A WSR Retention and Engagement Strategy in response to the Raised School Leaving Age.

 Overview / Skeleton of Program  Regional Model of Best Practice- Chifley Senior College  Resources to support models  Where to from here?  New World of Work New World of Work

 What is PMF about? ◦ Planning my Future aims to engage students in their learning and career path planning by providing a framework for whole school organisation and participation.  How can PMF work? ◦ Streamlining teams in schools ◦ Justifying purpose of various teams ◦ Overuse of teachers (the enthusiastic ones)  What might the benefit be for my school? ◦ School management enhancement ◦ Possible partnerships with business, other schools and the potential development of successful school communities.

DET Policy / StrategyWSR Response COAG / Office of Schools Plan Year 12 Attainment Student Engagement and Retention Curriculum Pathways Options- SBAT’s Trade Training Centres Year Strategy Student Welfare- eg; mentoring, attendance Transition Advisers- transition planning, working with parents. Curriculum Flexibility linked to teacher quality. VET and Vocational Learning Programs Literacy and Numeracy Strategies. Schools, Community and Business Link initiatives.

New School Leaving Age Student Welfare- Home School Liaison Officers (student attendance) Curriculum Pathways Options. School-to-Work program VET Options: Stage 5 VET School Based Apprentices/ Trainees VET framework Courses both SVET and TVET Literacy and Numeracy initiatives. New School Leaving Age Coordinator Aboriginal Education Strategy Literacy and Numeracy Initiatives School-to-Work Program Curriculum Pathways Options Student Mentoring Programs Student Leadership Initiatives.

 A Career & Transition School Coordination team- this might entail a realignment of existing school teams; Schools need to ask themselves: ◦ Why was each team formed? ◦ Which staff members are involved? ◦ Does the team have an aim and how is that aim reflected in the schools management plan? ◦ Is the team representative of all school areas? ◦ What part of the student body is targeted by this team? ◦ How does the team evaluate its success and are team findings utilised in developing management plans?

 School Clusters- groups of high schools working together to develop strategies that address the needs of a targeted group of students.  School Communities- Formation and/or enhancement of strategies across school communities that develop the ‘whole’ student.  Kurri Kurri Learning Community Kurri Kurri Learning Community  The potential for the development of formalised partnerships is underpinning to PMF.  Teacher professional development is also a key to the success of this initiative.

VET managed resources Student Pathways SurveySTW KLA Support documentation Career Search ProgramSTW online Logbook Student leadership programs RuMAD? And WOW pilot programs Enterprise Learning Strategies e-ME pilot in 2011 Real Game SeriesVET wiki SBAT initiative NSLA-in-WSR wiki Engagement and Attainment Resources

 School staff and resources  Partnership Brokers / Youth Connections- IEA Program  P&C (local and regional)  TAFE  Community organisations  Private Providers- eg Royal Lifesaving Society  PBL- Jill Schofields  Authentic learning Project- Quality Teaching Consultants  Service learning in collaboration with Volunteering  Aboriginal Programs  Student Services inclusive of HSLO’s  Learning Support  Links to Learning- Joan MacLean  Partnership Initiative- Ivan Baker

Questions/ Observations

 Professional learning support planned- VC’s  Take idea back to school and discuss with interested personnel.  your schools completed EOI interest to Liz by 5 th August  Initiative funding received  Develop a PMF Action Plan ◦ Consultancy support is available to assist.  Implementation of PMF model ◦ Consultancy support is available to assist