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Welcome to the new look web site. We have spent a considerable amount of time updating the look and the content of the site to make it more useful for parents, pupils and staff. We hope you like it and can find the information you want. If you have any comments, please do email us at enquires@southcotswoldpartnership.org.uk . We would welcome your feedback.
The South Cotswold Partnership is a collection of educational partners that have joined forces to provide opportunities to our young people. Offering a wide range of courses at levels 1 and 2, we place great emphasis on personalised learning opportunities for our pupils.
The Partnership offers a mix of NVQ’s, BTEC’s, Apprenticeships and Diplomas and our range of courses will continue to grow as time progresses.
Starting in September 2009, is our Post 16 Higher level Creative and Media Diploma. Currently we have enrolled 12 learners to this course. Plans are afoot to roll this our Pre 16 learners for September 2010. Further details will be introduced to pupils in schools before Christmas.
There are a range of opportunities that the partnership organise on behalf of our pupils and their parents. These include
South Cotswold Partnership Conference Success - Thursday 9 July
Thursday 9 July saw the SCP hold its first conference, where staff involved in the all aspects of the partnership were invited. Delegates heard of the tremendous growth the partnership had seen since its conception in 2004. Some 150 pupils from six partner institutions are involved in collative courses at either level 1 or level 2, ranging from NVQ I in Beauty Therapy to BTEC First Diploma in Construction & the Built Environment.
Conference heard about the challenges and opportunities the partnership faces due to curriculum change and including the introduction of Diplomas and the Foundation Learning Tier. With the introduction of the Creative & Media diploma in September 2009 to a post 16 cohort, the partnership is taking it first steps in delivering this new qualification. Conference heard the plan was to introduce this to pre 16 learners in 2009, with the Construction & Built Environment diploma being introduced in 2011.
The partnership is busy making preparations to submit a further 3 Gateway bids in 2009 in Society, Health & Development, Sport and Active Leisure and Environmental and Land Based. Work groups are working tirelessly to engage employers to help deliver the diplomas.
Over the past few months we have been reviewing the operational procedures including Assessment & Reporting and Rewards. It was reported that as well as major changes to the fore mentioned, a working group to look at discipline will also be established to review current practice.
Quality assurance and self assessment are critical in order improve our provision. The partnership has undertaken a self review and the initial results of this were fed back to delegates. It was pleasing to hear that on whole the partnership has come out as being ‘Good’ overall.
Delegates were asked to identify their priorities for the next 12 months and what the partnership could do to support the delivery of courses to ensure success. These will be posted on the web site at a later date.
Next years conference will be held on Tuesday 22 June 2010. Further details will be sent out after Easter.
View Conference Slides (Powerpoint presentation)
View Quality Assurance Slides (Powerpoint presentation)
Building Their Future with Redrow
On Tuesday 14th October a party of students from the South Cotswold Partnership, a consortium made up from Deer Park; Kingshill; Farmor’s and Sir William Romney Schools, enjoyed a site visit to the Redrow plc. development on the outskirts of Cirencester. After a Health and Safety video and kitted out in safety boots, high visibility jackets and helmets, the students had a conducted tour of the site including viewing the show houses and the results of work done prior to excavating for roads, drainage and foundations. The highlight of the visit was a demonstration of bricklaying from a real craftsman who was able to pass on many handy tips.
The students are in the first year of a BTEC First Diploma: Construction and the Built Environment course and are fortunate to have the expertise of Redrow plc. helping with their studies and in the future will be enjoying classroom visits from representatives of many of the trades and professions in the building industry. They have been invited to visit Redrow's development in Bristol later in the year where they will be able to see all the trades at work and have the opportunity to find out more about careers in the industry.
Pupils from the South Cotswold Partnerships BTEC Construction & the Built Environment course on the Redrow site in Cirencester
Student displaying his mortar handling skills, in front of an expert tradesman
Assessment & Reporting
The first end of term assessments will be coming home to parents in time for the half term break. The deadline for staff completing these is 17 October 2008 and they will be sent home the week beginning 20 October.
There will also be an opportunity to meet staff teaching your child to get some feedback on their progress and to see how they can move their learning in order to achieve the best grade possible. Please ask your child to make an appointment with staff after the October break.
For further details contact Chris Germaine, South Cotswold Partnership Coordinator, c/o Cirencester Deer Park School, Stroud Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1XB, 01285 653447 chris.germaine@deerparkschool.net
Hairdressing for Young People launched across the South Cotswolds
January 2008
The South Cotswolds Partnership, a collection of education establishments, has joined forces with I-SA Training to provide Young Apprenticeship opportunities in Hairdressing to pupils across the South Cotswolds. A leader in their field and renowned for high quality training in hairdressing, the Partnership is pleased to welcome I-SA Training as an Educational Partner.
From September 2008, there will be 15 places for Year 10 pupils on the Young Apprenticeship programme who wish to study hairdressing. Young Apprenticeships are a new way for pupils to learn about jobs they are interested in, gaining work experience and developing practical skills without giving up academic qualifications.
They are designed to give pupils a feel and understanding of the workplace whilst working towards a vocational qualification and bringing together many of the things pupils are studying in their other GCSEs.
Pupils will spend two days a week studying towards their Young Apprenticeship, with the other three days back in school. Pupils will spend a significant amount of time in a eral salon environment, putting into practice what they have learnt in the classroom.
Chris Germaine, South Cotswold Partnership Coordinator, said ‘What really makes the Young Apprenticeship programme appealing is the fact the pupils are learning in the workplace and develop their skills in a salon. The programme is worth 5 GCSEs at A* to C and the progression routes are broad and balanced at the end of Year 11, which is really important to the pupils.’
"I-SA Training are already delivering Young Apprenticeships in Gloucestershire and are pleased to expand provision with the South Cotswolds Partnership. Employer involvement is key to learner success and salon owners welcome the opportunity to support young people at this early stage in their hairdressing career. Learners who achieve the Young Apprenticeship in Hairdressing will be in a position to make an informed career choice and will be more appealing to salon owners and other employers due to the vocational nature of the programme" said Cheryl Pearcey, Operations Manager for Education, I-SA Training.
The places are fully funded by the Learning and Skills Council, as part of the Government’s drive to make more applied and skills based routes available to young people. The Young Apprenticeship in Hairdressing is also approved by Habia which is the government approved standards setting body for hair, beauty, nails, spa therapy, barbering and African-Caribbean hair. The Young Apprenticeship programme in Hairdressing, complements the other courses offered across the partnership.
For further details contact Chris Germaine, South Cotswold Partnership Coordinator, c/o Cirencester Deer Park School, Stroud Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1XB, 01285 653447 chris.germaine@deerparkschool.net
Gloucestershire Area Prospectus
The South Cotswold Partnership is pleased to support the recent launch of Moving Up Gloucestershire web site to support young peoples progression to choices at 14 and 16. The web site www.movingupgloucestershire.com will enable young people to search the various providers to establish the learning opportunities within each partnership area under a County Prospectus. This Prospectus will become more powerful in future years as the Diplomas are rolled out across the County. The Partnership encourages young people to use the prospectus in collaboration with other services in their schools and colleges to guide their choice when it comes to making the important decisions when choosing subjects to study read full statement from Connexions
Pathways To Progress (article published in VLSP September 2007)
In a major step forward in their delivery of 14-19 year education, seven schools an FE college and an HE institute in Gloucestershire have forged a partnership to broaden and deepen their vocational offer to young people read full article( PDF 200KB)
Alternative Ways to Educate (Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard)
Before the Government admitted its "education, education, education" must have a much wider meaning and that many young people would benefit from qualifyiing in more practical skills rather than struggling with academic ones, a local organisation had both identified the need and taken action. read full article (PDF 1.3MB)
Note to editors
The South Cotswold Partnership grew to its present membership in 2005, from The Cirencester Partnership, which was established in 2003. Partner members work closely together to create opportunities for the young people of the South Cotswolds. The Partnership is working on numerous projects, such as creating a flexible, personalise curriculum to ensure young people are able to carry on in education, where one school cannot offer particular courses on their own. We currently offer 6 such programmes that are available to pupils across the partnership.
Web links
South Cotswold Partnership – www.southcotswoldpartnership.org.uk
I-SA Training – www.isatraining.co.uk
Learning & Skills Council – www.lsc.gov.uk
Habia - www.habia.org.uk
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