Welcome to the Annual Foundation Learning Conference: Putting Principles into Practice

The key Hertfordshire principles Involve effectively all provider sectors to secure the FL entitlement in Hertfordshire Place progression destinations at the heart of the collaborative design of quality, personalised FL programmes to ensure continuity and coherence for learners across the 14–19 age continuum (25 years for learners with learning difficulties and disabilities)

A few more principles Focus FL provision on learner needs, with due regard to equality and diversity Build on the best practice and strengths Provide workforce support and training

The attendees

Conference Objectives Give you an opportunity to: Find out more about the latest FL developments Consider curriculum development in light of the challenges facing us all Consider the critical success factors to enable successful progression and transition for learners from KS4 to post-16 Gather resources and information Network with colleagues from all sectors

Outline of the Day Conference Packs Programme Slide presentations Reflective log Evaluation form Housekeeping A mixture of interactive workshops and presentations Questions you wish you knew the answers to!

Some of the achievements to date Establishment of Foundation Learning Development groups with FL leads Development of new programmes at entry level and level 1 across providers A programme of continuous professional development Production of toolkits of resources and websites Tracking the learners’ progress

What next? Improving the communication channels (as part of Raising the Participation Age) Providing the curriculum models and resources Developing the pre-apprenticeship pathway Building in the lessons learnt from the LSIS projects Introduction of City and Guilds into schools Filming the provision and developing the teaching and learning resources

The format of the resource CD and online available as a series of clips for use with all stakeholders Including all 3 components: Functional skills Personal and social development Vocational/subject learning Across a range of providers

The context Activity Learning provider Learner age group (pre-16, 16-19, 19-25) and number Qualification title and level Progression route(s) Learner group location Contact person Learning environment location Employer engagement

Building the provision Qualifications, levels, credits, point scores Curriculum models Progression pathways Identifying key elements of good practice that apply across a range of provision IAG to support progression Transition planning

And the part you play … Importance of continuous feedback Learning visits Identification of training needs and the support you require eg themed workshops

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