Transcript Belfast Model School for Girls
Belfast Model School for Girls
Context of School
• 40% free school meals • 18 feeder primary schools • Range of feeder primary schools • Support Mechanisms • Examination results • Number of pupils returning to 6 th year
Journey to Specialism
4 year community plan (ICT) (30%)
Primary Schools
– Carrs Glen, Forthriver, Springfield, Our Ladys, Holy Family, Currie
Post-Primary Schools
Lindsay School.
– Boys’ Model (KS3, KS4 & KS5 developments) St Cecilias, Derry - Sharing of Good Practice in ICT/Performing Arts, Shimna College, Newcastle Sharing of Good Practice in ICT/Modern & languages. Park School & The
Community Associations
Houses, FASA, Falls Community, Shankill Women’s Centre, Barnardos. – Ballysillan Blue
Positive impact ADDED VALUE
• Collaboration with parents and other agencies raising the value of educational attainment in the community.
• VLP – Work at home (coursework / homework etc) through web-link & parental input.
• Complement the work of Extended / Full service school in the community sector.
Belfast Model School For Girls’ Full Service Extended Pilot
What is a Full Service Extended School?
‘one that provides a range of services and activities, during and beyond the school day, to meet the needs of its pupils, their families and the wider community.’
Children and Young Peoples Funding Package
‘To reduce underachievement and improve the life chances of children and young people by enhancing their educational development and fostering their health, well being and social inclusion through the integrated delivery of the support and services necessary to ensure every child has the best start in life.’
“The 10 year Children’s Strategy” Being Healthy Enjoying, Learning and Achieving Living in Safety and with Stability Experiencing Economic and Environmental Well Being Contributing Positively to Community and Society
Renewing Communities
• Eliminate child poverty by 2020; • Support lone parents; • Raise education levels, including literacy and numeracy • Tackle economic inactivity • Remove barriers to employment for those at risk of exclusion e.g. people with disabilities.
1.8 FULL SERVICE SCHOOL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT A Pilot Project; clearly demonstrating how community access, full health and social services provision and childcare can come together in a full service school.
Full Service Extended School Pilot
Why the Belfast Model Schools?
Pupils come from areas of Social Deprivation .
The feeder primary schools service the same community.
The new build will incorporate community provision.
Progression from Communities in Schools Programme.
Extended Schools in Northern Ireland
Multi-deprivation index 1 (Most deprived)
Whiterock 1 Shankill 2 Shankill 1 Ballysillan 1 Ballysillan 2 Ballysillan 3
Number 1 Number 2 Number 7 Number 92 Number 272 Number 264 * 890 (Least deprived)
Stages of development
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Coordinators appointed in both schools.
Project Initiation Document formulated and submitted to DENI.
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Audit in early November; Parents, Staff, Pupils and Community. Full Service School Action Plan written and agreed.
Steering and Operational Teams established.
Implementation January 2007.
Over-arching targets
Attainment
• Attendance • Literacy and Numeracy • Readiness to Learn • Behaviour • Progression •
Collaboration
Cluster Primary and 5 Nursery schools. A parent forum Work with current 25 Community providers.
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Transition
Transition Teacher - employed to plan and deliver a transition programme.
15 Primary Schools are to be included in this transition programme.
Full Service School Transition Sentinus Transition teacher Music Programmes (Primary Rock) Transition residentials Family / Community BIFHE Classes Barnardo’s Parenting Classes Parenting Room Family Counselling Parenting Coordinator Pupil Year 8 Reading Support Student Voice Attendance Officer Coursework Clinic Health Outreach Pupil Support Unit Summer Scheme Easter Revision Classes Alternative Education Programme 6th Form Mentoring Support
WHO ARE OUR PARTNERS • Pupils • Parents • Staff • Community
Feeder Primary Schools Local Post Primary Schools Community and Voluntary Organisation Neighbourhood Partnerships CEPs Statutory Organisations
ALL
PARTNERS MUST BE WORKING TOGETHER
JOINED UP AND INTEGRATED APPROACH AND WITH SHARED OBJECTIVES
TO ACHIEVE THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOMES FOR
ALL
EWO Social Services Pupil, Parent / Carer Form / Subject Teacher Pastoral VP Head of Year / SENCO / Behaviour Modification Coordinator
Learning Mentors
Park Outreach SPSS Educational Psychology Structure prior to extended partnership working
EWO Social Services Family Link Coordinator Pupil, Parent / Carer
Learning Mentors
Form / Subject Teacher Park Outreach Pastoral VP Head of Year / SENCO / Behaviour Modification Coordinator SPSS Educational Psychology FSES Coordinator Family Attendance Coordinator Support / Partners Transition Teacher
After extending partnership working PLUS
Support/Partners
ISSUE
Self harm Anger Management Parenting Health Advice Self esteem and at risk behaviour Drugs Awareness
PARTNER
Streetbeat, RAYS, PIPS Alternatives Parents Advice Centre, Barnardo’s, BELB.
One-Stop-Shop, Heartstart, Health Promotion Agency, Mandy Martin, School nurse and dental service, HAZ, Health and Well-being forums.
Strength-to-Strength, Extern, PSNI, Youth Justice Service, Belfast City Council, Pathways, Include Youth SHARPHE, SOLVE, FASA, Jackie Burke
ISSUE
Learning Support Mental Health Young Carers Sexual Health Citizenship
PARTNER
BMC, EGSA, Opportunity Youth, Summer Scheme, Easter Booster classes, Coursework Clinic, Year 8 Reading Support, BELB Youth Service, LINK Centre, Pupil Support Unit.
Streetbeat, Trust Mental Health Team, CALMS, LAMP.
Lynne Nelson, Sue Cushan (Trust) HYPE, SAMS, Surestart, Brook.
Shelter, Stormont, Neighbourhood Partnerships, CEP’s
Michael White: Director of Education: Aberdeenshire The provision of welfare and counselling services in schools would free teachers to concentrate on teaching and learning. Teachers would no longer have to be drawn into a social worker role.”
ISSUE
Counselling (Deals with all issues mentioned PLUS bereavement and body image issues).
School Partnerships
PARTNER
New Life Counselling School Counsellor Streetbeat Contact Youth Everton Complex One Stop Shop Opportunity Youth CRUISE WAVE RAINBOW Stress and Trauma Centre Transition Teachers are working in all of our feeder primary schools.
ADVANTAGES OF PARTNERSHIP WORKING •
Develops a process/structure
that encourages the creation of successful educational opportunities for pupils as well as opportunities to address broader community issues. Eg: drugs, teenage pregnancy etc. This must be a two way process.
•Professional advice and expertise is utilised.
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Enables networking to take place
so useful partnerships can be established. Trust between these partnerships is essential. SLA’s need to be in place. Employment of a Co-ordinator facilitates this.
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Encourages interagency working
between voluntary and statutory sector organisations to create a more integrated approach.
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Provides an opportunity
for after school and community based activities.
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Provides a population
for awareness rising of community activities, advertising of events, piloting of community initiatives etc.
Development of a Community Newsletter/board/Website/VLE so all information is up-to-date and relevant.
EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP WORKING CASESTUDIES
ACTION PLAN FOR PARTNERSHIP WORKING
“The purpose of a school is to help a family educate a child”
Don Edgar , The Patchwork Nation
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP FACILITATES THIS