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Learning Plus Raising Standards & Widening
Participation Conference
Easthampstead Park Conference Centre 7 May 2009
John Philip
Widening Participation
The Session – An overview
• Since 2003 Little Heath School has expanded from being a relatively small and successful “traditional” Sixth Form of 222 students to an organisation which offers a broad range of courses to students of a wide variety of ability (410 in September 2008).
• At the same time Little Heath has sustained outstanding value-added ratings, for example ALPS 2 2004 – 2008 inclusive. In 2008 Little Heath School’s KS4 – KS5 CVA was 1040.6.
• This session will look at how this increase in student numbers was achieved and will focus in on one of our courses that has led the way in widening participation most successfully – Health & Social Care.
Expand? How?• We looked at the CURRICULUM at KS5.
Do you offer the right courses to attract the maximum numbers of students to ‘stay-on’?
• We looked at RECRUITMENT into KS5. Do you have an effective and sufficient programme of interviews / taster lessons etc? Do you actively encourage all students to stay on?
Rapid Expansion
YEAR NUMBER IN Y12
NUMBERIN Y13
TOTAL NUMBERIN 6TH FORM
January 2003 109 113 222
January 2004 162 103 265
January 2005 173 133 306
January 2006 193 133 326
January 2007 211 155 366
January 2008 211 166 377
September 2008 238 172 410
We give students a chance
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D C B A
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Band A : Average GCSE more than 6.4Band B : Average GCSE = 5.7 - 6.4Band C : Average GCSE = 5.0 - 5.7Band D : Average GCSE less than 5.0
Year 13
2007/08
Little Heath Y13 in 2007/08
A* = 8; A = 7; B = 6; C = 5; D = 4; E = 3
With a rising tide of results
We had over 70% more candidates in 2007 than in 2004.
Nearly 70 more young people got improved qualifications and life chances.
Year Candidates Entries A B C D E
2008 162 447 116 125 95 69 30
2007 146 420 61 112 128 84 29
2006 129 376 92 129 91 47 16
2005 129 372 83 107 91 59 23
2004 94 277 53 87 71 43 22
New Qualifications since 2002
AS / A LEVELS• Critical Thinking
• Drama & Theatre Studies
• English Language• Media Studies
• Music Technology• PE• Psychology• RE
Applied A LEVELS • Leisure Studies Single• Business Single or Double• Health and Social Care Double • I.C.T. Single• Applied Science Single
LEVEL 2 COURSES• Business BTEC National • Art & Design BTEC National• Health and Social Care
BTEC National • Football Coaching NVQ
The Right Courses?
From 2003 we made a conscious decision to introduce more vocational / applied courses into the Sixth Form at Little Heath
This is the ALPS analysis of our 2008 Health and Social Care Double Award A Level results
2.92 GCSE points to CD at A Level
3.50 GCSE points to AB at A Level
Look how well they have done
Average GCSE scores – all between 3.13 and 3.57
This student gained AACC at A Level from an average GCSE score of 3.50
A* = 8; A = 7; B = 6; C = 5; D = 4; E = 3
Health and Social Care
Double Award AS / A Level
Level 3
Equivalent to 2 A Levels
Nearly all students progress from AS in Y12 to A Level in Y13
BTEC First Diploma
Level 2
Worth 4Cs (or higher)
at GCSE
Two courses available in Year 12
Health and Social CareDouble Award AS
Assessment• 6 units of work in Year 12• 4 coursework units = 66% of final grade• 2 exam units = 33% of final grade
Entry Requirements
• 4 A*-C at GCSE
• Preferably grade C in English
Health and Social CareBTEC First Diploma
Assessment• 6 units of work in one year course (Year 12)• All coursework units = 100% of final grade• Worth 4 GCSE higher grades• Work experience is an integral part of the course
Entry Requirements
• A willingness to work!
• Students with low GCSE grades can improve their qualifications, gaining more confidence and further opportunities
Health and Social CareThe Keys To Success
1. Committed hardworking teaching team2. Support from SLT3. Fantastic students who want to raise
their game in the Sixth Form4. 2/3 coursework suits the students who
take the subject
Health and Social CareAdvantages of the course
1. Regular feedback from teachers on coursework units enables significant progress
2. A student-centred course promoting independent learning
3. Work placements that underpin the relevance of the course and prepare the students for the world of work and / or further study
Our Students (Exemplars)
Kiki DonAS Grades – AA
Average GCSE score – 4.91
Progression
Kiki hopes to be a social worker and is currently applying to various units
Tasha Edmonds AS Grades – BC
Average GCSE score – 3.71
Progression
Tasha has a place at TVU for September 2009 studying Adult Nursing
