Personalised Learning Pathways at The Canterbury High School Jon Watson Executive Principal The Canterbury Multi-Academy Trust

Schools for ‘all the talents’ Comprehensive education for boys and girls in partnership with Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys’

Pathways 11- (13) 14 EBacc + foundation, but includes drama, dance and ‘red box’ (13) 14- 16 EBacc + options including the idea of pathways with G&T sport/performing arts and Inclusion & Engagement personalised provision 16 – 19 A comprehensive and inclusive pathway provision

An increasingly narrow range of options (13) 14-16 14 – 19 Pathways EBacc/core An increasingly narrow range of options (13) 14-16 Driven by Pot 3 Points Sport Performing Arts Practical Learning Inclusion & Engagement 16 – 19 An A level pathway A Vocational Pathway (BTEC) An elite Sport Pathway An elite Performing Arts Pathway An Occupational and Entrepreneurial Pathway A High Needs/ Skills for Life Pathway (13) 14-16 EBacc Core Driven by need for attainment & Progress 8

16-19 Pathways Academic A levels CHS SLBG CHS/SLBG Tute Tutor model Vocat -ional BTEC in a variety of areas Also includes BTEC courses related to Sport and Performing Arts Sport Elite provision within specialist discipline by professional coaches Combines with sports programmes (nutrition, sports pysch, fitness & flexibility etc) Perform-ing Arts Elite provision within specialist discipline by industry professionals Combines with industry programmes Occupat-ional Programmes leading to industry relevant qualifications in ‘specialist facilities’ Also possible enterprise activities in terms of setting up businesses High Needs/Skills for Life Bespoke personalised programmes or small group programmes delivered both on and off site Specialist staff back up But, it is possible to mix ‘n’ match across pathways and levels of outcomes (GCSEs available only in maths and English)

How ? Staffing contracts have changed (but a lot is good will) Some courses delivered by partner school Some courses offered on a tutor model Some courses offered using IT remote learning (TUTE) Some programmes were largely delivered contracted to 3rd party providers on an on roll/off site model Sport and Performing Arts benefit from professional infrastructure Performing Arts now planning first year of university course Flexibility of offer, flexibility of combinations, flexibility of levels; flexibility of ‘entry requirement’; flexibility of time The 6th form Timetable 08.55 Period 1 09.50 Period 2 10.45 Break 11.00 Period 3 12.00 Period 4 1.00 Lunch 2.00 Period 5 3.00 Period 6 4.00 Period 7 5.00 Period 8 6.00 End of 6th form day

‘Schools for all the talents.’ Has it worked ? Different students, different aptitudes, different abilities, different skills and different needs. ‘Schools for all the talents.’ Size matters Only a large 6th form can offer the variety of courses, the variety of levels and the variety of experiences necessary to prepare young adults for their next step. September 2013 = 333 students (when Canterbury 6th form consortium ended) September 2014 = 415 students September 2015 = 578 students September 2016 = 710 students Changes to ESFA ‘3rd party’ funding regulations impacted slightly. But…. September 2017 = 609 students

Ofsted October 2017, said… Effectiveness of leadership and management Leaders and board members would agree that it is difficult to encapsulate the school and its philosophy in a few words. One headline statement, ‘As much as possible, as often as possible, for as many as possible’ is a good starting point. However, it does not include the school’s key values of ‘courtesy, responsibility, honesty, equality, respect and morality’ or the belief that, ‘Every child is good at something’. What is clear is that board members, leaders and staff passionately believe in the statements above. They oversee a unique, large, vibrant and increasingly popular school, with a quite exceptional curriculum delivered in outstanding facilities. They never sway from doing what they believe is right for a pupil, regardless of any reduction to their headline measures.