Post on 04-Jan-2016
Neath Port Talbot College
Buttle UK Quality Award
for Further Education
What We Had Before?
Good working relationships with the LACE Coordinator and the Leaving Care Team;
A Protocol between the College and the Leaving Care Team;
A member of the teaching staff to liaise with the LACE Coordinator;
Limited information relating to these learners entering the College;
Taster sessions to enable these learners to become familiar with the College;
Awareness raising for staff on the needs and barriers that these learners have;
What We Have Now? Excellent working relationships with the LACE and Leaving Care Team;
A non-teaching member of staff as the designated person based in Student Services;
Robust information sharing practices which maintain confidentiality;
A comprehensive job description for the designated person;
Targeted financial support and fast tracking of enrolment payments;
Effective tracking of recruitment, retention, attainment and progression;
A Beacon Award - The Welsh Government Award for Engaging Learners who are Not in Education, Employment or Training;
What Are The Benefits? A workforce that has a greater understanding of the needs of this
group of learners; An enhanced support system for Looked After Children and Care
Leavers; A wider support network of professionals to call upon; A more diverse set of documentation to promote the support and
services available; The award of the Quality Mark to promote the support on offer at the
College; National recognition through the Beacon Award for the work that we
do; Learners who are happy, successful and progressing in their
programmes of study.