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Summer Transition Programme
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Digitize Pathways in partnership with Tablet academy Scotland and Co.Lab Hub
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CONTEXT / BACKGROUND
Braes High School is fully comprehensive teaching S1 to S6 with a current roll of approximately 1,000 pupils. As part of our self-evaluation on How Good Is Our School? Quality Indicator: 3.1 Ensuring Wellbeing, Equality and Inclusion, our Onwards and Upwards team worked collaboratively with Community Learning and Development (CLD) on a summer transition programme to support transition from primary to secondary.
WHAT WE DID
The Summer Transitions programme is a collaborative initiative between Onwards and Upwards (PEF) and CLD to provide a weekly summer club for a group of pupils who have low SIMD and a range of barriers.
HOW WE DID IT
The programme is free and provides pupils with lunch and a range of different activities through the programme. These include trips to the beach, Xtreme karting, Eek escape room, Laser quest and Edinburgh Dungeons. The ethos behind the programme is provide opportunities for pupils who may not be able to afford it so they can have fun experiences during the summer holidays.
IMPACT / OUTCOMES
In 2019, 14 pupils accessed the programme. The programme will be developed further this session with more pupils accessing the programme which will be extended throughout the year.
- Excellent relationships have been developed with staff, pupils and parents.
- Key skills have been developed with all pupils working together.
- Pupils design their own programme.
- Feedback from pupils and parents has been extremely positive.
- Programme is providing equity of opportunity.
- Programme allows pupils to continue to have a link with school.
- Programme provides food for the pupils.
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Falkirk
Where?
Braes High School, Newlands Road, Brightons, Falkirk, UK
CONTACT PERSON
Iain Livingstone
CONTACT EMAIL
iain.livingstone@falkirk.gov.uk
