Collaborative Approaches to 14-19 Provision - Communities and ...

14-19 PATHFINDERS: THE SECOND YEARschools were working effectively. However, there was concern that time for careers workwas being squeezed by the demands of citizenship education and elements of PSHE.377. It is intended to introduce electronic ILPs and integrate these with school careerseducation programmes and Connexions work as part of the development of the VLE. Someschools have been piloting an on-line advice and guidance programme which has beenfunded through pathfinder. Initial feedback from these schools has been positive and thisresource may be made available to more schools in 2004/05.Summary and emerging issues378. The three key elements of the Lewisham pathfinder are closely and logically related.The central objective is the establishment of a key stage 4 curriculum entitlement which willgive every student access to the identified curriculum pathways. The school and collegepartnerships and the VLE are means through which this entitlement is to be provided.379. In implementing its pathfinder agenda Lewisham has the advantage of building uponexisting partnerships of various kinds. These partnerships are strong and inclusive and,despite the proliferation of different kinds of institutions involved in full-time 14-19education (11-16 schools, 11-18 schools, sixth form college, further education college, cityacademies, special schools), all are involved, as are two independent schools.380. The pathfinder has also been able to take advantage of work done through the AWAction Plan and the IF project which had put in place many of the building blocks for theentitlement curriculum, especially relating to the applied and vocational curriculumpathways. Thus some of the practical issues concerning timetabling, reporting andmonitoring of students studying away from their home schools have already been tackled. Inaddition many of the schools already have experience of running joint sixth forms. However,it was accepted that there are continuing practical issues involved in implementing the keystage 4 entitlement and this may not be fully in place for September 2004.381. Substantial energy is being invested in the establishment of the VLE and a great dealhangs upon the selection of the provider and their ability to meet the tender requirements.116