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Wider Achievement at Marr CollegeSlide2
School Colours
Revised during session 12/13 –
Improvement Group with Students, staff and parents
consultation
In light of the review appropriate changes were made to s
upport the
current
systemSlide3
Colours at Marr
Emphasis on a
chievement
rather than participation
S1 & S2 badge awarded
End of S3 Tie awarded
End of S4 Half Colours
End of S5 Full coloursSlide4
Accreditation of Wider Achievement
Saltire Awards
S
ession 13/14 where are we?
Hours in the following activities count:
Captains
House Captains
Prefects
Student Council
Peer Education
Youth Achievement
Eco Schools – Dynamic youth can also be accredited Slide5
Saltire Awards 2014-15Target S3, S5 and S6
Highlighted
initially through Duke of Edinburgh,
however further opportunities through a range of activities is available
Links to other new awards
e.g.
John Muir Awards
Accreditation can
accumulate between
a
range of activities Slide6
Saltire Challenge planned for session 14/15
This can be awarded for whole school
events
Examples include: Children in Need, litter picks at the beach, Sport Relief, UNICEF day
etc
Plans in place to award these retrospectively for students this session
These challenges can then be organised in advance for next session, and encourage a range of students to take
part
T
his can accumulate into other Saltire AwardsSlide7
Duke of EdinburghS6, DofE young leader award, available as an option choice. Will run next session, with approximately 12
students
DofE
Leaders will be responsible for one S3 group. They will lead, guide, inspire and encourage other young people, agree their programme choices and approve their
progressSlide8
Voluntary Action South Ayrshire Group involvement
V
olunteering
opportunities for 16
+
Links
to
Peer Education, Duke of
E
dinburgh and Saltire which
increases
hours and is personally
rewarding
The group will h
ighlight volunteering vacancies
in South Ayrshire via category and
location
Volunteer work can be individual
, group or
in school workSlide9
Dynamic YouthTaking responsibility
Participation in youth
work
Building self esteem, confidence and skills in our junior phase (S3 next session
)
5 hour challenge, targets set, peer
assessment
Self assessment, recognising personal
achievement
Leads into YAA (age 14
+)
Links with Eco SchoolsSlide10
Youth Achievement AwardsAvailable for selected students aged 14 and over
Four
levels – bronze, silver, gold and
platinum
Different levels according to whether its simply taking part, or organising, or leading the
activities
Time spent on Dynamic Youth Awards can be used to gain up to 50% of a Bronze Youth Achievement
AwardSlide11
Higher Leadership AwardPotentially for session 14/15
SWOT
analysis
Three
tasks researching leadership
analysing the qualities and skills involved
then evaluating personal leadership skills
Students produce a report/folio (variety of formats)
Work totals 20 – 40
hours
Self/peer assessment
Work
is assessed internally
Rigorous quality
assurance throughout the processSlide12
John Muir AwardPotentially for session 14/15
4, 8 or 20 day
awards
Trial 4 day awards next session (the Discovery award) before moving onto 8 hours (the Explorer award), perhaps later in the year or for the next again
session
Taking responsibility for wild places/nature, moving onto helping with conservation
Partnership and community working
A local or even national
focusSlide13
Celebrating Success at MarrParent involvement
Via
newspapers/on
website
Certification e.g. Behaviour for Learning Merits, national awards
etc
Newsletters, both in school (to staff) and to
parents
Assemblies, personal contact, postcards, letters, plasma screens, planner entries, telephone calls
etc
Noticeboard – restarted this session, and will be updated
frequently
Planned Focus groups with pupils to ascertain how they would like their successes to be
acknowledged