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.