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Critical success factors. At centre of educational developments in Wales. Provides a powerful network of centres and support structures. Promotes skills. Promotes inclusion, retention and achievement. Promotes parity of esteem between academic & vocational qualifications. Growth in WBQ. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Critical success factors
At centre of educational developments in Wales
Promotes parity of esteem between academic & vocational qualifications
Promotes skills
Promotes inclusion, retention and achievement
Provides a powerful network of centres and support structures
Growth in WBQ
Results 2011
Number % of entry
Advanced Core 7824 94.0 %
Diploma 7550 90.7 %
Intermediate Core 5168 87.5 %
Diploma 4847 82.0 %
Foundation Core 2541 86.7 %
Diploma 2417 82.5 %
Total Core 15533 90.5%
Diploma 14814 86.3%
Characteristics of a Baccalaureate
• broad and balanced curriculum• compulsory core offering common experience plus
optional elements/traditional subjects• parity between academic & vocational qualifications• emphasis on skills, independent learning, innovative
learning• qualification for admission to higher education,
employment and foundation for life
Curriculum Framework
Welsh Baccalaureate core
Options - range of current
qualifications
Foundation, Intermediate & Advanced Levels
Each student has a personal tutor or learning coach
• Advanced WBQ Diploma
= 120 UCAS points
in addition to Option points• Intermediate WBQ Diploma
= approx 3 A* - C grade GCSEs• Foundation WBQ Diploma
= approx 3 D - G grade GCSEs
What is the Welsh Bac worth?
•Funding now a matter for the local authority
•Previously post 16 (over 2 years) was based on NPFS system and worth c £550 per year*
•Pump prime delivery and planning funding pre-16 is no longer available
*Key Skills = 36 CEUs (3 could be claimed each year)Core = 9 CEUs ( 4.5 each year)Total = 45 x £25.04 = £1126.8 (£563.40 each year)
What about funding?
•96% received a WBQ offer from at least one of their 5 choices’ (Head of 6th Form, 2010)
HE & WBQ
Total courses
Acceptableon own
Acceptable in combination
Notacceptable
UK 20,881 16,069 4,659 153
WALES 2,809 2,220 586 3
What about universities?
Work by the UCAS Research Team, analysed a sample of over 600 Welsh Bac students who applied through UCAS for entry to HEIs in 2006. The Welsh Bac applicants showed a number of positive characteristics.
•Welsh Bac applicants demonstrated a higher success rate in the UCAS main scheme• Better A level performance.
(Abi Titley, UCAS)
CHALLENGES FOR NEW CENTRES
DELIVERY OF THE WBQ PRESENTS A CONSIDERABLE CHALLENGE
- Staffing/expertise
- Timetabling
- Resources
- Training
- Cost
- Apathy
- Reform fatigue
- Conservative culture & defence of the status quo
PUTTING TOGETHER A WBQ TEAM
WBQ CO-ORDINATOR
TUTOR/MENTORS
SENIOR MANAGEMENT
LINK
SPECIALISTS
ADMIN SUPPORT
KEY SKILLS COORDINATOR
(KS4/5 separate)
(KS4/5 separate)
Core team meetings - once a week
Regular meetings with learning coaches
REGULAR MEETINGS
ROLE OF PERSONAL TUTOR/LEARNING COACH IS KEY
Tutors guide students through the Welsh Baccalaureate
Surgery style interviews
Students entitled to 30 minutes each half term
SPREADING THE WORD
• Students
• Teachers
• Parents
• Local community
• HE
• Collaboration
EVALUATION
• Senior managers review provision
• Progression• Completion
‘WBQ provides excellent preparation for success in HE.’
Aberystwyth Uni.
‘You get life skills from the WBQ. It makes you more confident as a person’ (Nick, student)
‘The WBQ has developed a number of the employability skills that employers have asked for’. David Rosser, Director CBI in Wales
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExWfh6sGyso