Kingswood Partnership
Wokingham 14-19 PartnershipFriday, 6th June, 2008
David TurrellHeadteacher of The Sir Bernard Lovell Schooland Joint Chair of The Kingswood Partnership
Context
Collaborative Diploma Delivery
Quality Assurance and Kingswood Partnership Quality Assurance Framework
Focus for the day
THE KINGSWOOD PARTNERSHIP
Incorporating 14 – 19 Education at:
Downend School : The Grange SchoolHanham High School : Kingsfield School
Mangotsfield School : The Sir Bernard Lovell School and
City of Bristol College - Soundwell Centre
Kingswood Partnership
Kingswood Partnership
• individual level• institutional level• partnership level
Kingswood Partnership
Kingswood Partnership
Construction Creative and
MediaEngineering Society, Health and
DevelopmentIT
THE KINGSWOOD PARTNERSHIP Employers Training Providers Other FE Providers Higher Education
Public ServicesSport & Leisure Retail Travel & Tourism
Humanities Languages Science
2008
2010
Land-based & Environment
Manufacturing Hair & Beauty Business Admin & Finance
Hospitality & Catering
2009
The Kingswood Partnership Diploma Delivery Groups
A Partnership core team:• 14 - 19 Co-ordinator • Assistant 14 - 19 Co-ordinator • Business Links Development Manager • Two Offsite Student Support Managers• Director of E-Learning
+ Administration/Finance/Data/E-Network support
Kingswood Partnership
• Management structure• An agreed three year development plan • Annual subscriptions/Fees structure• Quality Assurance framework• Common Post 16 timetable/single specifications• Common Post 16
applications/assessment/reporting/guidance systems
• Shared database/website/prospectus• Common calendar e.g. Professional Learning
Days/parents’ evenings • Extra-curricular activities
Summary
Level 1/2 Diploma
KS3
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Generic and Personal
Development Curriculum
Principal Learning
Additional/ Specialist Learning
National Curriculum
Curriculum Framework
Curriculum Framework
Pre-Diploma and Diploma
Work
Level 1 Diploma allocated 420 guided learning hours
Collaborative Diploma Delivery
ChooseX1 Science course
Choice of Languages
Level 2 Courses studies all day on Tuesday Choose X1 subject from the following additional subjects (see guidance handbook)
Single Science +D&T GCSE
Or
Double ScienceAward
OrApplied Science
For your 1st Language, choose from either the 1st or 2nd language you have studied in year 9
Art Subjects: Art & Design Media Studies Music Performing Arts
(performance)
Foreign Languages:Spanish, Italian, French & German
Humanities: History Geography Psychology Philosophy & Ethics
Information TechnologyTechnology
Food System & Control Textiles (Art) Textiles (Technology)
Sport
Extended/ after school (optional). In addition to the above options, students may choose to study one of the following subjects: Information Technology (CIDA) Or Music (BTEC) Or Product & Design (GCSE)
Art & Design
Business
Construction (at City of Bristol College)
Design Technology
Engineering (at Downend School)
Fashion
Health & Care
Humanities: X2 GCSE’s from :
History, Geography, Philosophy & Ethics, Sociology
Information Technology
Media Studies
Music
Performing Arts (performance)
Level 1 courses Salon Services Construction Motor Vehicles Care
These Level 1 courses held at City of Bristol College 9-1pm on Tuesday. Students will return to school for lunch followed by their Vocational Studies (BTEC). The day will end at 4.30pm
Year 10 2007- 2008The Sir Bernard Lovell School
Half day Half day 1 Day
En Ma MFL PE Sci
Additional Learning/ Specialist Learning
Personal Development
Curriculum/Generic Learning
Principal Learning
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(=2 GCSE’s)Single Science +?
(BTEC course?)Double ScienceApplied Science
Collaborative Diploma Delivery
September 2007
September 2008
Column 1
Science
Column 2
Principal Learning
Column 3
Additional or Specialist Learning
Choose ONE Science course These courses are studied all day on Wednesday.Choose ONE course from the list below
Pleases express your interest in ONE course from the following list (following the options evening, further guidance and help in making a choice from this column will be given to all students)
Single Science with Design & Technology(Restraint Materials)= 2 GCSEsOrDouble Science Award= 2 GCSEsOrApplied Science=2 GCSEsorTriple Science= 3 GCSEs(This course may be available within the Kingswood Partnership to students gaining L6+ in their Science SAT examinations – in order to complete this course, students may be required to attend additional twilight sessions each week)
Business Diploma (BTEC)Construction and the Built Environment Diploma (City of Bristol College)Engineering Diploma (Downend and Mangotsfield Schools)Creative and Media DiplomaChoose from :Art and DesignOrDesign and TechnologyOrMulti-MediaorPerforming Arts and MediaHumanities (GCSE) – choose any 2 from History, Geography, Philosophy & Ethics or Sociology Information Technology DiplomaPublic Services Diploma (BTEC)Society, Health and Development Diploma Sport Diploma (BTEC)
Children’s Care, Learning and Development (BTEC Certificate)Geography (GCSE)History (GCSE)Sociology (GCSE)Psychology (GCSE)Art & Design (BTEC Certificate)Media Studies (BTEC Certificate)Music ( BTEC Certificate)Performing Arts (BTEC Certificate)Photography (GCSE)Product Design (GCSE)Food Technology (GCSE)Textiles Technology (GCSE)Textiles Art (GCSE)Information Technology (BTEC Certificate)Business Studies (BTEC Certificate)Foreign Language courses (CBLC)Japanese, Mandarin, Russian or Spanish availableConstruction and the Built Environment courses:A range of Specialist Construction courses are available at City of Bristol CollegeEngineering courses:A range of Specialist Engineering courses are available at Downend and Mangotsfield schools
Kingswood Partnership
Quality Assurance
QA
Quality Assurance andThe Kingswood Partnership Quality Assurance Framework
Quality Assurance
ChallengeHow can a collaborative partnership assure high and comparable standards of teaching and learning across different centres as a student entitlement?
Requires• a Quality Assurance process which will enable quality to be
measured in a way which strengthens collaboration, improves practice, celebrates best practice and is client focussed
• a robust framework for enhancing and assuring quality across 7 Partnership Centres which can be externally verified and which will link to a range of internal and external evaluative processes
QA
Some Common Quality Models
• client satisfaction model• process management model• results driven model• personal development model• value driven model
Quality Assurance
The European Foundation for Quality Management Model
Policy and Strategy
Partnership and Resources
People
Leadership ProcessesKey
Performance Results
Customer Results
SocietyResults
PeopleResults
Criteria for Quality Management © EFQM (2002)
How do the Partnership’s Personnel and resources achieve improved results in performance for stakeholders and the wider community?
What is the role of leaders in shaping the quality policy and strategy?
What are the QA processes that will enable improved results?
Quality Assurance
QA
Quality systems which are:
• relevant and manageable• student focussed• transparent• evidence-based
and which invest in staff
Quality Assurance
The essential components for the framework
Quality Standards
for verification
CriteriaBy which quality is judged
Assurance Systemswhich establish how quality is judged
Quality Assurance
A quality framework may have a number of key purposes, for example
• to provide an overview of elements of quality
• a reference framework
• a checklist
• an instrument to enhance quality
• a normative framework of how to work with quality
Quality Assurance
QA
Quality PrinciplesA set of quality principles underpin the framework:• there is public, explicit commitment to quality• there is continuous improvement of outcomes and methods• outcomes are student focussed• the Partnership leadership enables contributions from all
within the organisations• common, continued professional learning for all staff is
promoted
Essential that the quality principles are adopted and modelled by all within the Partnership Centres.
Quality Assurance
QA
high quality education for all
student entitlement
values stakeholders’ participation in self evaluation process
rigorous approach to improving and sustaining standards
Quality Assurance
Framework ContentsPrinciples, including Communication Principles
Framework Strands• Learning and Teaching• Assessment• Achievement• Retention • Leadership and Management• Shared Professional Learning
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QA
QA
Procedures and Checklists e.g.• Induction• Health and Safety• Student Welfare• Employers• Complaints
All procedures underpin the quality of the student experience and are essential, particularly for assuring quality in multi-institutional provision
Quality Assurance
An example from the QA Framework:
Leadership and Management
Example
Criteria• leadership is focussed on raising standards and promoting
the well being of learners• there is good capacity for the Partnership to improve
through succession planning• Partnership teams have full representation from all
institutions. They meet regularly and all participate fully in the decision making process for the benefit of the Partnership
Quality Assurance
Leadership and Management
Standard• The Partnership has a common effective Quality Assurance
system in place
Process• schools provide the Partnership Quality Assurance team with
a summary of the Self-Evaluation Form (SEF), Section 6, City of Bristol College to provide their equivalent document
• members of the Partnership Quality Assurance team have interviews with the Head and 2/3 staff in each institution to assess the Leadership and Management of 14-19 across the Partnership.
Quality Assurance
An example from the QA Framework: Achievement Strand
StandardAchievement and progress by students taught wholly or partly at another institution should match or better their progress in their Home Centres
Criteria• Comparative data indicates at least matched progress
with home Centres• Partnership Centres use value added nationally
recognised measures required to judge student progress
Quality Assurance
• this team is responsible to the Kingswood Partnership Executive • members make a commitment to participate fully in all the team
meetings and activities• the maximum expected duration of membership of the team is a
period of two years• team members agree to operate according to the Kingswood
Partnership Quality Assurance Framework and agree to follow the standards set in Kingswood Partnership’s Communication Policy and Strategy
• team members undertake to respect confidentiality of data and to take account of data protection regulations
• each team member has a responsibility to report back on the Quality Assurance processes to the senior leadership in each individual institution
• team members will have the opportunity to participate in training and professional learning activities
Cross Partnership Quality Assurance Team Terms of Reference
Quality Assurance Cycle
Next steps
• student entitlements, guaranteed by QA Framework, shared widely with students and parents
• QA Framework common standards tested and revised; ensure fit for purpose, realistic yet aspirational
• QA Framework must interlink with other, wider QA processes• development work in QA undertaken with Partnership’s
employer community• substantial level of coaching and support to be provided for
the Partnership’s QA team• external validation for the QA Framework to be sought
Quality Assurance
Dates of Future Learning Visits
Wednesday, 11th June, 2008Wednesday, 9th July, 2008
Kingswood Partnership
Useful links
www.sblonline.org.uk
and
www.kingswoodpartnership.org.uk
Kingswood Partnership