Flexible Learning Options FLO 2008 Department of Education & Children’s Services

1. Flexible Learning OptionsFLO 2008 Department of Education & Children’s Services

2. KAURNA WELCOME ICAN. We would like to acknowledge this land that we meet on today is the traditional lands for Kaurna people and that we respect their spiritual relationship with their country. We also acknowledge the Kaurna people as the custodians of the Adelaide region and that their cultural and heritage beliefs are still as important to the living Kaurna people today.

3. PHILLIPA DUIGAN ICAN State Manager, Policy & Program ICAN.

4. 3 YEARS OF ICAN • Joining up schools with community services and programs • More flexible funding targeted to individual student needs • Individual case management for living and learning • Creating positive learning cultures and real employment pathways • Contextualised literacy and numeracy programs • Clear agreements between schools and partners ICAN.

5. WHAT IS FLO ? • FLO is a targeted ENROLMENT strategy. • Enables schools to flexibly engage individual students in school/community learning. • Provides individual case management to address the barriers ( personal and learning) that prevent successful engagement and retention. • FLO is not a “program” ICAN.

6. FLO 2007 Successes SCHOOL FLOCOORDINATOR SUPPORT FOREMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS AS MUCH SCHOOL AS POSSIBLE COMMUNITY MENTORS START DAY 1 TERM 1 ENGAGEMENT ANDPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS CASE MANAGEMENT FOR LIVING CASE MANAGEMENT LEARNING IN SCHOOL& COMMUNITY REFERRAL TO COMMUNITY SERVICES

7. SCHOOL FLO COORDINATOR ROLE& ADMINISTRATION • FLO & ICAN information source for whole school community • Identifying eligible FLO enrolments and initiating family contact/consent to progress • School referral point and connection to ICAN Program support and FLO enrolment procedures • Contact for FLO community partnership liaison and agreements • Oversight of FLO student EDSAS and ICAN data and reporting • Oversight FLO student Flexible Learning Plan (FLP) • Ensuring appropriate access to school site curriculum and co-curricular activities • Ensuring allocation of relevant brokerage for all targeted support including any additional equity allocation eg ATSI, SWD • Ensuring FLO student reporting schedules in line with site policy • retain a maximum of 10%-15% of the student resource allocation ICAN.

8. WHO IS A FLO STUDENT ? • Between 12-19 years • Located in one of the four State ICAN areas • Either currently enrolled and at risk • Identified as a disengaged early school leaver • A school leaver that has not successfully completed year 12 • Refer to guidelines page 3 ICAN.

9. FLO ENROLMENT STREAMS • STREAM 1 currently enrolled but identified as at significant risk of disengaging from school based learning in the following school year. • STREAM 2 no current school enrolment, disengaged from learning and earning pathways. • refer to Enrolment Streams Handout ICAN.

10. ENROLMENT • Referral begins Term 4 in the previous year • Entered into EDSAS by Term 1 enrolment census date (end of Week 2) • FLO Student is not to be included in theTier 1 staffing allocation • FLO Student will access Tier 2 staffing allocation ICAN.

11. FLO ENROLMENTAfter Term 1 Census Any young person who is not enrolled in any DECS school in the Term 1 census Enter into EDSAS by end ofWeek 2 each term This ensures pro rata FLO funding ICAN.

12. FLO MODELS 2008 FLO 1 EARLY INTERVENTION FLO 2 KEEPING ON TRACK FLO 3 KEEPING CONNECTED FLO 4 RE-ENGAGEMENT refer to FLO Models handout ICAN.

13. COMMUNITY PARTNERS • Local community youth agencies • Brokerage of engagement and learning programs in community • Clear understandings and agreements with schools ICAN.

14. CASE MANAGEMENT • Case management, usually provided by a trained worker from a youth focussed support agency, with access to professional support and linked services in community • Assessment and planning • Action, coordination and monitoring and review • Evaluation and transition to further education, training and/or employment ICAN.

15. COMMUNITY LEARNING PROGRAMS • ICAN registration through local ICAN area Management Committee will support schools with quality assurance protocols • Local Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), from both government and non- government agencies ICAN.

16. BEN’S STORY ICAN.

17. SOME POSSIBILITIES Ben re-engages by being supported through individual Case Management service provision and participating in his customised individual Flexible Learning Plan • Through this Ben has access to: • His own case worker who addresses his personal barriers available during flexible hours and school holidays as well • Community based engagement programs • Flexible school based curriculum • Accredited community based learning programs • All additional relevant school support services and facilities ICAN.

18. MORNING BREAK Resources ICAN.

19. RESOURCE ALLOCATION& EDSAS FINANCIAL REPORTING David HutchinsDebbie Dennis ICAN.

20. ATTENDANCE Dorothy Pretsell POLICY ADVISOR Interagency Attendance and Crime PreventionEarly Childhood and Statewide Services ICAN.

21. CODING & REPORTING • The school must record any student absenteeism, at school or in community based programs, in EDSAS • The school must record in EDSAS when the student is off site at either a school managed or community managed program • Student Origin and Status • P, G & ‘-’ coding description in EDSAS ICAN.

22. KEEPING TRACK OF STUDENT MOVEMENT • Front Office Records • EDSAS and Timetables • FLO Home Group Teachers ICAN.

23. FLO & EDSAS CODINGTIPS FOR 2008 refer to EDSAS coding handout ICAN.

24. WHAT’S NEW FOR 2008 ? FLO Enrolment forms have been revised and streamlined – available on the webpageDuty of care and exchange of student information consentsneed to be signed before FLO activity begins , and as changes are made to the FLPICAN reporting includes:No Closure FormsNo individual student financial acquittals ICAN. www.ican.sa.edu.au

25. FLO STUDENT REPORTING ICAN FLO QUARTERLY REPORT refer to example report handout ICAN.

26. COMMUNITY PROGRAM AND SERVICES REGISTRATION • Programs delivered by any agency other than a school • Registration facilitated through Local ICAN program Manager and ICAN Management Committee • OHS Assessment • Current FLO/ICANPrograms ICAN.

27. FLEXIBLE LEARNING PLAN FLP 2008 Anne Hopkins ICAN.

28. FLP SACE & SACSAACCREDITATION • New FLP templates for ALL FLO enrolments • FLP for Years 10, 11 & 12 • FLP for Years 8 & 9 • refer to FLP & assessment plan handouts ICAN.

29. ACCESS MEDIA ICAN.