| Activity Title: Citischool - 'school without walls' |
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Alternative full-time education programme
for disaffected Year 11 (15-16 year old) students who are
excluded or at risk of exclusion from mainstream education.
Employers host extended work experience placements and/or
contribute to small group learning sessions in Employability,
Citizenship and Health education. |
| User feed back: |
"It's important that students get out to experience
the world of work, and this programme gives them national
Key Skills accreditation to add to their GCSEs." |
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| Who is the activity for: |
Year 11 students who are excluded, at risk and/or disaffected. |
| Number of hours/days: |
5 days per week - term time only; Monday to Thursday – work
placement with visits from tutor and work-based assessor;
Friday – group sessions hosted by local employers. |
| Funded by: |
£7,210 per student per year. |
| Programme outline |
Students educated in the work place by Work Supervisors.
Employers as Educators deliver sessions. Key Skills Level
1 in IT, Communication, Application of Number, Working
With Others, Problem Solving and Improving Own Learning & Performance;
Citizenship, Employability, Health, Art & Sport. |
| Strengths |
Four years of successful operation, enthusiastic staff,
unique programme in the City, committed employers, supportive
parents, support of the LEA. |
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| Curriculum |
Work-Related Learning
1. Skills for Employability**
2. Understanding of work**
3. The way businesses operate*
4. Awareness of employment opportunities**
5. Understanding career choices**
6. Undertake tasks in work contexts**
7. Learn from contact with business people**
8. Experience the working environments**
9. Engage with business ideas & challenges**
CITIZENSHIP
Becoming informed citizens**
Developing skills of enquiry and communication** Developing skills of participation and responsible action**
KEY SKILLS
Working With Others**
Problem Solving**
Improving Own Learning & Performance**
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| Criteria for assessing programme |
Key Skills attainment, work references gained, improved
attendance, increased self-esteem, entry to further education,
entry to employment, internal and external evaluation. |
| Number and range of users to date |
Since 2001, 87 students from 11 MK schools. |
| More feedback |
"I didn't think any school would be as good as this" -
Student April 2004. "Staff do a fantastic job, their
patience is unlimited. There is nothing we would want to
change, it's a great school: - Parent, April 2004.
"Citischool is making a positive contribution to
the Milton Keynes educational landscape and hence is
justificable and sustainable from the position of meeting
a real need" - Researcher from Cambridge University,
author of Sustatainability of Citischool Report published
June 2004.
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