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Transition Project KS4- KS5 Avonbourne College

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Transition Project KS4-KS5

Avonbourne College

Size 1150 Ages 11-18Specialisms Business and enterprise, Thinking Skills, InternationalismSex Girls (Mixed 6th form)Introduction to Avonbourne and the context

Helen Pannell2

Core purposeSelf-directed learnersLess didactic approachTeachers as facilitators & coachesTeaching as learning designLearning as problem solving, not information retention

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ActionTransition Project Yr11 studentsTrainingELLI profilesLearning conversationsStaff trainingWhole-staff training day BLPEstablish cross-college learning communitiesResearch, develop and deliver BLPWhole-college approach (less 11y)HarmonisationT&L initiatives under BLP bannerLesson planning/observation has BLP focusSofW amended to include explicit reference to BLP

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PDSA Challenges encountered / what did we learn?Semi-structured interviewsEngagementTrainingCurriculum pressuresLogistics all in different classesCounter initiatives

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PDSA what did we learn?Core team essentialSupport form Headteacher TimeBuy inTimetable of eventsFlexibility/ adaptability/ resilience

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Measuring Student OutcomesELLI profilesStart, middle, on transitionStudents capacities as self-directed learnersSignificant stories of changeReflective diariesSemi-structured interviewsStudent progressWorking at grades (captured on SIMS)Learning profile score (contribution to own learning)Cf cohortSurveysStaffStudents

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Achievements to dateELLI groupStaffing and logistics KLH, KWT, HPHSupport and backingBLP cultureTrainingLesson observation formLearning Communities

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Extract from Semi-structured Interview

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How will we share our learning?All staff taking part in Learning CommunitiesShare knowledge and ideasProgramme evaluationELLI Focus group evaluationShare results with Harewood CollegeInform curriculum planning for Avonwood PrimaryBLP introduced for 6th Form Sep 2014Parental engagement

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Our next stepsData analysis from SIMSDeveloping a language for learningFurther staff trainingBLPNQT/new staffStudent group

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