L.L.W.

Components:

  • Home Economics
  • Personal Development
  • Citizenship
  • Employability

Key Stage 3

Classes at Key Stage 3 are offered all four components as part of their timetable.

There are currently 5 classes at Key Stage 3, Yr 8, K3, Yr 9, and Yr 10. But this can fluctuate and is reviewed on an annual basis.

Home Economics is currently taught as a stand-alone subject for 3 periods per week at Key Stage 3.

For Citizenship and Employability we follow a modular framework, which we believe best suits the effective delivery of the components, so that each lesson lasts 1 hour.  Each component will be taught for half of the year for an hour per week.

For the delivery of Personal Development it was felt that the pupils needed a weekly input in this area of the revised curriculum and it is delivered for one half hour per week.

This programme is supplement by half an hour per week Form Time delivered after Monday morning assembly.

Key Stage 4:

We run a 4-year programme in which years 11 and 12 are repeated with the opportunity at years 13 and 14 of pupils taking on to study further subjects including GCSE and other external exams.

The pupils continue to have Form Time and teachers are available to meet with pupils as required for specialist areas such as RSE, Child Protection and Counselling.  There is no designated class time set aside for Personal Development, Citizenship or Employability.

Key Stage 5 (post 16):

In years 13 and 14 LLW is delivered through GCSE LLW, AQA Entry Level GCSE or PSHE AQA Level 1, 2 or 3. (All contain RSE modules), the XL programme and a range of assessment units linked to retail and relationships in the work place and transition to adult working life.

All post 16 classes are offered a range of LLW courses including Home Economics, Health & Social Care and their participation in a mini company.

All classes as part of their Pastoral Care and LLW programme can avail of:

  • A form teacher and form time
  • The school counsellor who is available every Wednesday (Contact Youth)
  • The pupils have a complaints procedure and information in a flyer is made available to them
  • The secondary school operate a student council with a representative elected from all classes and we have yearly elections for the posts of head boy/girl and deputy head boy/girl
  • There is an annual award ceremony in the school to recognise and celebrate the achievements of the pupils
  • If pupils have specific problems all staff can call an Early Response Conference to discuss the issues and offer solutions
  • Our Child Protection policy is reviewed annually and is made available in various forms for the pupils, parents and staff. Cards and flyers are given to the pupils with information and contact details for organisations such as Childline.
  • The staffing in the school particularly in the classroom is supplemented by a scheme for volunteering and work experience for students from other schools and universities
  • The school web site is interactive and past pupils Facebook account offers a means for the pupils and past pupils to communicate socially with each other
  • CEOP and school led training for all secondary pupils and their parents for on-line child protection available
  • Regular weekly school assemblies (guest speakers and organisations are invited in to school)
  • Educational and social visits (residential and daily)
  • The school formal available to post 16 pupils and past pupils
  • School work experience at post 16
  • Pupils can attend the school youth club (Phab)
  • Our new Parent Staff Association has been set up in 2010 (relevant pastoral issues will be discussed as appropriate
  • All pupils can attend their Annual review and make a written contribution on their progress and concerns if they have any