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Our journey Support in PlaceIssues Way forward
College care leavers and the FE Quality Mark
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Our journey
College profile:22.000 students over 5 campuses70 nationalities and 100 languagesWide range of socio-economic backgrounds
Learners in Care & Care leavers:From a Looked After Children Protocol To the Frank Buttle Trust FE Quality Mark
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Support in place: Staffing
LAC mentor/co-ordinatoralongside Safeguarding officers Counsellors and Welfare advisers Student mentors Student Fund administrators Careers and course advisers Connexions PAs
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Support in place: Structure
Pre-entry: Taster sessions on request Pre-entry careers/course advice Priority interview and assessment LAC mentor & line manager as key
contacts for queries from Social Services and
College staff
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Support in place: Structure
On course and pre-exit: 1-2-1 mentoring with action planning Drop in service for quick queries Monthly workshops and Newsletter Meetings with tutors/social workers Referrals to internal/external services
Focus on achievement, building confidence and raising aspirations
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Issues
Identification of learners in care Tick box on Application/Enrolment form College staff referrals Social Services
Late notificationRange of Social Services involved Networking Different systems in place
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Way forward
Internal Marketing of Service Staff training to raise awareness Further development of LAC ID recording
system A London wide or national approach? Introduction of web based networking
forum for participating FE Colleges?
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Frank Buttle Trust Further Education Quality
Mark
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Why The FBT Quality Mark?
• Gives a framework to measure the quality of Care Leavers provision
• Provides partners with external evidence of provision for care leavers
• Raises profile of Care Leavers amongst staff• Assures College management of sustainable
strategy for Care Leavers
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John Wheatley College 10 21/04/23
Key Issues for our Care leavers
• Chaotic home situations• School refusers• Very low if any formal attainment• Measures of supervision including Youth
Justice• Carer responsibilities• Low self esteem• Limited citizenship skills
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John Wheatley College 11 21/04/23
College Objectives • Re-engagement with both informal and
formal education• Innovative curriculum design• Range of Learning/Teaching approaches• Core skills qualifications• Personal and Social development• Vocational tasters• Wrap round Support• Progression and achievement
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Challenges
• Oh No not another audit!• Working with UK Standard• Integrating approach into the existing College
self evaluation strategy• Standard we are working with tailored to
Scottish FE
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John Wheatley College 8 21/04/23
Successful integrated strategy• Referral stage
• Social Services • Local Schools • Youth Justice
• Ongoing curriculum delivery• Community Health Partnership • LAAC nurse and psychologist• Social Services
• Pre - exit• Care Leavers Employment Service• Careers Scotland • Local Regeneration Agency
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Overall review
• QM adds value to our system
• QM criteria helps identify gaps in our provision
• Successful and effective promotion of our services
John Wheatley College 14 21/04/23
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Neath Port Talbot College
Frank Buttle Quality Award
for Further Education
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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;
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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;
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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; Learners who are happy, successful and progressing in their Learners who are happy, successful and progressing in their
programmes of study.programmes of study.
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COLEG GLAN HAFRENCardiff
Transforming lives by placing learners first
Frank Buttle TrustQuality Mark for Further
Education
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One of 3 colleges selected by Colegau Cymru ( Colleges Wales) for the FBT Q Mark Pilot because of our commitment to student support:
Estyn awarded grade 1 in 2008 for
• Outstanding support and care of students
• Wide range of courses, qualifications and experiences available to 16-19 years olds, adults and 14-16 year olds.
How did we become involved?
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How did we become involved?
3 Awards in the last 8 years for Careers & HE Quality Provision
National Awards gained in recent years from Colleges Wales:
• Shortlisted for Student Support award in 2009
• Winners of awards for managing vocational excellence to prepare learners for industry and the workplace in 2009
• Winners of award for Returning to and Widening the Scope of Learning in 2010
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Coleg Glan Hafren Project Plan
Strong features which met the criteria for the FBT Q Mark:
• Partnership working with local agencies, eg Careers Wales Learning Coaches and local Leaving Care Team (LACS, Care Leavers, Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers)
• Taster days especially for LACs and their social workers, including information sessions on range of support available
• Well established Central Admissions process which ensure unbiased guidance and student centres process to ensure the best match for level of study
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Using the FBT QM to develop existing
practice• Cap on funding prevented growth so a new course could only
be created by closing 2 profitable, grade 1 courses in Hair & Beauty
• Faculty Head worked with local Leaving Care Manager and Careers Wales Learning Coaches to explore barriers faced by LACs and Care Leavers
• Consulting and planning process took a year, which resulted in
• A new flexible course with very specialist tutor support
• Contributed to FBT QM as this course redirection significantly required SMT buy in
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• 5 days – Roll on roll off• Monday - Reward Day; Tuesday – Thursday: Essential
skills, Employability Skills, Welsh, and Tutorial activities including one-to-one sessions.
• Friday - Vocational Day - Auto, Hairdressing or Beauty.• Few holidays• Same behavioural standards required as for other
students at the college• Weekly 2 way link with the social worker• New culture in the college of measuring success:
Outcomes and Progression for individuals rather than on course completion at the end of the year.
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• Essential Skills in ICT, Numeracy, Literacy• Employability Skills• Wider Key Skills including WWO, PS and IOL• Welsh• Entry 3 Introduction to the Hair and Beauty sector • Entry to Vocational Studies in Auto• All these qualifications will help the learner gain
confidence, increase their life skills and give an insight to vocational careers that are available.
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Benefits of FBT Q Mark
• A comprehensive framework against which to measure our provision for LACs/Care Leavers
• Raised awareness at College: senior management participation but also across committees eg Student Support, Equal Opps, Staff Development etc
• The Q Mark is on our website, along with an article about our good practice in supporting LACS/Care Leavers
• Recognised by ESTYN• Strengthened links with key partners, especially LACE
team, other colleges, Social Services outside Cardiff• A catalyst to share best practice