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Capacity building and provider support
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Welcome and introductions

• Liz Walters, Programme Development Manager
• Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS)
• Lucy Nuthall, Development Advisor
• Learning and Skills Network (LSN)
• Alan Benvie, Head of Foundation Learning
• Skills Solutions

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Aims of the session

• To introduce the LSIS FLT support programmes
• To share and discuss key messages emerging from
  providers engaged with the support programmes
• To offer a provider perspective of phased
  implementation of Progression Pathways
• To explore opportunities and challenges moving
  towards the full implementation of Progression
  Pathways in 2010/11

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Aims of the support programmes

• Post-16
• to provide support to enable 200 FLT post-16
  phased implementation sites to deliver
  Progression Pathways from August 2008
• to enable a wider cohort of providers to plan and
  prepare for the delivery of Progression Pathways
  from August 2009/10
• Pre-16
• to assist approx. 120 centres via 15 local
  authorities / 14-19 partnerships to explore the
  impact the delivery of the FLT 14-16 Progression
  Pathways has on teaching and learning

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FLT support programmes structure- at a glance
Functional skills support programme

• FLT post-16 support programme
• Progression Pathways to
• a first full level 2 qualification
• skilled work or an Apprenticeship
• supported employment or independent living

FLT pre-16 support programme Progression
Pathways to A Foundation Diploma or GCSEs
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Areas of focus

• understanding and accessing accredited provision
  (Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF))
• personalised learning to support progression
• meeting the LSC provider requirements / QCA
  delivery principles

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the integration and delivery of the three
components of a Progression Pathway
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Key messages from the support programmes

• Benefits of Progression Pathways
• improved participation and motivation of learners
• opportunity to increase flexibility of provision
  at entry level and build in progression routes to
  address learner destinations
• opportunity to improve partnership working
• the QCF allows learners to take qualifications
  unit by unit
• the QCF enables learners to bank the units and
  put them towards a complete qualification at a
  later date

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Key messages from the support programme

• Initial challenges
• identifying learners for whom Progression
  Pathways are appropriate
• understanding the requirements of Progression
  Pathways
• LSC funding and contracting / procurement
• availability of QCF provision
• Functional Skills
• offender learning and skills

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Key messages from the support programme

• Bigger issues
• minimum requirements
• 14-19
• communications and branding
• part time learners / learners in employment

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A provider perspective - Skills Solutions

• Internal Working Groups
• Workshops / Articles in company newsletters
• Regional Cluster Groups
• Regular updates / work requests from
  Accreditation Quality Team
• Attending every training session going
• Managing expectations

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Group discussion

• What are the challenges facing providers
  implementing Progression Pathways?
• What role can external partners play to ensure
  the success of Progression Pathways?

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The FLT support programme Post-16 offer

• FLT regional consultant team and networks
• PP specific workshops autumn and spring 09
• Senior manager seminars - December and January 09
• FSSP regional coordinators and networks
• Qualifications and reform support programme
  www.qrsp.org.uk

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The FLT support programme Pre-16 offer

• FLT regional link coordinators
• PP specific training modules around planning and
  management, curriculum design, teaching and
  learning
• local authority implementation groups
• development projects
• links to Diploma support programme including IAG
  support

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Resources available

• FLT website http//flt.excellence.qia.org.uk/
• Getting started a guide for colleges and
  providers
• FLT Pathway-specific quick guides - other titles
  to be produced
• Progression Pathway to Diploma or GCSE
  information pack
• developing practice in foundation learning-
  messages for implementation of Progression
  Pathways
• Provider Development Framework
• an overview of resources to support
  implementation, teaching and learning

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Resources available - continued

• improving practice in foundation learning
• be a safe learner
• FLT e-bulletin
• FAQs
• events materials
• Under development
• case studies
• FLT and Functional Skills guidance and training
  module

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Contact us

• For general information contact
• the LSN 14-19 Helpline 0870 872 8081
• For information for test and trial of phased
  implementation sites contact
• FLT_at_LSNeducation.org.uk or
• pre16FLT_at_LSNeducation.org.uk