1. Personalisation in Education: The Orchard Hill College Model

2. n Vines OHC provides an empowering and positive environment which enables individuals to aspire, learn and achieve within a self determined and meaningful curriculum.

3. The Student Group Learners with severe/profound and multiple learning difficulties and/or disabilities Learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorder Learners with Challenging Behaviour Learners who have additional sensory impairments (visual/hearing) Learners with additional mental health needs (dual diagnosis)

5. A Brief History Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children – population of young people reaching adulthood with learning disabilities Creation of Orchard Hill FE Centre started in 1983 Received College status in early 1990s Full-time places for school leavers approved and funded by FEFC (now LSC) Relocated to Old Town Hall Wallington in 2004

6. Core Principals Provides a non-residential educational service, which offers equality of opportunity and respect to all students and staff. Provides real life learning opportunities within a framework which is flexible, safe and responsive to individual needs. Aims at all times to build quality relationships and interactions which respect an individual’s potential to learn. Enables and empowers learners to identify and work towards their personal aspirations.

8. Curriculum Provision Full time: Three-Year Building Skills for Independence Course Post-16 Course Part time: Skills for Access Vocational Progression

9. Curriculum Framework Individual learning programmes Created with each individual learner using person centred approaches, including: – personal tutorials, –student planning meetings –flexible curriculum framework Learning process mapped out in the learner’s individual learning plan (ILP), using long term aims and termly objectives to chart learners’ progress. The College Curriculum Framework complements the national Pre-Entry Curriculum Framework which covers communication, literacy and numeracy.

10. Curriculum Framework Foundation Skills Literacy and Communication Numeracy ICT Gross Motor Fine Motor Awareness of Self and Others Choice Making Interaction with Others (Note: these Elements will be common across all learning)

11. Curriculum Framework Personal, Social, Health & Emotional Development Cultural Studies Drama Movement and Dance Music Art & Design Citizenship Building Relationships Assertiveness and Self-advocacy Health

12. Curriculum Framework Practical Living Science Food Preparation Household Skills Health and Safety at Home Accessing the Community Travel Training

13. Curriculum Framework Living and Work Sports and Fitness Work Related Learning Work Based Learning Leisure Related Learning Leisure Based Learning Environmental Awareness in Work and Leisure Travel Training

15. Additional Specialist Provision Physiotherapy Nursing Speech and Language Therapy Occupational Therapy Music Therapy Hydrotherapy Visual and Hearing Assessments

17. Campus Structure Wallington - Old Town Hall - St Michael’s Church - Trinity Church - Baptist Church - URC - Cromwell House (offices)

18. Campus Structure Lambeth - Redfearn Centre, Vauxhall - Landmark Centre, Tulse Hill

19. Campus Structure The Benefits: Proximity of location Tailoring of venue Improved community interaction Vocational opportunities Increased numbers

21. Other Community Links Library and library café Coffee morning (Methodist Church) Parks department SCOLA Ecology Centre Westcroft Leisure Centre and other gyms Regisrtry Office (w/e) High Street shops (e.g. Peacocks)

23. The Future ASD/VPU - joint development with Carshalton College Enhanced satellite venues in Wallington - BedZED Vocational opportunities – shop Other community projects Centre of Excellence

24. Future Funding Issues Machinery of Government Changes: Replacement of DfES by DCSF and DIUS Replacement of LSC by YPLA and SFA Growth of Direct Payments?

26. My Details Simon Vines Vice Principal Orchard Hill College Old Town Hall Wallington SM6 0NB Tel: 020 8254 7820 email: svines@suttonlea.org