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Title: Skills Academy


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Skills Academy An Education Adventure
2006
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Why? 2 big drivers
  • National skills Agenda
  • Young People who are NEET
  • and
  • Engaging disconnected local Young People
  • More than a College more than a qualification
  • Having a vocational skill could change lives

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What
  • Re organisation of provision
  • Skills Academy 16-19 year old
  • A new School in which the focus is progression
    onto other Lewisham College courses (at Level 2
    and above) or into employment
  • A new School which picks up the challenge of the
    needs of the Boroughs NEET young people
  • A new School which brings together colleagues
    from all areas of the college with skills in
    working with young people to truly share and
    embed good practice and create a model of
    excellence

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What
  • A new School for 16 to 19 year olds where Level 1
    courses are brought together under one umbrella
  • A new School with a brief to engage (re-engage)
    young people in education and provide more than
    just a qualification
  • A new School in which a teaching and entitlement
    team plan and deliver courses, and support
    together, focussing on Skills for Life (and Work)
    and Every Child Matters Agendas
  • A quick response team!!

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How
  • Vocational tasters
  • Tutorial work
  • Entitlement
  • Support
  • Readinesses

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Who
  • 2 Entitlement Support Teams
  • Guidance Officers x2
  • Entitlement/ Enrichment Co-ordinators x2
  • Connexions workers x2
  • Youth workers x1 plus sessionals
  • Intervention Support Managers
  • (Behaviour Managers) x2

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Activities/Entitlement could include
  • Guidance
  • Events
  • Big tutorial input
  • Residentials trips
  • Readinesses
  • Employability
  • Sexual Health Drugs etc
  • Food
  • Voting, fund raising etc
  • Study Buddies
  • Student Mentors
  • Millennium Volunteers
  • Anger Management
  • GOALS
  • Basketball Academy
  • BSM
  • Personal Safety
  • Fitness
  • Culture

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The Readinesses Agenda
  • Classroom Ready
  • Learning Ready
  • Work Ready
  • Job Ready
  • HE Ready
  • Success Ready
  • Role Ready
  • Return Ready
  • Independence Ready

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Not a qualification ..
  • A Journey
  • Success
  • Young People going on vocational course or to work
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