FamilyLearning

Promoting Wellbeing

Strengthen Delivery of Extended Services

Widen Cultural Horizons

Social & Economic

Regeneration

The Key Priorities

Extended Services Work Plan

Our Vision

to ensure the Academy, in partnership with our cluster of schools and community centres, offers a range of activities that ‘enrich, educate and enable children and the communities to live healthier, happier and fulfilling lives’

• We have developed an Extended Services plan to be delivered by all of the schools

• Embed the plan into our schools curriculum and for staff to take ownership

• Involving the headteachers and identifying key staff and coordinators to implement the key priorities to actually support delivery the components

Integrating Extended Services

How we evaluate

1. Summary of impact from activity leaders2. Individual impact evaluation forms from attendees3. Feedback each fortnight on the progress of the activities

For All Groups• Provide coordinated provision• Remove barriers to learning for all learners from different cultures• Devise and develop learning programmes to include skills for employment and

community life• Link non-engaged learners into basic education classes• Improve achievement and attainment in literacy, Numeracy and ICT• Provide basic skills support whilst undertaking other courses• Expand provision and access for delivery of basic skills strategy

How our vision will impact on our community

For Families• Provide Skills for Life learning opportunities for parents and carers through

family learning, family literacy, Numeracy and ICT

For Carers• Learning activities and opportunities to be offered to a Carers group• Carers to be made aware of the basic skills needs of their dependant

For Older People• Develop self confidence of learners to be able to learn new skills

through either directed or self directed study

For People with Disabilities• Develop a varied programme for students with learning difficulties,

mental health needs or those with sensory impairment.

For People in Employment• Raise levels of literacy and numeracy in the workplace• Improve the number of people achieving qualifications• Instil ethos of lifelong learning into employees

For Unemployed• Remove barriers and enable people to 'move on' into training,

education and employment• Develop new recruitment practices• Provide services that support the ethos of local people into local jobs

How our vision will impact on our community

How the key priorities

impact

Mapping the impact

How the staff can

make a difference

Integrating the

Framework

Supporting the Newly Arrived FamiliesSupport the newly arrived and ‘hard to reach’ by employing a Family Support Adviser for Newly Arrived Families.

20 hours a week – term time + 4 weeks from January 2012

The Adviser will set up a range of classes and courses to support lone parents, unemployed and BME groups as per the requirements identified by the Academy and Local Authority

1 Family Learning

To engage parents in their children’s learning and to provide enrichment activities for families

Curriculum Awareness Courses for FamiliesLiteracy4Life awareness activities each termSkills for Life classes within the L4L suite of classrooms linked to above programme for parents / families

Helping with Homework ClassesWeekly drop in advice sessions to support families The classes will be for parents to help their children

1 Family Learning

To engage parents in their children’s learning so that they can support them through offering a wide range of workshops and enrichment activities

Provide Family Enrichment ActivitiesA variety of workshops and family enrichment activities to involve all family members

e.g. extracurricular sporting activities such as climbing walls, ice skating and snowboarding, street surfing,

1 Family Learning

To engage parents in their children’s learning so that they can support them through offering a wide range of workshops and enrichment activities

Promote road safety for Post 16 students / families.Provide training and information prior to applying for a provisional driving licence.

Gardening ProjectWork with contractors to maintain and landscape gardens at the Academy, primary schools and local community Centres.Students forum to decide how best to support a community project Survey parents regarding how the area might be landscaped. Science Department to assist students in the identification of suitable plants. etc.

1 Family Learning

To engage parents in their children’s learning so that they can support them through offering a wide range of workshops and enrichment activities

Family Residential Courses Plas Gwynant Field Centre, Frank Chapman Centre, Ingestre Hall includes 2 activities during the weekend + full board facilities.

1 Engage in Children’s LearningTo engage parents in their children’s learning so that they can support them through offering a wide range of workshops and enrichment activities.

Holiday clubs To run a series of clubs for families over the Easter / Summer period to include ICT, English, Mathematics, Science and Art 2 day activity 1 day classroom based The day will focus on Numeracy / Literacy and Science

Summer School at the Academy for Y7Save the World Theme Include visit to Dudley Zoo for families

Parenting ClassesChildren’s Centre staff / community groups help identify parents who are willing to be referred onto the Triple P/ Changes behaviour management programmeHow to cope with adolescenceTriple P ProgrammeFamily SEAL 6 week course. Social and emotional learning run in partnership with Academies

1 Support for families in the home and at the Academy

Family Learning Networks Support parents in developing their own forums. Provides a forum for consultation and allow for parent / student

e.g. ‘Tea and talk’ programmes Weekly family groups linked to helping children to learn programmes / workshops.‘One Stop Shop’ advice Information put onto Family Portal of the Learning Gateway. Give external access to the Learning Gateway across the community

1 Support for families in the home and at the Academy

A range of communication services to be put in place The Family Portal, email access and text messaging.

Continually update and support the Family Portal

Introduce on-line Parents Booking Form

1 Improved family communications

Summer Event – ‘Olympic Torch through Smethwick’ Theme

Showcase the Arts and Culture in the communityA Multicultural music and sporting eventEncourage people to share in and celebrate differences by enjoying sports arts music and dancing, together. Faith trail and procession

Cultural diversity workshops via sports / arts / music / drama / dance in preparation for the show

2 Widening Cultural Horizons The Arts - Understanding of diverse cultures in Smethwick

Multi-faith Celebrations .Organise events to celebrate festivals for countries in the world Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish Muslim Sikh. Black History Month, Chinese

Community PerformancesArrange for the Academy dance / music students to perform regularly at community events in Sandwell and the wider area.

2 Widening Cultural Horizons The Arts - Understanding of diverse cultures in Smethwick

2 Arts PerformancesThe Arts specialism at SCA will be used to enhance teaching and learning and raising achievement across the curriculum

Arts / sport / music / drama / dance workshops in preparation for the show e.g. Wrap Poetry, street dance, steel pans, Bhangra, music & drama workshops to support summer event

Film / theatre Club After school clubs / visits for students to theatre / cinemaSet the scenePopcorn counter style machine; Candyfloss machine; variety of framed posters

2 Wider Opportunities through after school clubs

Book ClubsSet up ‘book clubs’ for students and families. Set up a new library system on the Learning Platform so families can borrow books

Purchase ‘e-books’ i.e. Kindles for lunchtime and after school group reading Links with primary schools and community groups participating in film club

Games clubsA variety of board games available – safe, secure environment – before and after school

Chess sets, Monopoly, Cluedo, Card games (bridge) for older studentsDominoes (volunteers from local Church of Living God) teach students at lunchtimes

2 Wider Opportunities through after school clubs

Media Workshops

Video ProductionProvide Media Workshops in the communitye.g. video production 3 day workshop - script and filmThe aim is to provide pupils with the fundamental skills and knowledge of each production stage before making a short film.

2 Provide a number of Arts Activities

Radio Station Establish on-line radio station across the cluster and wider community Train staff and students. incorporating – preparation skills, scripting, delivery, practice broadcasting, technical support Work with students on week days and Saturdays

Graffiti Artist to work with students Give the students an opportunity to develop their skills in a different media . A skilled graffiti artist will be used to develop the ideas that a group has designed and developed over the series of creative workshops in preparation for the fashion show. Back cloth and stage design.

We would like to negotiate locally to establish that some of the final work features prominently in the local community. We envisage a sort of “Banksy” meets Smethwick effect. Fashion ShowWorkshops on fashion design, street clothing and other techniques – business links – Screen printing and making fabrics into garments for fashion show Organise a Fashion show at the Bullring Centre.

2 Provide a number of Arts Activities

2 Use outreach facilities to provide a different learning environment to help raise academic attainment.

Provide a number of arts, environment and sports based evening / weekend holiday schemes. Classes led by qualified instructors and teachers in the specialist studios

Enterprise Days. Careers-focussed workshops for work experience or university interviews for year 10/11 and post sixteen.

Gifted and Talented Enterprise Day. Event to be held in February half term Year groups taking part in the event 9, 10 and 11. Sixth form students to be used to support the activity and to act as mentors to the students. Delivery of day supported by Business Consultants from Time2Resources and James McQuillan a former contestant on the TV programme The Apprentice. The day will be based around the Olympic values and in particular inspiration.

3 Promotion of social and economic regeneration

3 Offer a range of support for adults who need to improve their skills (BME and lone parents)

Adult Learning through Variety of Experiencese.g. Numeracy and Literacy through art workshops

Art and Numeracy – a series of practical workshops to develop students’ knowledge of the links between art and numeracy and to further understanding of shape, form and geometry.

To provide opportunities for parents to improve own qualifications and access employment

3 Offer a range of support for adults who need to improve their skills (BME and lone parents)

Enterprise Related WorkshopsCommunity centres to provide training in Food Hygiene for their staff to allow the work of the centres to provide finger buffets for meetings at their centres. This will generate a demand from service users / clients who attend the centres for ESOL Numeracy / literacy to obtain qualifications in this course.

Short taster ‘soft skills’ courses e.g. Hair and Beauty, Nail Art , Mendhi Art Card making, art and craft activities, jewellery making, sewing and pattern making

3 Set up a Bursary Fund To give those without power a voice and access to resources and decision-making

The fund will be divided into 3 parts:

1. Gifted and Talented Bursary £5,0002. Enterprise Fund £5,0003. Community engagement / Family Learning £5,000

3 To establish a Student Council - A Smethwick Forum for young people and parents.

Establish a community board

Student Council role established to administer the funding To ensure new and desired activities are being commissioned in the Smethwick community - both children and parents consulted

4 Promoting Wellbeing Children and parents will be better informed about healthy choices

Workshops to Promote Healthy Lifestyles To include health advice, healthy eating, first aid for the home, smoking cessation classes, free health checks in the community. To work in partnership with Sandwell Leisure Trust and Children Centres.

Use community centres to help deliver e.g. Healthy eating workshops at Dorothy Parkes Cafe.

Healthy Eating ResearchFamilies involved (in and after school) with the research / production of a Healthy Eating Recipe book from around the world.Local Chef from restaurant to launch the Recipe Book at demonstration and tasting evening.

Lads and Dads classes e.g. 10 week cooking course

Management of Obesity Classes for studentsA range of activities to counter declining fitness levels – information and advices fitness activities dance - trampolining.

4 Promoting Wellbeing Children and parents will be better informed about healthy choices

Living Skills classes Provide classes for adults and Looked After Childrenoffering a “Living Skills Program” dedicated to assisting each resident to continue to develop the necessary skills for independent living e.g. Healthy hygiene; Compiling a grocery list; Preparing a meal

4 Promoting Wellbeing Children and parents will be better informed about healthy choices

4 Supporting Learning

Study Support Homework clubs and study support sessions to be provided at weekends and holiday periods for families to work together.

Summer Play schemes for children aged 3 – 11

Study Support GCSE Booster ClassesEach Department organise their own classes and these are co-ordinated by the person with overall responsibility, Classes consist of general revision sessions as well as exam techniques and past paper practice.

Coursework clinicsInvite parents to work with students

Youth clubsYouth Club at the Academy offer social support or open young people’s minds to new experiences or ideas 4pm – 6pm

Youth Clubs in the CommunityTo assist with induction of new students in schoolsDeliver cultural sensitive and cultural centred therapy and support to BME young peopleprovide weekly mentoring supportProvide wider access to resources for the community

4 Youth ActivitiesTo quickly identify and resolve students issues.

Vinspired Schools National Young Volunteers’ Service. Children taking part in different kinds of voluntary community / fund raising work

Help students engage with V & C sector and partner agencies in a range of activities that explore cultural diversity and tackles crime, anti-social behaviour, bullying and exposes children to positive role models.

4 Youth ActivitiesVolunteeringIncrease the opportunity for young people to participate in own learning and in volunteering opportunities

4 Youth ActivitiesPromote sporting activities at the Academy and across the cluster.

Coaching outside the Academy for Gifted and TalentedWork with SCA to promote and manage primary / secondary / local sporting clubs links to provide sporting activities within local community and business links to Olympics 2012

Sporting Activities in the Community Promote the Smethwick football League and annual football festival – athletics, hockey, basketball netball volleyball and other sports. Our Post 16 students to be involved in the organisation and managing of programmes

National Karate Tournament event to be held at the Academy

4 Community sector to support delivery of core offer. Set up classes for community learning

Community Languages Community Art classesIslamic Classes, Albanian classes, Parent and Toddler groupsTransitionOut of hours citizenship programmes

4 Develop whole school awareness on anti-bullying.

Anti-Bullying Work with primary schools to deliver drama presentations. The theme will be focussed on tackling verbal bullying.

Workshop 0n Verbal Abuse (1 day workshop)Encourage adults to consider how they model the use of language with children and young people

Workshops (Help Your Child Handle a School Bully)

Breakfast clubsProvide a safe and secure environmentStudents take part in Physical activitiese.g. Wakey Shakey programme to start the day

Cyber Bullying Awareness Courses Advice and guidance given to parents on safe use of the internet and related devises. Courses will be delivered at the Academy and across our community centres Joint training for Academy staff and community groupsFocus will be child protection, monitoring of PC’s and chatroom’s accessed

4 Cyber Bullying

Employ a Fund Raising Coordinator Main duties to include; soliciting major donors; fund raising events; grant / bid writing. Finding ways to sustain extended school activities

Employ a Community Arts OfficerWork with the Academy and local community delivering new and innovative Arts Projects

5 Strengthen Delivery of Extended Services Aim of Extended Services to bring together a range of services from statutory and voluntary sectors to promote positive acclivities for young people, safe places to play and interesting and exciting things to do.