more than 9 to 4: out of school hours learning in scottish education

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more than 9 to 4out of school hours learning in
scottish education

• How OSHL can help meet the objectives of
• A Curriculum for Excellence

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A Curriculum for Excellence

• The 4 capacities
• Responsible citizens
• Effective contributors
• Successful learners
• Confident individuals

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more than 9 to 4

• The 4 methods
• Opportunity
• Learning together
• Choice
• Challenge

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Vision for Childrens Services

• Some key components
• Joint planning and delivery by young people,
  parents and community helping all to feel
  included, respected and responsible
• Helping young people to achieve through flexible
  and innovative methods
• Improving well-being through increased activity
  and improved health

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What is OSHL?

• Activities include
• Residentials Enterprise
• Sports Community service
• Arts Transitional events
• Breakfast clubs Summer/ Easter schools
• Study skills Dance, drama and shows
• Science Mentoring

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What is OSHL?

• OSHL encompasses the wide variety of
  opportunities and activities offered through
  schools with their partners, outwith the school
  day.

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The impact of OSHL

• Research has shown that OSHL can
• lead to raised academic attainment
• build pupils self-esteem and self-confidence
• improve study skill
• increase the motivation to learn
• have a positive impact on pupils well-being
• help to re-engage disaffected pupils
• have a positive impact on attendance
• close the gaps in opportunity for vulnerable
  pupils and those in danger of not reaching their
  full potential
• contribute well to developing a sense of
  citizenship

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The impact of OSHL
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Developing good practice

• 5 key themes
• Finding out whats needed and having a
• purpose
• Involving young people and getting the ethos
• right
• Developing partnerships
• Learning together and selecting key people
• Linking to national and local priorities

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OSHL Self-evaluation

• 6 key questions
• What key outcomes has our OSHL achieved?
• What impact has OSHL had on the needs of
• young people, staff and the community?
• How good is our delivery of OSHL?
• How good is our management of OSHL?
• How good is our leadership of OSHL?
• What is our capacity for improvement?

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Further information

• more than 9 to 4 out of school hours learning
  in scottish education
• - downloadable from www.scotland.gov.uk/Publi
  cations/2006/03/01110130/0
• www.scottishoshl.org.uk