North Yorkshire Alternative Provision The Eller Beck Centre Skipton

Creating a Pathway to Success North Yorkshire County Council North Yorkshire Alternative Provision Offer - The Eller Beck Centre

Aspire, Thrive, Succeed Our Vision for Ofsted – Good 2018 Securing Futures “As this is a small school, you and your staff know each pupil very well. You understand Our vision for securing the future for young people is to be achieved by: their individual needs and put measures in place to effectively support them. Thorough planning, in consultation with pupils and parents, ensures that pupils’ needs are • Accurately assessing current learning abilities working jointly with the mainstream school well met. Pupils thrive and can fully concentrate on their academic study. Extremely • Early use of high quality AP to negate the need to exclude students positive relationships with staff support this. Pupils work well with each other, • Identifying an individual learning pathway for each student supporting and helping where there is a need. Pupils welcome collaborative working.” • Provide an excellent standard of teaching Ofsted 2018 • Securing re- integration back into mainstream where possible • Ensuring all students make expected or better progress in their chosen pathway • Securing a post sixteen course, apprenticeship or position for all students • Supporting the development of social, moral, spiritual and cultural awareness Welcome Thank you for your interest in North Yorkshire Alternative Provision at The “Pupils’ positive attitudes and Eller Beck Centre. Our mission is to find even better ways of supporting, behaviour in class and around school motivating and inspiring students to be as successful as possible in the future reflect the work the staff have done by working alongside and in partnership with local mainstream schools. in these areas. Pupils understand the high expectations of behaviour.” Our job is to help students who, for whatever reason, cannot access mainstream settings, to get back on track. This maybe by completing a bespoke educational Ofsted 2018 programme within or via one of our Alternative provisions or by short term support resulting in reintegration back into a mainstream. Our hope is that they emerge prepared and enabled to make a positive contribution whatever the next stage is for them.

The education and care provided to the students who come to us is excellent and will set the students on the right track for the rest of their lives. This is something that we as an authority care deeply about.

It’s all about making a real difference for them, so our actions are ambitious – we want to provide the right education and support at the right time.

Stuart Carlton Corporate Director, Children & Young People’s Service

Jane le Sage Assistant Director – Inclusion

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Who attends The Eller Beck Centre and senior colleagues from the local area, other educational professionals including LA Welcome to The Eller Beck Centre Students come into Alternative representatives and the head teacher at The Provision for a number of reasons but At The Eller Beck Centre, we are committed to making a real difference to the Eller Beck Centre. All admissions to NYAP they are all students who need: students in our care who come from the six secondary schools in our locality area: require close dialogue and liaison between Settle College, The Skipton Academy, South Craven School, Upper Wharfedale • Smaller class sizes and higher schools, parents and The Eller Beck Centre School, Skipton Girls’ High School and Ermysted’s Grammar School. teacher student ratios to ensure the best continuum of provision for the student concerned. A contract Every student admitted to The Eller Beck Centre has been on a unique educational journey. • A more bespoke and potentially between the school and The Eller Beck Students are with us for varying amounts of time and our curriculum therefore needs to be vocational curriculum pathway Centre will be undertaken to ensure clarity flexible, personalised and designed to enable students to progress to the next stage of their • To access education in a smaller educational from all parties to work together effectively. educational journey. Our aim is to provide a broad, balanced and personalised curriculum environment if they have been out of that enables each student to thrive to nurture their individual talents and raise aspirations. education for a period of time, for example.

We are committed to providing a positive, supportive and engaging setting that enables pupils to: “Communication with parents is good. The school works closely with and is supportive • Re-engage in education and learning. of parents and their pupils. Parents are • Make strong progress from their individual starting points and to experience success in learning. kept up to date with all aspects of their • Develop the personal, social and emotional skills to cope successfully children’s progress and well-being.” and ultimately thrive in school, college and wider society. Ofsted 2018 • Leave the PRS with a range of high-quality outcomes and a secure pathway back into school or onto post-16. All students who attend The Eller Beck Centre require a referral supported by In our provision we offer a broad curriculum and a variety of experiences in an Our Staff environment that promotes security, routines, clear boundaries and carefully evidence that their mainstream schools planned learning opportunities to ensure emotional growth and academic success. have explored all possible support for the We work closely and successfully with schools This is achieved by fostering close working relationships with the local secondary pupil including referral to other agencies in our local area to achieve positive and schools to ensure that there is a seamless culture of support for the young person. in line with the Ladder of Intervention. engaging learning experiences for students. This is on either a short term or longer term basis. We work hard to offer the best service to young people, families and schools. Our Admissions Students attending The Eller Beck Centre are small, calm and welcoming environment allows young people to feel safe and valued offered a broad curriculum including academic The Eller Beck Centre has an agreed number and we support individual needs through a personalised and flexible provision. subjects, vocational qualifications, careers, work of commissioned places from North Yorkshire and enterprise opportunities. This is all delivered County Council (NYCC) but also has a separate Our aim is to enable our students to gain the skills and confidence that will allow them to alongside work on their social and emotional contract to offer places to neighbouring local become more successful within education and to maximise their prospects in later life. development. Our aim is to help students to authorities. All develop a sense of pride, respect and success A key focus is on the balance between care and challenge, North Yorkshire during their time with us and in the future. incorporating warmth and connection alongside structure, high admissions are expectations and a focus on achievement and attainment. arranged through All the staff at The Eller Beck Centre are The aim is for our students to fully meet their potential. Local Area committed to supporting students in engaging Inclusion Panels, with learning, making progress and achieving. Carol Robertson which consist of We value every student as being unique and Headteacher – The Eller Beck Centre Headteachers our values promote self-reflection, individual

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Our personalised Curriculum • provide information to TAF (Team Around The Family) or other multi- All our students are assessed upon entry to The agency groups as appropriate. Eller Beck Centre using screening tools such as EduKey online reading and spelling programme • Meet regularly with students, and exam board provided assessments. This individually, using time made is in addition to the information provided by the available within the school week. mainstream school from where they came from. Key stage 4 Pathway This ensures students have access to a highly All Key Stage 4 students follow a personalised personalised education package which enables pathway that will always include English, them to address gaps in learning and also work Maths, Science and PSHE as well as access towards a level of certification or qualification to enrichment programmes and employability consistent with their circumstances and abilities. programmes. For students on a re-integration pathway, options will be mainly GCSE based Students take part in reading, spelling, whereby they will build on learning from Year 9. literacy and/or numeracy interventions social and emotional development and the Pathways available: where there are gaps in learning. At The Eller Beck Centre it is important we acquisition of new skills and knowledge. Staff There are a number of pathways offered support our local mainstream schools by are skilled not only in planning and delivering which support students including; Pastoral Care offering and supporting curriculum offers high quality learning programmes but also already in place. Below is a summary of motivating students to engage with tasks and Effective pastoral care is essential to the Reintegration Placements: these are the curriculum subjects and exam boards activities they are challenged with. Our staff way we work and our approach ensures usually a short term placement that last for on offer at The Eller Beck Centre. always go the extra mile for the students in one term to provide opportunity for specific each student has a personal Key Worker. their care and develop positive adult student assessments and interventions to take place Key Workers: relationships. This support also extends before the students return to mainstream. to families and so positive joint working These are usually for KS3 students. • Engage with the induction programme relationships that wrap around the young for new arrivals to The Eller Beck Long term Placements: some students will person are fostered to ensure better outcomes. Centre, with a view to establishing early stay at The Eller Beck Centre for an extended positive relationships with students, for Staff at The Eller Beck Centre have the period of time or until the end of KS4. These whom they are to be Key Worker. philosophy of using restorative behaviour students access a bespoke curriculum full management – and this approach is shared time. These students are still on the roll of the • Work pro-actively with students to by some of the schools who we work closely mainstream school and the curriculum for the secure best outcomes, including: with. This helps build closer links between our student is jointly monitored by both school tracking progress against key success schools and helps to support reintegration and The Eller Beck Centre. Employability indicators, including: Attendance • back into mainstream settings as there is a key aspect of any of these longer term Punctuality • Behaviour • Well-Being • are shared messages and protocols. placements with students being able to access Achievement • Progress • Destinations workplace experiences and develop key • Maintain accurate, up-to-date employability skills to take them forward to the records of: Student progress and next stage of their life after leaving school. other interaction/interventions with students, parents/carers, etc.

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GCSE Core Subjects and Exam Boards The Eller Beck Centre Qualifications Employability Key Stage 3 We offer a range of additional qualifications Employability is particularly important for The vast majority of KS3 students follow a Subject Exam School dependent upon the needs of the current students in AP wishing to go straight into programme that is designed to cover all of the Board cohort and staff expertise but as a minimum: employment or take up apprenticeships post competencies required for a successful school English AQA AQA: All Craven 16. This subject is growing in its importance and career – and working on supporting the issues Language schools Subject Exam Board there are a number of different qualifications that raised by the referring school when the students English AQA AQA: All Craven Functional Skills Edexcel Pearson can support this. However, employability is also are referred to us. All students work on literacy Literature schools English and Maths- about experiencing first-hand the workplace and numeracy skills every day and follow the levels 1 and 2 – its rules, conventions and expectations. core curriculum of English, maths, science Maths Edexcel Edexcel: South Functional Skills Edexcel Pearson This is not to be tokenistic but meaningful complemented by PSHE and IT. Students Craven & Upper English & Maths- and a deep learning opportunity for young also focus on developing the skills required Wharfedale Entry Level people to access and needs a cooperative for successful reintegration back into school AQA: Skipton approach with industries to be successful. through our ‘Skills for Success’ programme. Entry level Science AQA Girls’ High School, Ermysted’s Arts Awards- Trinity College The first-hand experience of being in KS3 Enrichment programme Bronze & Silver the workplace must be a realistic and Grammar School The enrichment programme takes place once meaningful placement that allows both & Settle College Employability Skills NCFE per week in the afternoon and is built around a employers and students the opportunity to Science AQA AQA Trilogy: The – level 1 (linked to carousel of activities – all designed to build upon ask questions and develop understanding Trilogy Skipton Academy, KS4 work experience student self-confidence, personal awareness, of one another. The Eller Beck Centre prides Combined Skipton Girls’ High programmes) develop important life skills, and broaden their itself on the high quality of work experience School, Ermysted’s personal horizons – from which students can Unit Awards AQA placements and the exceptionally high Grammar School then make informed guided choices. Some proportion of students that go onto secure activities take part on site but and other take Edexcel: South apprenticeships at the end of year 11. place off site. Some of these activities can lead Craven, Upper Personal, Social, Health and All students have individual and personalised to additional qualifications as listed above. Wharfedale Emotional Education career sessions as part of the curriculum OCR: Settle College This area of the curriculum is very important entitlement at The Eller Beck Centre which to give the student a sense of place in the provides advice on college world. It should equip the student with skills and apprenticeship options that will enable them to interact with other and helps to develop people and understand the skills required post-sixteen destination to be a successful learner and member of plans. This includes visits a workplace. It should also give them the to open days and taster confidence and knowledge to make the activities at local colleges. right decisions in difficult circumstances.

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Organisation of the school day How do we measure success? Through the work with our students and their families The Eller Beck Centre can also Unlike a mainstream school, our main success 08.30 Breakfast Club contribute to supporting the outcomes of the indicators are not just examination and test 08.45 Keyworker Time North Yorkshire Strategic Plan for SEND by: results which we actively seek to support but 09.00 Lesson 1 are also firmly anchored in what happens to • Improved educational, social, emotional a student AFTER they leave us. We invest 09.50 Lesson 2 and health outcomes for children in activities designed to ensure students and young people with SEND 10.45 Break achieve the best possible qualifications • Improved progress and attainment data of and employability skills whilst with us. 10.55 Lesson 3 children and young people with SEND 11.45 Lesson 4 At The Eller Beck Centre we see • Increased attendance rates. success for the students as: 12.35 Reflection • Reduction in Fixed and Permanent • feeling welcomed, safe and valued Exclusions from our 6 mainstream schools 12.45 End of school • being able to form lasting • Reduction in number of those at risk of positive adult relationships exclusion from our 6 mainstream schools Once per week KS3 pupils will remain • improved attendance and for enrichment activities and the • Increased parental confidence in the enjoyment at the centre rest of the day is likely to be: continuum of provision in North Yorkshire • feeling more confident in having • Parent and carer feedback collected and 12.45 Lunch appropriate communications through provider reviews is positive 13.15 Enrichment • having a successful reintegration • Increased percentage of children having to the mainstream school needs met within mainstream provision. 14.50 Reflection • achieving the GCSE grades needed Supporting outcomes 15.00 End of extended school day for post 16 progression • Early identification of any SEND through • developing resilience and high quality, robust assessment of NB: pupils who attend work experience motivation to succeed children and young people’s needs. placements will generally work a full One of our other measures of success is • More children and young people with working day when not in school. the degree of parental engagement and SEND have sustained placements in local partnership working between home, us at settings, schools and colleges that are The Eller Beck Centre and school. Each judged good or outstanding by OFSTED. stage of a student’s time here is monitored as part of an intervention and review process which includes the mainstream school, outside agencies, the young person and their family. Any review reflects the progress made and areas to continue to work on.

10 11 Contact us If you have any further questions regarding the Alternative Provision offered at The Eller Beck Centre please contact us and arrange a visit:

The Eller Beck Centre Keighley Road Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 2QS T: 01756 630495

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