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?

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Pupils come from areas of Social Deprivation .

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The feeder primary schools service the same community.

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The new build will incorporate community provision.

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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

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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