Overview
The Senior Phase caters for students aged 15-18 plus. The priorities of Senior Phase is to further academic progress, and to promote the young person’s independence and broaden their horizons.
Department Hours
Attendance is from 9.00am until 3.30pm with a break from 10.50am until 11.05am. Lunch is from 12.45pm until 1.30pm.
Points of Contact
Mrs Louise Canavan is the Depute Head Teacher for the Senior Phase and the main point of contact.
Uniform
Students have designed the uniform which includes a black jumper and exclusive tie for the LSU students.
Student Responsibility
Glencryan School Senior Phase expects that students should accept responsibilities, which have been negotiated and agreed. Acceptance of responsibility is important in developing a climate for effective learning and achieving self-respect and respect for others. It is in light of these principles, that students are given a high level of choice. Staff encourage positive choices through discussion and negotiation.
Although discipline may appear to be more relaxed in the Senior Phase, the main thrust of the whole school’s discipline and guidance procedures underpin the day to day running of the department.
Consideration and care must be extended to all students and staff members.
Senior Phase pupils are expected to set an example to the younger pupils within the school.
Curriculum
In response to present day developments in education, Glencryan School aims to respond to the needs of society by equipping young people with the skills needed to contribute effectively to the world around them. Senior Phase at Glencryan School aims to offer experiences which prepare individual young people to play a full part in an ever changing society.
These aims will, therefore have implications for the curriculum. Education must continue to develop personal qualities and skills in all our young people enabling them to develop and achieve their highest individual potential. Glencryan School strives to take account of the individual student’s needs as they move towards adulthood. Their continuing intellectual, physical, social, emotional, moral and spiritual growth along with increasing independence and responsibility make our young people more aware of their own interests, aptitudes and career aspirations.
Careers guidance is carried out by a core teacher and Skills Development Scotland. This work allows the young person to focus more fully on college, work experience and community placements.
The curriculum is delivered through SQA Units and a Vocational Programme which are the context for meaningful learning experiences that offer students (including ‘electives’ that offer personalisation and choice) the opportunity to practise and gain skills they will use after full time education:
- To work with others in a team;
- To negotiate;
- To problem solve;
- To communicate appropriately;
- To make plans, including contingency planning;
- To make informed decisions;
- To use their initiative;
- To use practical measurement and numeracy;
- To budget and use real money;
- To use IT for real purposes;
- To work with Skills Development Scotland.
This in turn should help students to develop:
- Self confidence
- Personal awareness
- Independence
- Positive attitudes
- Citizenship
- Responsibility
- Self-respect
The core skills of communication, numeracy, problem solving, working with others and information technology are taught through an integrated approach.
Skills for Life Work and Learning
Vocational Training
The Senior Phase offers students possible employability and accreditation qualifications in Hospitality Hair and Beauty, Laundry Services, Automotives, Childcare and Horticulture. This eases the transition between school and the world of work. It also offers employers the opportunity to see our students in a ‘work-like’ situation.
Students work towards SVQ Level 1 Hospitality, City & Guilds Hospitality, SQA Horticulture National 4.
Communication
The following activities are used to deliver communication:
- Group meetings
- Group discussion
- Letter writing
- Notice board
- Individual prompting
- Application forms
- Presentations
- Minute taking
- Mind mapping
- Making lists
- Brainstorming
- Taking and passing messages
Numeracy
The following activities are used to deliver numeracy:
Money
- The use of a Bank Account including paying in, withdrawing cash.
- Costing
- Estimating
- Selling shares
- Keeping accounts
- Paying bills
- Pricing
- Business plans
- Budgeting
- Counting
Measuring
- Materials for production
- Estimating
- Time management
- Meeting deadline
Problem Solving
The following activities are used to promote problem-solving:
- Outline difficulties and discuss solutions
- Making plans, including contingency plans
- Group discussions
- Listening to others making informed decisions
- Balloting group members
- Prioritising needs
- Listing pros and cons
Working with others
The following activities are used to promote working with others:
- Teamwork
- Negotiating
- Listening
- Helping others
- Compromising
- Talking out
- Peer assessing
Information Technology
The students will have experience and gain proficiency using:
- Computer PC
- Scanner
- Printer
- Network
- Internet-e-mail
- Fax
- Phone
- Photocopier
- Video conferencing
- Digital camera
- Video camera
- Power Point Presentation
- Apple Mac I pads
- SMART Boards
