cycle.
Staff training (form tutors, learning coach & citizenship tutors) in relation to IOLP documentation.
Refine IOLP documentation. Set targets for KS 4 students following review.
Issues/Concerns
Ideally project would have been started earlier. Delay in announcement meant that systems
already in place for September could not be changed (whole school target setting process).
KS 5 students - will they still be here? Do they have the confidence to present?
Links with partner school – developing the skills they need.
As always – paperwork and key skills.
Expected Outcomes
Resources for supporting the form tutor/learning coach to mentor students through the development of key skills using IOLP standards as a foundation;
sample portfolios of work; case study on the use of the learning coach to develop
key skills; case study of working in partnership to develop and
accredit key skills between a mainstream and special school.