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WestSuffolk1419Partnership
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
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?
..............................................................................
..............................................................................
..............................................................................
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?
..............................................................................
..............................................................................
..............................................................................
5. Would you like to do more of this work?
..............................................................................
..............................................................................
..............................................................................
Signed: ................................................................. Date: ........................................
Tutor comments:
.........................................................................................................................................
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Signed: ................................................................. Date: ........................................
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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:
Nameoftutor:
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