Study Programmes: resources to support improved curriculum design and delivery
In 2017-18, Natspec and ACER led a project, funded by the Education and Training Foundation on behalf of the Department for Education, to help providers design and deliver high quality study programmes that support learners with SEND to achieve ambitious outcomes and prepare them for further or higher education, employment and fulfilling adult lives.
The project was open to all providers in the FE and Skills sector and concerned with study programmes for learners with and without EHC Plans and for those in discrete and mainstream provision. It included
- support for 14 collaborative development projects bringing together groups of providers and other partners to tackle their own improvement priorities
- delivery of five practical webinars
- development of three interactive self-led learning resources.
Innovative Practice Events
One-day events for FE professionals working with learners with SEND, including managers and practitioners involved in the management, quality assurance, design and/or delivery of study programmes for learners with SEND, including both mainstream and discrete provision.
Providers involved in the collaborative development projects share their work on topics including employer engagement, developing pathways to supported internships and apprenticeships, improving transition, social skills development, and co-creating the curriculum with learners.
Birmingham 6 March
Event resources
Materials shared at this event will are available here.
London 2 May
Download the event flyer.
Event resources
Materials shared at this event will be made available here.
Webinars
Recordings of the five webinars developed as part of this project can be accessed through the links below.
Webinar 1: RARPA – practical advice, guidance and tips on creating an effective, robust and learner-centred RARPA process within an FE setting
View a recording of this webinar
Webinar 2: ‘First steps to setting up a Supported Internship’
View a recording of this webinar
Webinar 3: Achieving Skills Excellence – Competition activity in the curriculum: raising the standard of study programmes for students with SEND
View a recording of this webinar
Webinar 4: Assistive Technology to Support Learners with SEND – where to start?
View a recording of this webinar
Webinar 5: Making Maths Accessible for Learners with SEND: Effective techniques for developing maths skills, confidence and engagement.
View a recording of this webinar
Interactive self-guided learning resources
These mini-modules have been developed to support learning at a time and pace to fit with practitioners’ busy working lives.
- External review of RARPA through peer review
- Improving access to apprenticeships
- Personalising study programmes
Next Steps
The Education and Training Foundation is funding Natspec and ACER to build on work undertaken in this project to produce further resources to improve the quality of study programmes for learners with SEND.