Flexible Learning in East Sussex

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Flexible Learning in East Sussex

• E-Learning

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E-LearningWhat is it ?

• Learning via live classes using the Internet for
  access
• Teachers and students can be in any location and
  meet in a virtual interactive classroom
• Lessons are recorded for future reference by
  students

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How is it being developed?

• Within FLESS for sick and anxious students
  referred to the service
• In liaison with the 14-19 partnerships to ensure
  compatibility and continuity
• In liaison with the Excellence Cluster re the
  Computers for Pupils project
• In liaison with BECTA
• In liaison with CfBT- to ensure compatibility
  with schools platforms as they develop
• In liaison with the South East Grid for Learning
  to prevent duplication of provision

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Who is it for ?

• Children who are unable to attend school due to
  ill health or because of anxiety related
  conditions
• Children who are permanently excluded from school
  
• Currently projects are
• Children at risk of permanent exclusion
• Children with ASD
• Children referred by anti bullying team
• Looked After Children.

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What does it look like?

• There are three visible aspects of e-learning
• The Live lesson classroom
• The East Sussex Flexible Learning Portal
• The CD Rom

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There are three levels

• Level 1 Full internet access to live online
  lessons and the portal from home or a centre
• Level 2 Access to work using our portal via the
  internet. Work can be downloaded and returned
• Level 3 Work is on a CDROM or Memory stick and
  is given to the student and they return it for
  marking having done the work on it.

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The portal

• East sussex portal main screen.WBD

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The portal

• East Sussex Portal Student screen.WBD

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The portal

• East Sussex Portal Teacher screen.WBD

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What does it look

• maths 1 trig 15th jan edit short.lrc

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Measure success?

• goal report maths john martin.pdf

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Measure success?

• Student A Initial Goal tests
• En 4 Ma 3 Sc 3
• Regular attendance and access
• Results after 6 Months
• En 5 Ma 5 Sc 5
• Student B Initial Goal Tests
• En 5 Ma 7 Sc 4
• Poor attendance English access Maths and Science
• Results after 6 Months
• En 4 Ma 7 Sc 5

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Parent involvement

• Contracts issued and signed by parents
• Parents expected to be with their child
• Parents have responsibility for their childs
  Internet access
• Support offered for parents in using the Internet

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How do we check

• Attendance monitored in class
• Students phoned regularly if they are not
  attending
• Feedback to Area Co-ordinators
• Feedback to project schools

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Maintaining Quality

• All lessons are recorded and monitored
• Student tracking via GOAL tests
• Student feedback via questionnaire
• Parent feedback via questionnaire
• Regular project reviews

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Staff development for FLESS

• Training at Core meetings
• One to One training
• Online training
• Staff offered single lesson teaching

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Staff development for schools involved in projects

• Training for both staff and students in accessing
  the gateway
• One to one training for staff re linking to class
  lessons through interactive whiteboard
• Online training to support above

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Project 1

• Title Supporting students who are at risk of
  permanent exclusion to continue their education
  through a participation in E-Learning provision,
  School Provision and External provision (Work
  Experience, College Placement etc)
• Project Partners Oasis Centre Uplands Community
  College Flexible Learning Educational Support
  Service (E-Learning)
• Additional Partners (see below) Seaford Head
  Uckfield Community College

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Progress September to March

• 8 students were identified by the School as being
  at risk of permanent exclusion and were added to
  the database for e-learning
• Students and parents attended a meeting at the
  Oasis centre where the e-learning co-ordinator
  explained e-learning and they were able to login
  to a session
• Activities for self-development are being
  formulated within the Citizenship lessons
• There is constant contact between the school and
  the e-learning co-ordinator which includes on
  site training

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• OUTCOMES
• Students are enthusiastic and enjoy the lessons.
• They are more positive towards their school
• Parents feel more involved in and understand how
  the lessons can support their childs education
• None of the students have been excluded since
  they started this project

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Project 2

• Title Supporting children and young people who
  have been permanently excluded to continue their
  education through E-Learning after Day 5 of the
  permanent exclusion
• Project Partners Nathan Caine (NC) Manager,
  Reintegration Services
• and the Flexible Learning Educational Support
  Service (E-Learning)

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Outcomes to end of March

• 5 students have been referred and are studying
  from Home for 5 GCSEs
• They have attended regularly and are online to
  get 5 GCSEs in the core subjects

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Project 3

• Title Supporting children and young people who
  are out of school due to issues related to
  bullying to continue their education through
  E-Learning
• Project Partners Anti-Bullying Team and the
  Flexible Learning Educational Support Service
  (E-Learning)

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Outcomes September to Dec

• 5 students were identified by the Anti-bullying
  team as requiring tuition support as they were
  not in school and were added to the database for
  e-learning
• Two students regularly logged on the others had
  problems with hardware This was addressed by the
  Teaching assistants allocated to e-learning and
  they successfully accessed the lessons
• Activities to develop self confidence and
  situation avoidance are being formulated within
  the Citizenship lessons

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• OUTCOMES
• All students were successfully returned to either
  their old schools or re-integrated to a new
  school.
• They are more positive towards their schools and
  parents feel more involved in and understand how
  the lessons can support their childs education

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Project 4

• Title Supporting students who have ASD to
  continue their education through a participation
  in E-Learning provision, if possible using the
  schools own provision
• Project Partners Peacehaven Community School

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Outcomes to End of October

• A student was identified by the School as
  suitable for e-learning using the Criteria for
  using E-Learning with Children with ASD and was
  added to the database for e-learning
• Teachers from Peacehaven Community School have
  been trained by the e-learning co-ordinator in
  using the e-learning platform and in the support
  of the students

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• An Individual timetable has been formulated and
  the student has successfully signed into lessons
  on the Nisai Website
• Activities for self-development are being
  formulated within the Citizenship lessons
• There is constant contact between the school and
  the e-learning co-ordinator which includes on
  site training

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• OUTCOMES
• The student is signing on regularly and is
  maintaining a presence in school.
• Is more positive towards the school
• Has not been excluded from the school either
  temporarily or permanently this term

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Student Comments

• Year 10 Student
• I am emailing you to say that I will not be
  continuing with e-learning as I am now back at
  school. I am also emailing to say thank you to
  everyone involved with e-learning for everything
  you have done for me over the last year.
  E-learning has helped me greatly whilst I have
  not been in school. I will be forever grateful to
  you for giving me an education when I could not
  get to school. I hope e-learning will be
  successful for others like it has been for me.

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Find out more

• For further information and a generic student
  logon
• Please email
• paul.leFevre_at_eastsussex.gov.uk
• Or phone
• 07825 926616