Gower College Swansea in United Kingdom

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In considering the Welsh Governments policy Extending Entitlement, which outlines the need for all young people to have access to their entitlements including those that have temporarily dropped out or are sidetracked from mainstream routes of transition, this project will aim to address these issues within the City & County of Swansea. 

Gower College Swansea to allocate additional hours for college staff and lecturers to interface with pre 16 schools and educational providers, in particular STF units, Step Ahead and Pen-y- Bryn Special School. 

The purpose will be:

• To focus on the planning and management of transition and admission of vulnerable young people to the College.
• To identify the most appropriate pathway and to assess learning and support needs required for the learner, prior to starting at Gower College Swansea
• To develop collaborative working practices between pre 16 schools and the College through exchange of knowledge and skills thus enabling learners to experience successful transition. 

Activity:

• Identification of key college staff from Learning Support Teams in order to identify a named transition contacts for groups of schools and Swansea educational providers
• Dissemination of key information and good practice to teaching staff at the College
• College inclusion at existing Special School, STF and SENCO networks to build understanding of all staff to the needs of ALN pupils and how these can be best managed within the College learning environment
• Collation of information available on the College Website