ANNUAL REPORT TO PARENTS - Y Pant School

To Develop ASDAN as a Whole School Tool for Raising AchievementTo audit aspects of CoPE levels 1&2 which are already covered in schoolAn initial consideration of this action led us to the conclusion that this is notcurrently the most appropriate means of accreditation for skills-basedactivities.To continue to offer CoPE as KS4 option12 pupils have signed up for the CoPE course for academic year 09/10.To seek Wider Key Skills accreditation for all pupils in KS3 throughavenues such as LearnSmartThe change in approach to LearnSmart lessons has determined a year’s delayto this process.To use ALAN as a means of accrediting pupils who have beendisaffectedInvestigations into the ALAN qualifications raised serious doubts as towhether the tests were fit for the purpose that we wanted.To Introduce ‘Assertive Mentoring’ into Key Stage 4Following the decision to implement Assertive Mentoring (AM) in February2008, Mr. Mark Davies was appointed as Assertive Mentoring Senior Leader(AMSL) and a team comprising Mr. M. Davies, Mr. I Dyson, Mr. A. Hurleyand Mrs. J. Griffiths formed to develop the AM programme.The AM model was presented to staff and a calendar for implementationproduced. The team of 26 mentors was formed from senior managementteam (SMT) and staff volunteers and training was provided in the assertivementoring process by Mr. Hurley and Mr. Dyson using feedback from theAM conference and by Mr. Davies via the booklets “Guidance for AssertiveMentors”.19