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

14-19 PATHFINDERS: THE SECOND YEAR‣ the development of means by which 11-16 institutions can take credit for students’achievements on post 16 courses which are being taught by the school’s staff.‣ the possible appointment of an overall head of CG6285. These issues all bear upon the sustainability of CG6 and the ways in which itcan become embedded in the organisational structures and cultures of the three schoolsand the college.286. More fundamentally CG6 raises important issues about planning and provisionof the 14-19 phase. The justifications offered for CG6 relate to the need to raiseparticipation and progression among students in central Gateshead. The approach is toestablish provision locally, including in 11-16 schools, and there is early evidence thatthis is raising participation in central Gateshead. While some of the increase inenrolments are attributable to young people who would have gone elsewhere rather thanchoosing to stay in Gateshead there is evidence that some also represents new learnersand it is the local view is that stronger post 16 provision in Central Gateshead will lead tohigher participation.287. The development of post-16 learning in 11-16 schools also raises questionsabout the proliferation of sites of provision of post-16 courses and whether there might beother ways of encouraging potentially reluctant post-16 learners who study at 11-16schools to progress to further learning.90