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FoundationlearninginactioninWestSuffolk

Practicaland

vocational

skills

short

course

in

PaintingandDecorating:casestudy

Providerprofile: Authorandcontactdetails:

BuryStEdmundsSENPartnership

TheBury

St

Edmunds

SEN

Partnership

consists

of

three

specialschoolsandtheSchoolofFoundationStudiesat

WestSuffolkCollege.

ThePartnershipcameintoexistencethroughspecial

schoolsworkingcloselytogetherandthedevelopment

oftheDiplomaPartnershiplocallyinBuryStEdmunds.

Theshortcoursewasinitiallyfundedthroughthe

EuropeaninitiativeHYPHOPbuthasbeenfurther

developedandcontinuedbytheschoolsandcollege.

MickTruman

01284761934

mick.truman@priory.suffolk.sch.uk

www.hillsidespecial.org.uk

www.riverwalk.suffolk.sch.uk

www.wsc.ac.uk

www.priory.suffolk.sch.uk

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1. Projectoutline(intendedoutcomes,etc)

TheBuryStEdmundspartnershipconsistsofthreespecialschools,PriorySchool,Riverwalk

SchoolandHillsideSchool,andtheSchoolofFoundationStudiesatWestSuffolkCollege.The

shortpractical

and

vocational

course

in

Painting

and

Decorating

(P&D)

was

developed

as

part

ofajointvocationallearningprogrammewhichallowsstudentswithawidevarietyofneedsto

experiencespecificvocationalskillsinanappropriateprofessionalspacewithavocational

tutor.

MarkAmesfromtheConstructionandBuildingServicesofWestSuffolkCollegewas

approachedtobecomethetutorandhasdevelopedarangeofactivitiesdeliveredtogroupsof

upto10studentseachFridaymorningfor2hourseachweek.Theshortcourselasts6weeks

andisrepeatedtoadifferentgroupofstudentseachhalfterm.

ThestudentsparticipateinpracticalP&Dactivitiestodevelopanunderstandingofsomeofthe

skillsneeded

to

work

in

this

field.

The

experiences

would

lead

to

students

evaluating

the

skills

learnedandmakingconnectionstoeverydaylifeandwhethertheywouldbeappropriateskills

tohelpthemintheirfutures.

2.

Projectactivitiesandapproaches

10studentsfromtheSENPartnershiptakepartinasixweekcourse.Thiscoursehasbeen

runningnowfornearly2years.

Initiallythe

P&D

department

at

West

Suffolk

College

hosted

the

Friday

sessions

but

it

has

now

movedtotheSkillsCentreatPriorySchoolandusestheP&Dworkshop.

Eachweekapracticalactivitywasintroducedtothestudentsbythetutorandtheskillswere

practisedbythestudents.Studentsweresupervisedbyschoolstaffduringtheactivitiesand

encouragedtoparticipateasfullyaspossible.Activitieshaveincludedpaintingwallswith

brushandroller,stencillingandwallpapering.Thestudentsalsotiledthesplashbackbehind

thesinkarea.

3.

Projectoutcomes

Eachstudentwasrequiredtocompleteanevaluationoftheirexperiencesandlearning.The

learningformspartofthevocationalprogrammeofferedbyeachschool.Thelearningwas

recordedandispartoftheaccreditationofferedbyeachschool(ASDANTransitionChallenge,

ASDANTowardsIndependenceorCity&GuildsEmployabilityandPersonalDevelopment)at

variouslevelsfromentrylevel1to3.

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Thestudentevaluationformisintendedforuseinportfoliosofworkrecordinglearning

experiencesandcanbeuseinthestudentProgressFiledemonstratinglevelsofsuccessin

practicalactivities.Seeappendixforexamplesheets.

Theevaluationprocesshasrecentlybeendevelopedfurthertoincludeindividualtutorreports

basedupontheEmployabilityforLifeSuffolkCharter.

4. Evaluationandimpact

Studentevaluationswerepositiveandfeelthattheyhadgoodexperiences.Someexample

comments:

Icanmixandpourpaint.Ilearnthowtokeepmyclothesclean.

Jesse Year11student

Icoulddecoratemybedroomwithshapesonthewall

MeganYear10student

Tutorcommentshaveincluded:

Appearance:CorrectPPE

Communication:Goodunderstandingofskillstaught

Professionalconduct:Safeandtidywork

Stafffeedbackfromtheschoolswasagainpositiveanditwasnotedthatstudentshadenjoyed

thelearning

and

practical

experiences

as

well

as

developing

practical

skills.

GoingtoBurytothepaintingcoursewasreallygood.Brittanyseyeslitupandshe

lookedpleasedwhenwetalkedaboutthephotosofherwork.Shelovespaintingand

decorating.

MandyEllis(SuccessCoach)

5. Nextstepstosustainability

Theinitially

funding

came

from

the

European

Education

funding

as

part

of

the

HYPHOP

Project.TheBurySENPartnershiphasbeenseekingfundstohelppayforthetutorcostsbut

havebeenpayingtheirowntransportandstaffingcostsaswellashireoftheSkillsCentre

workshop.

ParticipationbyWestSuffolkCollegestudentsandstudentnumberstoincreaseto12to

spreadthecostsbetween4partnersthusreducingtheamounteachpartnerhastopay.

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6. Conclusions/keymessages

Studentenjoymentwashighonthelistofsuccesses.Fromtheevaluationsitwasevidentthat

thestudentsmadeconnectionsaboutusingtheseskillsathome,usingappropriatePPEand

thatthedevelopmentofsocialskills,mixingwithotherstudentsandadultsinawork

environmentwasbeneficial.

Appendix:

Examplereviewandassessmentsheetsdevelopedforthispracticalandvocationalcourse

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Vocational education unit review

Students name:

1. How do you feel about the work you have been doing?

I have enjoyed this Tutor comment I did not like this

2. Have you learned new skills?

Yes Tutor comment No

3. Where could you use these new skills?

Home School/College Work

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4. Have you learned how to stay safe when doing this work?

Yes Tutor comment No

5. Would you like to do more of this work?

Yes Tutor comment No

Additional comments/information:

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Signed: ................................................................. Date: ........................................

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Vocational education unit review

Students name:

1. How do you feel about the work you have been doing?

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2. What new skills have you learned?

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3. Where could you use these new skills?

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4. Have you learned how to stay safe when doing this work?

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5. Would you like to do more of this work?

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Signed: ................................................................. Date: ........................................

Tutor comments:

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Evaluationoflearnerexperiences

Participatingschool:

Staff

Coursetitle: Paintinganddecorating basicskillsunit

Date:

Pleasecommentonyourexperiencesworkingwiththestudentsinthiscourse.

Commentonsuitabilityofthevenue,contentpresentedinanappropriateway,effectivenessof

priorcommunication,organisationandplanningasappropriate.

1.Whatwentwell?

2.Whatdidnotgosowell?

3.Evenbetterif?

Signed:.................................................................................

Date:

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Employability 4 LifeSuffolk Charter

1.Attendanceandpunctuality

2.Appearance

3.Communication

4.Motivation

5.Professionalconduct

Signedbytutor:................................................................... Date:...................................................

Signedbystudent:............................................................... Date:...................................................

Studentname:

Homeschool:

Coursetitle:

Completiondate: Deliveringcentre:

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