Skills for Life Support Programme Meeting aspirations and expectations; RARPA for learners with...

Skills for Life Support Programme

Meeting aspirations and expectations; RARPA for learners

with learning difficultiesThe Skills for Life Support Programme is delivered on behalf of the Learning and Skills Improvement Service by CfBT Education Trust and partners

CfBT Education Trust60 Queens RoadReadingRG1 4BS

T: 0118 902 1920F: 0845 838 1207E: [email protected]: www.excellencegateway.org.uk/sflsp


Aims

• To become familiar with the RARPA model and how it can be used effectively to support learners with learning difficulties to achieve and progress.

• To provide you with training materials and guidance to support in house delivery of RARPA training.


What are the five stages of RARPA?

• Course aims being clearly stated.• Initial assessment of learners’ starting points and needs.• Discussions and negotiation to identify appropriately

challenging objectives.• Formative assessment, checking on progress and giving

feedback.• Final recognition of progress, recording and celebration

of achievement.


A resource to support you after today

An Online Community of Practice

http://excellence.qia.org.uk/page.aspx?o=130078


An overview

RARPA

LSCAction

researchGovernment

policyInspection Learning for

Living Pathfinder


LSC

• Developing the RARPA process• Who can use it?• Key documents include:Implementing measures of

success: the handbook section 10 – recognising and recording progress and achievements. LSC January 2007

• www.lsc.gov.uk/rarpa


Action research

• NIACE & LSDA• Recognising and recording progress and achievements

in non- accredited learning Evaluation report on the RARPA pilot projects April 2003 – March 2004

• Achievement in non-accredited learning for adults with learning difficulties. Report of the scooping study Liz Maudslay and Christine Nightingale

• Effective Practice Web Resource • www.lsneducation.org.uk


National policy

• Learning for Living and Work (LSC, 2006)

• ‘Progression through Partnership (2007)

‘Determine the use of RARPA process as a means of monitoring standards and tracking individuals’ progress

across the country.’ Pg 19


Inspection

• Greater Expectations; Provision for learners with disabilities (ALI, 2006) ‘A defining characteristic of weak provision for learners

with disabilities is a vagueness of purpose.’ pg 6

‘ ..it is common practice to assess learners against the requirements of some form of accreditation…. not in

relation to their individual needs.’ pg 5


Learning for Living Pathfinder


What are person centred approaches?

Approaches that enable individuals to have a greater say in the design and delivery of services.


For further reading on person centre approaches and planning:

www.helensandersonassociates.co.uk


What does this means in terms of RARPA?

It means involving learners in a meaningful way.

It means supporting learners to acquire the skills, knowledge and understanding they need to be active participants in the RARPA process


Teachers, support workers and managers need to:

Listen without prejudice to what learners say they want to learn.

Know the skills learners need for active participation in the RARPA process and helping them acquire them.


Potential of technology

“Instead of being seen as a useful but peripheral tool, information technology and multi-media approaches need to be reconceptualised as central to the learning process."

(Dee et al, 2006)


Using technology to record learner progress and achievement

The types of technologies used by tutors and learners to record learner progress and achievement will vary depending on:

what they are recordingwhy they are recording it

how the recording is intended to be used.


Examples of technology


The Cascade Pack

The training is based on a cascade model.

You should go back to your organisation and deliver in house training.

Use the cascade pack to suit your own purposes – differentiate it.


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Skills for Life Support Programme Office Contacts:CfBT Education Trust

Tel: 0118 902 1920Email: [email protected]

www.excellencegateway.org.uk/sflsp

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