E-Inclusion Experience and Evolution in Leeds

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E-InclusionExperience and Evolution in Leeds
Ian Thompson Former E-Inclusion Programme Manager
for Education Leeds
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A Brief History

• Leeds wedge-based approach
• Five wedges each typically 8 high schools, 50
  primaries and various SILCs/PRUs
• Each wedge managed through an Area Board

• With 20 of schools, but gt50 of exclusions in
  2005, South Leeds AMB placed Inclusion as a
  priority
• E-Inclusion was developed as a result

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Aims of E-Inclusion

• Originally to bring to CLCs those students
  judged by schools in South Leeds to be at risk of
  exclusion
• Extended some students in centres, some in
  schools
• School staff training
• Some resources not available away from CLCs
• Shift to FOSS rather than proprietary software
• Evolution adopted by Education Leeds for CfP
• Became a large, distributed student group
• Raised issues of accreditation and management

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What is Computers for Pupils?

• CfP is a scheme to help students use ICT at home
• Initially approx 2500 laptops across Leeds with
  3G internet subscription pre-paid for 2 years
• Focus on LAC, Childrens Homes, then NEET and
  SOA/FSM bridge the digital divide
• All internet access safe and secure as though
  browsing within a Leeds school
• A range of educational software provided
• Parental access enabled

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What does CfP aim to do?

• Research shows that pupils use of ICT
• raises standards
• supports personalisation
• improves their ICT skills
• provides more options for what they learn and how
  they learn it
• supports homework and revision
• increases motivation

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Quick break!

• What is most important?
• Engagement, reducing disaffection
• GCSE points equivalency
• Flexibility, to suit the students ability and
  interests
• Availability
• Cost

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Benefits of E-Inclusion

• Flexible pathway for students who might not like
  regular school methods or situations
• Varied project modules keep students engaged
• Uses ASDAN CoPE KS equivalent to GCSEs
• Course Learning Platform available to all via a
  website on the Internet
• Aim to use free software wherever possible zero
  cost
• Maintain staff-pupil link, even based-off-site
  help!
• Allow group work for all students not isolated

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Thematic learning

• Builds coursework
• Checks off credit points from many different
  modules rather than in a linear way
• More work for course staff cross-mapping work to
  credit points, but easier for students
• Easily linked to all six Key Skills
• CoPE rewards attempt as well as fully finish
• Allows students to follow topics of interest

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Module content
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Why ASDAN CoPE?

• Achievement by doing quick outcomes
• Three Wider Key Skills and three Core Key Skills
  ready for work
• Its possible to gain qualifications that are
  equivalent to three C-grade GCSEs valuable
• Other work can be included in the course
  evidence, from school subjects, work experience
  and students hobbies or activities interesting
• If something doesnt suit, change it so it does!

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CoPE Structure

• 12 modules, each in three sections (A, B C)
• 120 hours total, using 60 Section A, 24 Section B
  or 12 Section C tasks, or a combination of all
• Level 2 must do min 6 tasks from Section C
• Level 1 most likely to do Section A or B
• So long as separate work is done, its possible
  to earn credits in all sections of each module
• Up to 6 credits at L1 from work experience

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Where are the points?

• ASDAN CoPE 25pts at L1, 46pts at L2
• CoPE requires three Wider KS be done, each with
  one piece of supporting coursework
• Full KS course is 18.8pts at L1, 34.5pts at L2
  and requires two pieces of supporting coursework
• E-Inclusion includes tasks that gain all six
  KS's.
• Clever method do all the KS's first, then apply
  the work back into CoPE.

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Other qualifications

• ASDAN CoPE nominally the course that is
  followed, but is actually one of the least
  valuable parts!
• Edexcel ALAN E3, L1, L2
• BTEC Interactive Use of Media (Award, Certificate
  or Diploma)
• NCFE Certificate in Interactive Media
• Edexcel Adult ICT E1-3
• Edexcel AiDA (in place of L1 or L2 ICT)
• GNVQ Sports Studies

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Quick break!

• Hows your maths?
• Look back through the presentation how many
  points will a student get if they complete a
  clever CoPE, then pass the 2-part Edexcel ALAN?

Entry 3 Level 1 Level 2
CoPE - 25 46
Key Skill - 18.8 34.5
Basic Skill 3.5 12.5 23
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Things to note

• CLCs or students own schools provide ASDAN
  registration for students
• CLC/schools ASDAN verifiers sign off evidence
  from time to time
• Students must remain linked to school or CLC,
  otherwise the qualifications cannot be arranged
• Parents/carers need to be involved, either by
  direct help or supporting students efforts as
  they work on practical tasks

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Things to note

• Course is web-based, so basic reading and writing
  skills are needed to access the work
• Some things on the course are designed with
  groups in mind
• Some things involve costs and organisation, so
  need sorting by schools or CLCs
• Most things are easily able to do at home

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Where E-Inclusion works well

• CoPE is not seen as a 'dumb' option
• Students 'own their participation
• Course material used flexibly, students can
  switch to maintain their level of interest
• Dont just start at page 1 in the CoPE workbook
• Small groups, up to 6 seems right to begin with,
  with a member of staff supervising
• Good group dynamics including staff!

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Successes in Leeds

• NCBA Complete Crew Course, May 2006 students
  gained an OCN with three Level 2 credits in one
  weekend, equivalent to ¼ GCSE
• The Frag students gained two Wider Key Skills
  over ten-week modules, using computer gaming
• Schools running E-Inclusion across Leeds
• Students accessing the system from home
• Students successfully rejoining education

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Successes elsewhere

• Used as basis for Wider Key Skills course
• Literacy/Numeracy section used as a revision
  course for ALAN
• Moodle continues to win in student voice over
  other platforms
• Disengaged students readily using online
  resources, often without prompting

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Web links

• These web links may prove useful!
• These offer a good of resources to get you
  started

www.asdan.co.uk www.keyskills4u.com
www.qca.org.uk/14-19 www.move-on.org.uk
www.accreditedqualifications.org.uk www.accreditedqualifications.org.uk
www.thindownload.com www.openoffice.org
http//moodle.org/ www.birchfield.co.uk
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Contact details

• Ian Thompson
• Assistant Head Teacher, ICT ICTAC
• Tanfield School Specialist College of Science and
  Engineering Stanley, County Durham
• I.Thompson101 at durhamlearning.net

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