Improving Outcomes through Extra-Curricular Activities

Training and Peer to Peer Support and Challenge Seminar Partnership Working June & July 2012

Supported by

What’s happening today…

MORNING Registration from 9.15am

9.30am Training Session delivered by our partners, the University of the First Age (UFA)

LUNCH 12.30 – 1.15

AFTERNOON

1.15pm Peer to Peer Support Seminar (ContinYou) –

Pat Morgan and Anth Kirkbride

CLOSE 3.30pm

ContinYou

Who are we and what can we do for you?

•

Improving Outcomes for Children and Families: Department for Education Extra-Curricular Activities Grant

• • Increase the

range

and sustainability of extra curricular learning opportunities made available to pupils by schools and VCS organisations Enhance the

quality

of learning opportunities provided by schools and VCS organisations Support the development of a well curricular activities

trained

schools and VCS workforce to support the delivery of extra

Partnership Working

Our Partners

Our Training Partners

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FIRST AGE (UFA)

Peer to Peer Support

Welcome back!

Our next events – and February October

Partnership Working

Sharing Good Practice ….and Challenges

• Who decides what ECA you offer? • How do you decide what you provide? • Who delivers the activities? • How do you monitor the effectives & check the

quality of the provision?

TABLE ACTIVITY

The Importance of Quality

and how we can help you get started…

Anth Kirkbride – ContinYou & Ian Durrant - QiSS

ECA Providers’ Market Place from your region

The Learning Exchange & VCS Hub

& VCS HUB

A network for extra-curricular practitioners and other professionals working with children and young people. Share knowledge, discuss issues, be inspired.

www.learning-exchange.org.uk

The Learning Exchange:

…up to date information, advice, support, interaction and resources…

The Learning Exchange:

Share good practice and ideas with a virtual community of colleagues.

Benefits to schools and local authorities:

• Access to the VCS search engine A one-stop of quality-checked local and national VCS organisations offering extra-curricular activities.

• Free training, resources, e-helpline Available to all schools and local authorities that join the Learning Exchange. Membership is

free

.

www.learning-exchange.org.uk

The VCS Hub:

• Free online marketing space: A new database holding profiles of quality-checked VCS offering extra-curricular activities.

• Increased visibility to schools: Learning Exchange home page, Twitter feed and Facebook page. • Free training, resources, e-helpline • Quality checklist: Hub members are required to complete and submit checklist to ensure they meet a set minimum criteria • Quality assurance support

The VCS Hub This is what a school sees when it finds a VCS Hub profile on the Learning Exchange…

Reviews on the Learning Exchange

….schools or other Learning Exchange members can rate VCS hub members they have successfully commissioned ….

Review Star rating

The VCS Hub

…blogging helps raise profiles…

For more tips on using your VCS Hub profile effectively, blogging, forum posting etc…

Visit: www.learningexchange.org.uk/membership/help

Ask LEX

Email the Learning Exchange e-helpdesk at [email protected]

Share knowledge, discuss issues, be inspired on The Learning Exchange

EVALUATIONS please

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Any comments or questions?

E [email protected]

T 07971 116401 E [email protected]

T 07966 377794

Thank you for coming today – please book for our next free seminars - see you on the Learning Exchange!

www.learning-exchange.org.uk

Acknowledgements Resources and support ContinYou has produced a range of resources to support schools, community educators and voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations to improve the range and quality of their extra-curricular activities. These materials are available from the Learning Exchange (www.learning-exchange.org.uk). ContinYou also offers opportunities for peer-to-peer support and challenge.

Development of the resources and training has been funded by the Department for Education (DfE) under its ‘Improving outcomes for children, young people and families’ grant funding programme.

Training The training element of Improving outcomes through extra-curricular activities has been developed by UFA (www.ufa.org.uk).