Functional+skills+in+North+Somerset

=The functional skills pilot in North Somerset=

Within North Somerset, 4 Secondary Schools (Backwell, Churchill, Gordano and Nailsea) along with Weston College and Ravenswood School were actively engaged in Year 1 of the QCA functional skills pilot. The 4 Secondary schools and Weston College form part of the North Somerset Diploma Consortium, which is offering IT and Creative & Media Diplomas from September 2008.

A Senior Leader and subject leaders for English, Maths and ICT from each pilot establishment were invited to attend a 4 Day Functional Skills CPD support programme. Dates and venues as below.


 * Day || Date || Venue ||
 * 1 || 19th June, 2007 || Coombe Lodge, Blagdon ||
 * 2 || 27th June, 2007 || Lakewood Conference Centre, Blagdon ||
 * 3 || 10th December, 2007 || Four Oaks PDC, Nailsea ||
 * 4 || 28th February, 2008 || Four Oaks PDC, Nailsea ||

An overview of the objectives for each CPD Day is provided below, along with a link to some of the resources used to date.
To provide participants with the opportunity to: • consider the vision and challenge for functional skills • explore the content of the functional skills standards • identify how functional skills relate to other programmes • begin the process of planning for delivery • begin to develop a plan for implementation in the pilot. [|FS Day1 Participants Resources.pdf] [|FS Day 1 Slides.ppt]
 * Day 1 CPD**
 * Objectives of the day**
 * Resources**

• To make links between Day 1 and Day 2 • To explore the transferability and application of skills • To consider approaches to teaching the development, transferability and application of skills • To plan for implementation of the pilot in September which will include: • prioritising critical success factors • monitoring and evaluation. [|FS Day 2 Participants Resources.pdf] [|FS Day 2 Slides.ppt]
 * Day 2 CPD**
 * Objectives of the day**
 * Resources**

Objectives** • To share progress made with the early implementation of the pilot. • To gain an understanding of the summative assessment requirements for functional skills. • To explore effective practices that underpin assessment for learning and their relation to functional skills development. • To plan next steps for the delivery of functional skills within organisations and/or across consortia. [|FS Day 3 Slides.ppt] [|FS Day3 GCSE slides.ppt]
 * Day 3 CPD
 * Resources**

Objectives** • To reflect critically upon what has happened in the pilot to date and identify lessons learnt • To identify good practice in giving effective feedback to learners on their skills development • To consider the implications of formative and summative assessment for mastery and progression • To consider how to take functional skills forward in the light of other developments including Diplomas [|FS Day 4 Slides.ppt]
 * Day 4 CPD

Please refer to subject specific pages English, Maths, ICT for additional resources.