1419 provision in Halesowen

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• 14-19 provision in Halesowen

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The Halesowen Education Trust

• Over 8 years of collaborative practice
• between schools and college IFP, Medionics
• Want to be able to offer diploma entitlement to
  all learners in Halesowen by 2013
• Extend post 16 choice in the local area
• Strategic and operational groups will steer
  decision making and collaborative planning for
  pedagogy and resources
• Subject working groups plan for delivery and
  resources at ground level

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Where are we currently?

• Successful in Gateway 1
• Creative and Media
• Society, Health and Development (2008)
• ICT (2009 subject to approval)
• Gateway 2
• Environmental and Land-based
• Business, Admin and Finance
• Hair and Beauty
• Hospitality and Catering
• Piloting Functional Skills from Sept. 07 using
  different delivery models

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Where we are currently 2

• Investing in e-learning Video Conferencing
  Suite VLE, notebooks for all diploma and IB
  students
• Distributing Learning not Learners
• Time tables aligned between four institutions
  Tuesday being common diploma day
• Practitioners undertaking ongoing regional
  training
• Planning days for two diploma lines
• College to focus on supporting the development of
  advanced (level 3), specialist input at L1/2,
  schools to focus on supporting the development of
  foundation and higher (level 1 and 2)

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Partnerships / Links

• Employers
• building on existing links and forging new
  ones
• DDP days at Russells Hall, Netherton and
• Walsall Arts Centres
• Trilby Multimedia
• Connexions, EBP, LA
• Universities - Wolverhampton and BCU
• Study visits to Spain and Italy in Spring 08
• Edexcel identified as the Awarding Body

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Why we are excited about
Diplomas

• Able to build on our collaboration share
  expertise, skills and resources
• Able to develop innovative models of delivery
• Engage our learners
• Raise achievement across Halesowen
• Provide young people with clear pathways for
  progression

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Next steps

• Clear and consistent IAG for year 9 students and
  parents across all institutions
• Further planning of the delivery of the two
  diplomas how, who, what, when, where
• Planning for the next batch of diplomas
• Appointment of Coordinators

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Miscellany

• Adolescence
• Difference in specifications
• Work experience
• Importance of audit
• Common protocols assessment, reporting
• Vision/Time and Resources

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Contacts

• Jacqui Grace Windsor High School
• jgrace_at_windsor.dudley.gov.uk
• Mary Higgins Halesowen College
• mhiggins_at_halesowen.ac.uk
• Lena Strang The Earls High School
• lstrang_at_earls.dudley.gov.uk
• Robert Thomas Leasowes Community College
• rthomas_at_leasowes.dudley.gov.uk