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A Message from Gary Kelly – Chairperson It gives me great pleasure to be afforded the opportunity as Chairman of Fermanagh Learning Community to include a short piece into the Entitlement Times. The core aims of the FLC still remains the development of the curriculum at Key Stage 4 and Post 16 to meet the needs of all the learners and to inform them through our focus on CEIAG of future pathways which will allow them to make a positive contribution to the world of work. We are delighted that the community is flourishing in this area. Furthermore the FLC has been proactively working towards the joint goals this year of promoting on-line learning and developing the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) agenda, where a number of schools have been involved in the CCEA STEM Innovation Project. This year FLC Co-ordinator Mr. Dessie Gamble has been very proactive in providing shared Continuous Professional Development for teachers in the area of on-line learning. I am sure the sterling work of the FLC will continue into the future and that all of the goals of the community will ensure a brighter shared future for all young people.
A group of Students from some of the schools in the Fermanagh
Learning Community at the Lakeland Forum
Collegiate Grammar School 66322165 [email protected] Website: www.enniskillencollegiate.org.uk Devenish College 66322923 [email protected] Website: www.devenishcollege.com
Elmbrook School 66329947 [email protected] Erne Integrated College 66325996 [email protected] Website: www.erneic.org.uk Erne School 66323942 [email protected]
Lisnaskea High School 67721283 [email protected] Website: www.lisnaskeahighschool.co.uk
Mount Lourdes Grammar School
66322265 [email protected]
Website: www.mountlourdes.com Portora Royal School
66322658 [email protected]
Website: www.portoraroyal.co.uk St. Aidan’s High School
67748337 [email protected]
St. Comhghall’s College
67721417 [email protected] Website: www.stcomhghallscollege.co.uk
St. Eugene’s College
67751258 [email protected] St. Fanchea’s College 66322919 [email protected] Website: www.saintfancheascollege.com St Joseph’s College 66322918 [email protected] Website: www.stjosephscollegeenniskilen.com St. Mary’s College 68621318 [email protected] St. Mary’s High School 68658257 [email protected]
St. Michael’s College 66322935 [email protected] Website: www.saintmichaels.org.uk
South West College 0845 603 1881 www.swc.ac.uk
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The e-Newsletter of the Entitlement Framework Summer 2012 Edition
Dessie Gamble – Fermanagh Learning Community Coordinator I am now into my third year as Learning Community Coordinator, although this year I have been working only 3 days per week. I teach Technology and Design in Devenish College on a Tuesday and Friday – so I get the best of both worlds! I meet every 6 weeks with the three other WELB Learning Coordinators and WELB/CASS staff. It is always interesting to hear how the other communities are progressing. This year the four learning communities, Foyle, Roe Valley, Derg Mourne and Fermanagh have been looking into the provision of online language development courses.
I can be contacted at St. Fanchea’s College
Tel. No. 02866322919 Ext 104 Email: [email protected]
CEIAG
Contact IT Sligo on : www. itsligo.ie
Or Letterkenny IT on : www.lyit.ie/courses
If you have recently completed a level 3 qualification, ('A' Levels or National Diploma), South West College have a suite of new and existing Higher National Certificates and Diplomas, Foundation Degrees, Degrees and Professional Qualifications. These are 'standalone' qualifications, but they also provide progression to Honours Degree study at the University of Ulster or Queens University Belfast.
A Website developed by the Coordinator for Fermanagh Learning Community contains a great deal of information for Staff, Students and Parents - why not visit: www.brightfuturesni.org When in the site select the Learning Communities option on the top. Then select Fermanagh Learning Community.
NEW ON THE WEBSI TE Students can make great use of the Student Zone on the website. It contains links to revision sites, careers information and assistance for those moving into third level education.
DID YOU KNOW From Septemeber 2012 the Erne School and Elmbrook will merge – the new school will be called Willowbridge. The new Principal is Julie Murphy. Area Based Prospectus The WELB have developed an online e prospectus for Northern Ireland. All schools in the Fermanagh Learning Community have details of the courses available in their schools and through collaboration on the website. On the site you can view the subjects currently offered by schools at GCSE and AS Level. The brightfuturesni site can be accessed by Parents and Students at home where thy can locate courses delivered within certain subject and geographical areas. Go to www.brightfuturesni.org then click on the
button then search by course or school.
Website address: www.brightfuturesni.org
Collaboration at POST 16 DID YOU KNOW! 65 Year 13 Students are studying Level 3 courses at South West College. 41 Year 13 Students attend collaborative AS Level courses in other schools. Moving Image Arts Six students, 4 from Collegiate Grammar and 1 from Mount Lourdes and 1 from St Joseph’s College study Moving Image Arts at South West College.
Year 13 Moving Image Arts students evaluating their work on the suite of Apple Macintosh Computers at the South West College Raceview campus.
Students from Devenish, Portora, Collegiate and St. Joseph’s College arrive for collaborative courses at the Erne Integrated College.
DID YOU KNOW! 110 Year 11 students currently study Occupational studies at South West College. Year 11 Students attend all day Thursday and Year 12 on Friday. Two Students from the Erne School attend collaborative GCSE classes in Art, English and ICT at the Erne Integrated College. Foundation Learning Programme This year St. Joseph’s College, St. Mary’s High School, St. Fanchea’s College and Devenish College have piloted a very successful foundation learning programme for entry level students. Kate Arruda Gallagher was appointed as mentor for the group who have been following a programme of study that was developed to meet their individual needs. The programme offers students entry level courses in ICT, Numeracy and Communication. Other elements of the programme include the GLAD programme and Occupational Studies at the South West College.
Foundation Programme Students and invited guests at a presentation morning in St. Joseph’s College. Students on Collaborative Courses. There are 17 students from a range of 6 different schools on the Collaborative Performing Arts course. This is provided by South West College and delivered in St. Fanchea’s College. During the year they put on a show in conjunction with the Dungannon Campus Class. They also had a show in the Ardhowen Theatre on 5th May 2012.
More Students on Collaborative Courses
Students from Portora Royal and from the Collegiate Grammar attend a collaborative Business Studies Course in the Erne Integrated College.
Students from Mount Lourdes and Erne Integrated attend a Collaborative AS Level Science class at Devenish College. Here the A2 class are carrying out river studies.
Farewells were said at the FLC meeting in June 2012 to Mr Tom Noble who retired as Principal at
Erne Integrated College. Tom was replaced by Mr Dave Rees, former
Principal of Lisnaskea High School. Mr Nick Hambly is the
new Principal at Lisnaskea High School.
Pictured: Mervyn Walker, Elizabeth Armstrong, Tom Noble, Jim
Devine and Michael Burns.
What Collaborative Courses will be available in September 2011?
The courses listed below will be offered on MONDAY 11.15am – 12.45pm
WEDNESDAY 1.30pm – 3.25pm THURSDAY 9.00am – 10.25am
St. Fanchea’s College – AS Applied ICT Erne Integrated College – AS Physical Education,
Business Studies & Music St. Comhghall ’s College – AS Travel & Tourism
Devenish College – AS Applied Science South West College – AS Moving Image Arts,
BTEC Level 3 Performing Arts & BTEC Level 3 Engineering.
St. Michael’s College – AS German St. Joseph’s – AS Art & Design
Mount Lourdes Grammar - AS Government and Politics & Art & Design
Collegiate Grammar - AS Physics Portora Royal – AS Accounting
SHARED COURSES AT SOUTH WEST COLLEGE
Some schools will also allow their students to access 3 collaborative subjects in South West College.
BTEC level 3 Construction, Sport and Hospitality will be available on Mondays from
1.30 to 3.30 and Thursdays 1.30 to 5.15
NB. Students must fulfil the schools and each subjects criteria. BTEC level 3 Courses are equivalent to AS Level and can be converted for UCAS points at the end of Year 13. For further information on any of the courses above students should contact their Careers teacher. Make sure you have used the Pathfinder software in your school to find out the careers that you are most suited to.
The Careers Service Northern Ireland
is a good source of information.
To contact a Careers Adviser: Telephone 0300 200 7820 Contact hours: Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Or simply email: [email protected] DDIIDD YYOOUU KKNNOOWW?? Statistics have shown that in the Fermanagh Learning Community there has been an increase in the numbers of students studying STEM related subjects.
You can find information on careers in STEM subjects: www.stemnet.org www.wisecampaign.org.uk www.bringitonni.info www.careersservice.ni.com Students from St. Eugenes, St Comhghall’s and Devenish taking part in Occupational Studies Courses at South West College
For more information on the range of
Occupational Studies Courses you can contact [email protected] or
Collaborative French Immersion Course The Collegiate, Portora, Mount Lourdes & St Michael’s College have been involved in a collaborative French immersion course, targeted at AS & A2 students studying French. The group met before Christmas for an ice-breaking day, looked at stereotypes. They then met twice after Christmas, working on various topics such as homelessness, Facebook, alcohol, French education system, etc… The last session was a 2-day residential in Gortatole with a balance of language workshops (this time targeting skills rather than topics), outdoor activities (giving a chance for students to bond and get to know each other in a different environment), French film and fun sessions. The course was very successful and both teachers and students found it of great benefit.