More Choices, More Chances

Elgin High School and

Partner Agencies 2008-2011

Attendance

Home Life

Illness

BehaviourFriendship Group

Offending

Overload

Unemployment

Drug & Alcohol Abuse

Looked After

Homeless

Sibling History Pregnancy

Problems?

More Choices, More Chances

Session 2008-2009 – for a variety of reasons a small group of six pupils was withdrawn from mainstream Maths.

DHT - teacher – other subjects added.

Pastoral matters - same DHT.

The six became ten – different approach required.

Interagency working - community project.

Individualised support from some partner agencies.

All pupils attended all exams!

All recorded positive 16+ destinations.

The History

1 Depute Head

3 P.T’s Guidance

1 P.T. Additional Support Needs, 3 A.S.N Teachers & 6 Aux

1 P.T. Kestrel House, 2 A.S.N. Teachers & 11 Aux

1 P.T. Pupil Support (behaviour) & 2 Aux

1 E.A.L. Teacher & 1 Bi-lingual translator

School Nurse

Home School Links Worker

Pupil Support Team

Attendance Pilot – Joan Russell(CLD) & Laura Walker (FSW)

Community Learning Development (Participate) – Wendy Toner

Educational Psychology – Bekki Doherty

Healthy Minds Project – Nadia Davidson

Local Integration Support Officer - Iain Macdonald

Moray College – Jackie Andrews

Moray Youth Action – Cenzo Main, Alison Main & Vince Taylor

Moray Young carers – Jacky Haynes Moray Youth Justice – Leona Gray

Interagency Support Team

Moray Young Person’s Addiction Counsellor – Carol Aitchison

N.E.O.N – New Elgin Open Network

Outfit Moray – Ross Boardman

Pinefield Parc – Amanda Cooper, Toby, Jean,Pat Hall & Marguerite Leslie

Police Liaison Officer – Colin MacLennan

Quarriers – Louise Jordon

Skillforce – Alan Donnelly

Skills Development Scotland – Gillian Nicol & Anna Dawson plus keyworkers

Social Work – Alex Carruthers plus individual linked social workers

Interagency Support Team

Paperwork

Practical Support

L.I.A.P.

Mixed UnderstandingParental

Support

Lack of focus

Communication

Cohesion

Multiple Contacts

Manipulation

Status

S.O.S Approach

Consistency

Problems 2?

Session 2009 – 2010 – Fairer Scotland Fund.

Structured pilot approach was put in place.

Seek a management strategy which would make the programme sustainable.

Externally monitored and evaluated.

The History 2

•Are well known

•Meet at least two of the Skills Development Scotland 16+ More Choices, More Chances’ checklist criteria

•May already be involved with interagency support through L.I.A.P. process

•Complete an initial interview with P.T. Pupil Support

•This session we have 25 pupils on our MCMC list who fall into 5 categories

•Satellite – Vulnerable – A.S.N. – Behaviour – High Risk

The Pupils 2010-2011

Communication

Extended team meetings at start of session agree pupil list and potential support.

Planning meetings are held once per term to support weekly delivery.

Pupils met ‘people’ not agencies.

Pupils leave school with an ‘access’ card detailing contacts.

Community Learning Development Team : Princes XL – Youth Achievement Award – Participate –Steps to Work

‘Community Leadership’ programme for S5 and S6 pupils for 2011 - 2012

Deliver target projects linked to any community concern that arises.

Support the ‘Getting Ready for Work’ programme.

Partnerships

Skills Development Scotland Team: deliver additional support for MCMC pupils through transition.

Provide ‘keyworkers’ from March prior to leaving.

Support the ‘Getting Ready for Work’ programme.

Police: support delivery of all community projects.

Facilitate restorative experiences as appropriate.

Support delivery of PSE programme.

Health Services: provide on site support

Facilitate access to all health services.

Home School Link Worker: supports delivery across all partner agencies as appropriate.

Vital parental link.

Provides transport.

Moray College: offers transition support to MCMC group.

Is planning an interagency programme to support pupils for whom full college courses are inappropriate.

Work Experience Officer: supports and coordinates ad hoc placements for MCMC pupils throughout the session.

Parents/Carers: building capacity

Senior Leadership Team

Project/Theme/Working Group Co-ordinators (e.g. Health Promotions, Enterprise, Literacy, Numeracy, International Education and

Achievement)

TMC - PT English as an Additional

Language

PT Pupil Support

PT Kestrel House

PT ASN

PT Curriculum Structures - Debbie

McDonaldPE subject lead

Enhanced responsibilities

: Timetable, cover, CfE curricular planning, choice of

course, Moray College,

PT Curriculum Development - Fiona DavidsonRME subject

lead Enhanced

responsibilities: CfE lead:

working groups, assessment,

evaluation; S6 whole school

activities

PT ICT

- Stephen Strain

ICT subject lead

Enhanced responsibilities:

ICT staff development

and whole school support

13 x Subject Principal Teachers

Supervisory Technician, Librarian

Administrative Assistant Group Janitor

PT Guidance- Jenny Stewart

Additional RemitS2/3 Transition,

National Agenda, S1-S6

PSE CfEx

Developments S6 UCAS & Induction

PT Guidance- Freda

Chalmers

Additional Remit16+ Transition, Child Protection,

Work Experience,

Events Calendar

PT Guidance-Adam

Macleod

Additional RemitPrimary/

Secondary transition,

Quality Assurance, Recording

Achievement, Monitoring &

Tracking

Depute Head Teacher - Hugh McCulloch(Curriculum)

(Overview of S.4-6, Timetable, Seemis, Tracking & Reporting, Scholar, SQA, Parent Evenings, Study Support, Activites Week, Subject Department link, PR&D, Students/NQTs, CPD)

Depute Head - Anne Duncan(Support for Pupils)

(Overview of S.1-3, Child Protection, Looked After Children, External Agencies, EAL, EMA, Support for

Pupils Departments Co-ordinator, Assemblies, Attendance, Prize Giving, Department link, Duty)

Head Teacher(Staffing & Personnel, ASG, Annual Calendar,

Finance, Health & Safety, Property, Handbook, Inventory, Quality Assurance & Improvement

Planning, LMG, Parental Communications, Parent Council, Press, PRC, Office, Subject Dept link)

Senior Leadership Team Structure