Review, Reflection, Planning & Transition Show title and say about the session being concerned with the link between ILP and the process of learning Independent Learning Plans Donna Wood

The purpose of this session This session looks at: The rationale and practice associated with review, reflection and planning How this relates to individual learning plans What an ILP might look like There are three key areas to be covered about the relationship between ILP and student success

Consider the guidance process Why bother? Questions that people ask… What is this all about? Is it really necessary and how does it help? What’s in it for me (students, tutors, parents) Is an ILP an answer Suggest some possibilities of a rationale for linking ILPEG and the benefits that may be achieved for the college, for staff and last but not least, the students

Know thyself What’s this all about? ‘In guidance we should be concerned not with helping individuals to make wise decisions but with helping them to make decisions wisely’ Martin Katz Know thyself What is guidance about? Is it telling people how, why or when? Or is it about empowering young people to take responsibility for their academic life and lifestyle choices and how ILP can help with this.

The five selves that need consideration Personal Academic Emotional Behavioural Vocational Effective guidance will help students take control and deal constructively with the variety of factors influencing their personal, educational and vocational development Introduce this slide and give the audience an opportunity to discuss with each other how their organisation recognises and provides guidance for each of the five selves. Is any of this co-ordinated in any way?

Individual learning planning ILPs Highlight the close similarity between ILPs and planning

Individual learning plans Reflection The balance between the formative experience and the summative purpose Introduce the issues of formative and summative recording and how each has its place in PF and careers work Experience Learning

Help with managing own learning Interpersonal skills and personal qualities Process skills Thinking skills Linking the pedagogy and theory of teaching and learning and how it is supported by PF and contributes to Career learning Critical reflection

Process Skills Reviewing /assessing Target setting Planning Recording Presenting Are students able to communicate their ideas about these things? Explore how does PF help with these.

Applying thinking skills Information processing Reasoning Enquiring Being creative Evaluating Have students developed the skills to undertake these tasks? Explore how does ILP help with these.

Reviewing/ Evaluating Presenting Reviewing & Planning Assist in: identifying prior achievements Doing Encourage a variety of learning, personal & career development activities Log of activities and evidence kept in tutorial file Reflecting Enable individuals to reflect on their learning and how they might improve Outcomes recorded in ILP kept in tutorial file Personal reflections recorded in tutorial file ILPs can support: OPTION Individuals to sift, select and present evidence of their achievements for certification purposes Reviewing/ Evaluating Support individuals in reviewing their ILP/targets and evaluating evidence of their learning and achievements Presenting Encourage individuals to present their learning and achievements, with supporting evidence e.g. when making transitions Work through the diagram and highlight the overlaps and possibilities for joined up thinking for ILP Outcomes of review, recorded in ILP. Evidence kept in tutorial file Certificates kept in tutorial file