e-ILPs

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e-ILPs

• Challenges and opportunities for young peoples
  personal progression planning.

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Individual Learning plans (ILPs) are a
progression tool

• ILPs are an essential component
• Personalised Learning
• Personal Development Curriculum
• Increased choice and flexibility in learning
  14-19 Diplomas, KS4 Apprenticeships..
• Intended to be introduced in year 9 to support
  (and not limit) young peoples choices
• It is intended to be reviewed annually,
  reflecting the learners development and
  aspirations

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What should an ILP do?

• record young peoples plans, progress,
  experiences and achievements by age 14 and
  continuously after
• identify personal choices including entitlement
  subjects, work-related options, enrichment
  activities and ideas for work experience
• establish broad learning and career goals for the
  14-19 phase and support the continuous monitoring
  and review of progress towards them throughout
  the phase
• support smooth transitions by facilitating
  effective data and information sharing 14-19.
• http//www.iagworkforce.co.uk/site/iag/content/ef
  fective-delivery/individual-learning-plans

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Challenges

• Does the learner understand why they have an ILP?
• Is there a CE/IAG process in place in the
  curriculum to enable the learner to create and
  maintain an informed ILP?
• Is it owned by senior management, teaching and
  support staff and part of the personalised
  learning process is there training in place?

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More challenges.

• How does the ILP support transition?
• Can it be shared across partners?
• Does it go with the learner?
• Does the learner own it and can they add to it?
• Is there an agreed format across partners that is
  understood and accepted by all?

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e-ILP benefits

• If web-enabled
• Can be integrated as part of electronic delivery
  of CE/IAG resources
• Can be accessed and shared across student support
  network in schools and partners
• Can go with the learner
• Can be easily updated
• Can be accessed any where and anytime

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e-ILP challenges

• Is it part of a wider program such as an
  e-portfolio or does it just stand alone?
• Costs development off the shelf vs. bespoke
• Integration and interoperability with own
  systems/VLEs and with other institutions
• Access

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Discussion points

• Examples of e-ILPs
• three different approaches
• Stand-alone https//ilp.my-iplan.com
• As part of progression planning e-portfolio
• www.passportfolio.com
• http//webfolio.manchester14-19.co.uk/
• As part of an integrated online progression
  resource http//www.myprogressfile.com
• Integrated into a website
• http//www.planitplus.net/

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https//ilp.my-iplan.com
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My iPlan

• Strengths
• Tailor-made e-ILP
• Linked to assessment and validation
• Enables target-setting and tracking
• Allows student to choose their circle of
  support
• Added functionality dual log-ins
• Can produce reports

• Challenges
• Licensed product so linked to institution or
  purchasing authority cost implications
• Not owned by the learner so will not have access
  in non-My iPlan institutions
• Will learner be able to take end products with
  them in a variety of formats?

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http//www.myprogressfile.com
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http//www.myprogressfile.com

• Strengths
• Tried and tested resources based on ProgressFile
  materials
• Supported by CE/IAG process
• Interactive resources and quizzes within it
• Fully exportable content

• Challenges
• Cost per institution/area based on pupil numbers
• Remains with the institution/LA area
• Not owned by the student
• Some quizzes and activities look very wordy and
  detailed could be off-putting

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Home grown www.passportfolio.com
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The ILP is one part of an integrated web-based
progression planning process

• Decision making (Where you are now, what you
  want from your future)
• Self development (Interactive self
• review of skills, qualities and strengths)
• Researching information/options (Links to
  websites such as MyChoiceNotts, Progression
  Routes, Careers Software etc.)
• Planning for change (Setting own goals and
  targets, making applications)

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Presenting Zone Application Curriculum
Vitae Personal Statement
Achievement Zone Achievements and
qualifications Work Experience Recording Skills
Reviewing Zone Student Self Review Links to CEG
tools Skills Assessment Individual learning plan
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• The ILP contributes to overall progression
• planning by

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Passportfolio

• Strengths
• Able to create specific content, including
  quizzes and activities
• Able to add local information and weblinks
• Able to design the CE/IAG process into it
• Able to tailor it to different audiences (lower
  literacy/SEN) as part of the development process
• Able to link and integrate into other web-based
  resources e.g. online application form

• Challenges
• Can be expensive development costs and in terms
  of staff time for content and project management
  and roll-out
• Ongoing technical support
• Needs longer-term investment to develop and
  maintain

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Off the peg e-portfolio

• http//webfolio.manchester14-19.co.uk/

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A good idea but

• Challenges
• Basic e-portfolios do not have ready-made content
  that supports CE/IAG, this work would still need
  to be done
• Licence costs per learner
• One-size fits all
• Functionality is it fit for purpose and do all
  the components work?
• Hard to differentiate the ILP component

• Strengths
• Ready-made, off the shelf so less development
  work/project management
• Design can be tailored to a certain extent (cost
  involved)
• Can be integrated as part of a wider CE/IAG
  process

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A unified service Scottish careers/learning
portal http//www.planitplus.net/
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PlanIT e-portfolio
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PlanIT

• Challenges
• Integration into the education system
• Continued funding and development
• The whole portfolio is an ILP but can it be
  shared? Is there a recognisable end product

• Strengths
• Investment by the Scottish Executive downwards
• A unified, all-age facility with a coherent
  message
• Years of expertise and development

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Contacts

• Lucy Peck
• Passportfolio Co-ordinator
• Connexions Nottinghamshire
• lucy.peck_at_cnxnotts.co.uk
• 0115 9838969

• Gill Coker
• e-Learning Co-ordinator
• Connexions Nottinghamshire
• gillian.coker_at_cnxnotts.co.uk
• 0115 9838960

Useful Links http//www.iagworkforce.co.uk/site/
iag/content/effective-delivery/individual-learning
-plans http//excellence.qia.org.uk/
Views and opinions in this presentation represent
my own and not those of Connexions Nottinghamshire