Kingswood Partnership Staffordshire LA – 22 nd October, 2008

THE KINGSWOOD PARTNERSHIP Incorporating 14 – 19 Education at: Downend School : The Grange School Hanham High School : Kingsfield School Mangotsfield School : The Sir Bernard Lovell School and City of Bristol College - Soundwell Centre Kingswood Partnership THE KINGSWOOD PARTNERSHIP working with the INTERNATIONAL LEARNING AND RESEARCH CENTRE

Six 11–19 schools, 7,000 pupils includes 850 Post 16 students City of Bristol FE College 18,000 full time students with one site in the Kingswood area Kingswood - low unemployment - high % of self-employed / small employers - very low HE experience of parents x A* - C GCSE = 51% - include English and Maths = 39% Kingswood Partnership

ConstructionCreative and Media EngineeringSociety, Health and Development IT THE KINGSWOOD PARTNERSHIP Employers Training Providers Other FE Providers Higher Education Public ServicesSport & LeisureRetailTravel & TourismHumanitiesLanguages Science Land-based & Environment ManufacturingHair & BeautyBusiness Admin & Finance Hospitality & Catering 2009 The Kingswood Partnership Diploma Delivery Groups

A Partnership core team: Co-ordinator Assistant Co-ordinator Business Links Development Manager Two Offsite Student Support Managers Director of E-Learning + Administration/Finance/Data/E-Network support Kingswood Partnership

Level 3 Provision Year 12 Level 3 Matrix

management structure an agreed three year development plan annual subscriptions/fees structure Quality Assurance framework common Post 16 timetable/single specifications common Post 16 applications/assessment/ reporting/guidance systems shared database/website/prospectus common calendar e.g. Professional Learning Days/parents’ evenings extra-curricular activities Summary

Level 1 Diploma allocated 420 guided learning hours Collaborative Diploma Delivery

Half day 1 Day En Ma MFL PE Sci Additional Learning/ Specialist Learning Personal Development Curriculum/Generic Learning Principal Learning 2 GCSE ’ s Choice of Languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian Single Science + Additional Course Or Double Science Or Applied Science Collaborative Diploma Delivery September 2008

Choose X1 Science course Choice of Languages Level 2 Courses studies all day on TuesdayChoose X1 subject from the following additional subjects (see guidance handbook) Single Science + D&T GCSE Or Double Science Award Or Applied Science For your 1 st Language, choose from either the 1 st or 2 nd language you have studied in year 9 Art Subjects:  Art & Design  Media Studies  Music  Performing Arts (performance) Foreign Languages : Spanish, Italian, French & German Humanities:  History  Geography  Psychology  Philosophy & Ethics Information Technology Technology  Food  System & Control  Textiles (Art)  Textiles (Technology) Sport Extended/ after school (optional). In addition to the above options, students may choose to study one of the following subjects: Information Technology (CIDA) Or Music (BTEC) Or Product & Design (GCSE) Art & Design Business Construction (at City of Bristol College) Design Technology Engineering (at Downend School) Fashion Health & Care Humanities: X2 GCSE’s from : History, Geography, Philosophy & Ethics, Sociology Information Technology Media Studies Music Performing Arts (performance) Level 1 courses  Salon Services  Construction  Motor Vehicles  Care These Level 1 courses held at City of Bristol College 9-1pm on Tuesday. Students will return to school for lunch followed by their Vocational Studies (BTEC). The day will end at 4.30pm Year Example: The Sir Bernard Lovell School Key Stage 4

September 2008 Column 1 Science Column 2 Principal Learning Column 3 Additional or Specialist Learning Choose ONE Science courseThese courses are studied all day on Wednesday. Choose ONE course from the list below Pleases express your interest in ONE course from the following list (following the options evening, further guidance and help in making a choice from this column will be given to all students) Single Science with Design & Technology (Restraint Materials) = 2 GCSEs Or Double Science Award = 2 GCSEs Or Applied Science =2 GCSEs or Triple Science = 3 GCSEs (This course may be available within the Kingswood Partnership to students gaining L6+ in their Science SAT examinations – in order to complete this course, students may be required to attend additional twilight sessions each week) Business Diploma (BTEC) Construction and the Built Environment Diploma (City of Bristol College) Engineering Diploma (Downend and Mangotsfield Schools) Creative and Media Diploma Choose from : Art and Design Or Design and Technology Or Multi-Media or Performing Arts and Media Humanities (GCSE) – choose any 2 from History, Geography, Philosophy & Ethics or Sociology Information Technology Diploma Public Services Diploma (BTEC) Society, Health and Development Diploma Sport Diploma (BTEC) Children’s Care, Learning and Development (BTEC Certificate) Geography (GCSE) History (GCSE) Sociology (GCSE) Psychology (GCSE) Art & Design (BTEC Certificate) Media Studies (BTEC Certificate) Music ( BTEC Certificate) Performing Arts (BTEC Certificate) Photography (GCSE) Product Design (GCSE) Food Technology (GCSE) Textiles Technology (GCSE) Textiles Art (GCSE) Information Technology (BTEC Certificate) Business Studies (BTEC Certificate) Foreign Language courses (CBLC) Japanese, Mandarin, Russian or Spanish available Construction and the Built Environment courses: A range of Specialist Construction courses are available at City of Bristol College Engineering courses: A range of Specialist Engineering courses are available at Downend and Mangotsfield schools Example: The Sir Bernard Lovell School Key Stage 4 Diploma levels 1 & 2

(including 3 new learning lines) Potential Diploma Framework September dayHalf day 1 Day EnMaMFLPEPrincipal Learning 1 Additional Specialist Learning Personal Development Curriculum/ Generic Learning Principal Learning 2 CSE ’ s Choice of Languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian Science Languages Humanities Double/Applied Science Single Science + Additional Learning Choice of additional specialist learning Construction Creative and Media Engineering Society, Health and Development IT Land-based and Environment Manufacturing Hair and Beauty Business Administration and Finance Hospitality and Catering Public Services Sport and Leisure Retail Travel and Tourism Humanities Languages Science Unified Curriculum offered to all students Key Stage 4 Diploma levels 1 & 2

PROTOTYPE YEAR 12 LEVEL 3 MATRIX ABCD E MON AM / THURS PM FRI AM / TUES PM THURS AM / MON PM WEDS AM / FRI PM TUES AM/ WEDS PM DIPLOMA MONDAYDIPLOMA THURSDAY DOWNEND BUSINESS ADMIN & FINANCESOC. HEALTH & DEV ITENGINEERING PRODUCT DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CREATIVE & MEDIA GRANGEENVIRONMENT & LB (with CBC) PRODUCT DESIGN & MANUFACTURING HANHAM CREATIVE & MEDIASOC. HEALTH & DEV BUSINESS ADMIN & FINANCE IT KINGSF’DIT CREATIVE & MEDIA MANGO BUSINESS ADMIN & FINANCEENGINEERING SBL SOC. HEALTH & DEVBUSINESS ADMIN & FINANCE IT CREATIVE & MEDIA CBC SOC. HEALTH & DEV ENGINEERING (AD) CONSTRUCTION & BE (ASHLEY DOWN) CONSTRUCTION & BE CREATIVE & MEDIA HAIR & BEAUTY HOSPITALITY & CATERING BUSINESS ADMIN & FINANCE LACKHAM COLLEGE WILTSHIRE ENVIRONMENT & LB

PROTOTYPE YEAR 12 LEVEL 2 MATRIX A / CBC / ADE MONDAYFRI AM / TUES PM THURSDAYWEDS AM / FRI PM TUES AM/ WEDS PM DOWNEND ENGINEERINGMATHSIT PROJECT BUSINESS ADMIN & FINANCE ENGLISHPRODUCT DESIGN & MANUFACTURING GRANGEENVIRONMENT & LB (with CBC) CONSTRUCTION & BEPROJECT PRODUCT DESIGN & MANUFACTURING HANHAM SOC. HEALTH & DEVCREATIVE & MEDIA PROJECT IT BUSINESS ADMIN & FINANCE KINGS’DITPROJECT MANGO’D BUSINESS ADMIN & FINANCE ENGINEERINGPROJECT SBL SOC. HEALTH & DEVMATHS CREATIVE & MEDIAPROJECT ITENGLISH BUSINESS ADMIN & FINANCE CBC CONSTRUCTION & BESOC. HEALTH & DEV HAIR & BEAUTY HOSPITALITY & CATERING BUSINESS ADMIN & FINANCE CREATIVE & MEDIA LACKHAM COLLEGE WILTSHIRE ENVIRONMENT & LB

Revised Key Stage 3 for The Sir Bernard Lovell School THE KINGSWOOD PARTNERSHIP working with the INTERNATIONAL LEARNING AND RESEARCH CENTRE Purpose revise Key Stage 3 in order to: –develop skills and competencies relevant to the re- designed Curriculum –use these skills and competencies to establish learning across the curriculum –develop a coherent personal development curriculum, 20% of time in years 7 and 8 –use the personal development curriculum time in year 9 to change the pedagogical experience in preparation for the diplomas –incorporate functional skills and PLTS

Revised Key Stage 3 Year 9 Pre-Diploma for The Sir Bernard Lovell School 1. C&M Inc. disciplines of C&M diploma (Dr; Mu; Me; Creative Writing) 2. Internationalism/ Enterprise MFL 2; IT; Business; RS; Curriculum; Sci context 2 week IAGS block at start of year. Continuous IAG provided specific to lines of learning. Team teaching with course tutors Strands of the original 14 Lines of Learning and Industrial Awareness provided throughout the two semesters

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