High quality Phase 2

Wednesday 6 MarchUNCLASSIFIED

Introduction: Contract content for phase 2, linking this to NCS ethos and some general principles of high quality outdoor adventurous activity programmes

Keynote speech : CEO Institute for Outdoor Learning Andy Robinson

Experience : Delivering NCS from a phase 2 providers perspective

Gill Jones, Lindley Educational Trust

Activity: Sharing thoughts, experiences and ideas.

Summary: Q&A session and round up

High quality phase 2 - an overview

NCS ethos – principles for a high quality programme

Social Mixing

Challenge

Increased responsibility and independence

Reflection

Social Action

Inspiration

What does the contract say about phase 2?

5 days / 4 nights: At least 1 hours travel from home

Activities: Should be structured and challenging to push young people out of their comfort zone

and facilitate positive team working and social interaction

Guided reflection: Integrated throughout to facilitate personal and social development

Team bonding and leadership skills:

Andy Robinson

Institute for Outdoor Learning

The Institute for Outdoor Learning

Charitable aims

Membership profile

Structure

Activities

www.outdoor-learning.org

Institute for Outdoor Learning

Comfort Zones & Reflection

Do one thing everyday that scares you

Eleanor Roosevelt

If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must man be of learning from experience

George Bernard Shaw

The heart of outdoor learning

Effective reflective practice

Cultivating self-awareness in self and others

Making assumptions explicit

Developing all 4 intelligences ; PQ, EQ, IQ & SQ

DANGER

All too easy to ‘lose sight off’ in an activity packed programme

Ensuring reflection

Programme content & style

Management systems & processes

Trainer training & selection

Gill JonesLindley Educational trust

Helping to raise aspirations for the phase 2 provision

Activities should be challenging, appropriate and stimulate learning

Guided reflection throughout will help identify lessons learned

Helping to raise aspirations for the phase 2 provision

Activity instructors stay with their team

Activity instructors have experience of working with 16/17 year olds

Activity instructors hold a range of qualifications